Live at Birdland (Toshiko – Mariano Quartet)

Live at Birdland
Live album by Toshiko Akiyoshi, Charlie Mariano
Released	1991
Recorded	2 April 1960, 7 October 1961
Venue	Birdland Club, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:49
Label	Fresh Sound Records
Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology
Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals (1961) Live at Birdland (1961) Toshiko - Mariano Quartet (in West Side) (1963)
Charlie Mariano chronology
The Toshiko – Mariano Quartet (1961) Live at Birdland (1963) Toshiko – Mariano Quartet (in West Side) (1963)
Alternative cover
2011 Studio Songs re-issue

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Live at Birdand by the Toshiko - Mariano Quartet is a jazz album made from recordings taken at the Birdland Club in New York City on two separate occasions in 1960 and 1961. It was released on CD in 1991 by the European Fresh Sound label.

Track listing

1. "Deep River" (traditional) – 4:44
2. "Song of the Farm" (Akiyoshi) – 6:00
3. "Blues for Father" (Akiyoshi, Mariano) – 8:30
4. "When You Meet Her" (Mariano) – 5:54
5. "Elegy" (Akiyoshi) – 9:57
6. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (traditional) – 7:41
7. "Tempus Fugit" (Powell) – 5:32
8. "Blues for Father" (Akiyoshi, Mariano) – 5:31

Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Eddie Marshall – drums
• Gene Cherico – bass

References / External Links

• Allmusic
• Fresh Sound Records FSCD-1021 (1991)
• Studio Songs YZSO-10018 (2011)