The Toshiko Trio

The Toshiko Trio
Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi
Recorded	New York City, 1956
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:15
Label	Storyville
Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology
Toshiko at Mocambo (1954) The Toshiko Trio (1956) Toshiko – Her Trio, Her Quartet (1956)

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The Toshiko Trio (aka George Wein Presents Toshiko) is a jazz record album recorded in 1956 in New York City and released on the Storyville record label. It is the second studio recording of pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi - not to be confused with her 1983 Toshiba East World album, Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio.

Track listing

All compositions by Toshiko Akiyoshi except as noted:

1. "Between Me and Myself" – 5:15
2. "It Could Happen to You" (Burke, Van Heusen) – 3:55
3. "Kyōshū" ("Nostalgia") – 3:39
4. "Homework" – 3:38
5. "Manhattan Address" – 2:43
6. "Sunday Afternoon" – 4:15
7. "Blues for Toshiko" – 5:10
8. "Soshū No Yoru" (traditional) – 1:35
9. "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" (Hammerstein, Romberg) – 4:05

Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums

References / external links

• Storyville STLP-912
• Allmusic