Toshiko Akiyoshi Toshiko's Piano Vinyl LP Due Out 23/10/26

Toshiko Akiyoshi - Toshiko's Piano

Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 23rd October 2026

Tracklist:

1. What Is This Thing Called Love?
2. Gone With The Wind
3. I Want To Be Happy
4. Toshiko's Blues
5. Shadrack
6. Solidado
7. Squatty Roo
8. Laura
9. Between Me And Myself
10. Blues For Toshiko
11. I'll Remember April
12. Lover

The complete LP + 4 bonus tracks - limited edition pressing on 180g vinyl, includes the complete 1957 Newport festival performance. Toshiko's Piano was the debut album by Toshiko Akiyoshi , one of Japan's greatest jazz pianists. Originally released as a 10-inch LP and produced by the legendary Norman Granz , it was recorded in Tokyo in 1953 and features Akiyoshi alongside jazz greats Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), and J. C. Heard (drums), who were known at the time for their work as pianist Oscar Peterson's rhythm section for Granz's legendary Jazz a the Philharmonic concerts. As a bonus, this special edition includes Akiyoshi's complete 1957 trio performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, which takes up the whole of side B.