1976 studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
Insights is the fourth studio recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band and was voted "Jazz Album of the Year" in the 1978 Down Beat magazine critic's poll. It received the Swing Journal magazine 1976 Gold Disk prize in Japan and was nominated for a 1978 Grammy award in the USA for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance by a Big Band.
All tracks from this album are also included on the 2008 Mosaic 3 CD compilation, Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band.
Track listing
- All songs composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi:
LP side A
- "Studio J" – 6:07
- "Transience" – 4:40
- "SUMIE" – 7:55
LP side B
- "Minamata" (suite) – 21:36
- "Peaceful Village"
- "Prosperity & Consequence"
- "Epilogue"
Personnel
Guest Artists:
References / External Links
- RCA Victor Records RVC RVP-6106
- Allmusic
- 1978 Down Beat critic's poll award winners
- 1978 Grammy nomination, Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band (LA Times link)
- 1976 Swing Journal Gold Disk Prize (Japanese link)
References
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 6. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.