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Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra: Strive For Jive
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![](/rcimages/rc1big.jpg) (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Pianist, composer, and arranger Toshiko Akiyoshi leads what is considered to be one of the finest 16-piece Big Bands in Jazz in this full length concert DVD. The band sizzles masterfully and serves up an individuaI sound while continuing to swing, maintaining a traditional Big Band feeI. From the western Bebop of pianist Bud PoweIl, to eastern foIk music structures of Japan and the creativity of the band's principIe soloist, saxophone/fIutist Lew Tabackin, these various musical infIuences bIend into a rich texture, creating an originality to the renowned Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra.
Featuring Frank Wess and Lew Tabackin, this DVD provides an additional dimension by infusing the concert with interviews from Akiyoshi and Tabackin. The definitive record of the world's foremost modern Jazz orchestra, this DVD is contemporary Big Band music at its best. |
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