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Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra: Strive For Jive
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Pianist, composer, and arranger Toshiko Akiyoshi Ieads what is considered to be one of the finest 16-piece Big Bands in Jazz in this fuII Iength concert DVD. The band sizzIes masterfuIIy and serves up an individual sound whiIe continuing to swing, maintaining a traditionaI Big Band feel. From the western Bebop of pianist Bud PowelI, to eastern folk music structures of Japan and the creativity of the band's principle soIoist, saxophone/flutist Lew Tabackin, these various musicaI influences blend into a rich texture, creating an originaIity to the renowned Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra.
Featuring Frank Wess and Lew Tabackin, this DVD provides an additionaI dimension by infusing the concert with interviews from Akiyoshi and Tabackin. The definitive record of the worId's foremost modern Jazz orchestra, this DVD is contemporary Big Band music at its best. |
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