Four Seasons Of Morita Village
Studio album by
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra
ReleasedOctober 23, 1996
RecordedClinton Recording Studios, New York, NY, July 2, 1996
GenreJazz
Length58:27
LabelBMG Victor / Novus J
ProducerToshiko Akiyoshi and (Ex. Prod.) Fumimaru Kawashima
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra chronology
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Four Seasons of Morita Village is the fifth album recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin. It was released in 1996 and won the Swing Journal Silver Disk Award for that year.[1] The central "Four Seasons of Morita Village Suite" was commissioned by Morita Village in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. This recording is not to be confused with the 1990 (Nippon Crown) Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio recording, Four Seasons.

Track listing

All songs composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi:

  1. "Dance of the Gremlins" – 7:48
  2. "Repose" – 7:21
  3. "Pollination" – 12:16
  4. "Norito" – 6:40
  5. "Harvest Shuffle" – 7:59
  6. "Retro Zone" – 10:39
  7. "China Remembered" – 5:44

"Repose", "Pollination", "Norito" and "Harvest Shuffle" make up the four part "Four Seasons of Morita Village Suite"

Personnel

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  1. ↑ jazzcd.jp: 1996 Swing Journal (Japanese jazz magazine) award winners (link to Japanese language site)



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