Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Top Songs
| 1 | Long Yellow Road | ||
| 2 | Kisarazu Zinku | ||
| 3 | After You've Gone | ||
| 4 | Solidado | ||
| 5 | Studio J |
Albums
May 2023 • 8 songs
Apr 2016 • 9 songs
Jun 2011 • 9 songs
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Biography
As an arranger, Toshiko Akiyoshi (influenced originally by Gil Evans and Thad Jones) has been particularly notable for incorporating elements of traditional Japanese music into her otherwise bop-ish charts. A strong (and underrated) pianist in the Bud Powell tradition, Akiyoshi was born in China but moved to Japan in 1946. She played locally (Sadao Watanabe was among her sidemen) and, after being noticed and encouraged by Oscar Peterson, studied at Berklee during 1956-1959. Married for a time to altoist Charlie Mariano, she co-led the Toshiko Mariano Quartet in the early '60s....