Toshiko Mariano - Toshiko Mariano QuartetVinyl LP pressing. Toshiko Mariano Quartet is the 1961 album from fourteen time Grammy Nominated pianist and composer Toshiko Akiyoshi then known as Toshiko Mariano. Women have long been denied the credit they deserve in jazz. It must be noted that as a Japanese women in jazz, Akiyoshi had to battle for acceptance on many fronts. Jazz has been a patriarchy community from the beginning, and even critical praise of her playing could not help but take

power and intensity

The focus of the preceding volume was on the works for violin and piano

Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps

Demofoonte being the second of these and his third opera overall

After her triumph with the album Offenbach Colorature (ALPHA437)

Strong bones are the foundation of strong bodies

"My Dark Hour" was recorded in a late-night session on May 9

The Golden Age of Instrumental Rock lasted for 10 glorious years - from modest beginnings in 1956 with just three US Top 100 chart entries

says the Norwegian artist

and ten of them have been selected for this amply filled disc (almost 88 minutes of music

A great album of straight-ahead jazz

Based in the heart of the movie mecca Hollywood