Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band (Novus Series '70)

The Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band, Novus Series '70 is a compilation album of songs taken from the band's early RCA releases of 1974~1976.

Track listing
All songs orchestrated by Toshiko Akiyoshi. All songs composed by Akiyoshi except "Yet Another Tear" (Lew Tabackin)


 * 1) "Studio J" – 6:00 (from Insights)
 * 2) "American Ballad" – 5:45 (from Kogun)
 * 3) "Quadrille, Anyone?" – 6:20 (From Long Yellow Road)
 * 4) "Children in the Temple Ground" – 5:27 (From Long Yellow Road)
 * 5) "The First Night" – 4:51 (From Long Yellow Road)
 * 6) "Kogun" – 10:24 (from Road Time)
 * 7) "Since Perry" / "Yet Another Tear" –  12:30 (from Road Time)
 * 8) "Road Time Shuffle" – 6:11 (from Road Time)

Personnel
Special guests:
 * Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
 * Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute
 * Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone
 * Dick Spencer – alto saxophone
 * Gary Foster – alto saxophone
 * Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone ("Studio J", "American Ballad", "The First Night", "Quadrille, Anyone", "Children in the Temple Ground")
 * Bill Byrne – baritone saxophone ("Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle")
 * Bobby Shew – trumpet
 * Mike Price – trumpet
 * Steven Huffsteter – trumpet ("Studio J", "Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle")
 * Don Rader – trumpet ("American Ballad", "The First Night", "Quadrille, Anyone?", "Children in the Temple Ground")
 * Richard Cooper – trumpet ("Studio J", "Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle")
 * Stu Blumberg – trumpet ("The First Night", "Children in the Temple Ground")
 * Lynn Nicholson – trumpet ("Quadrille, Anyone?")
 * John Madrid – trumpet ("American Ballad")
 * Phil Teele – bass trombone
 * Charlie Loper – trombone ("Studio J", "American Ballad", "Quadrille, Anyone?", "Children in the Temple Ground", "The First Night")
 * Britt Woodman – trombone ("Studio J", "American Ballad", "Quadrille, Anyone?", "Children in the Temple Ground", "The First Night")
 * Jim Sawyer – trombone ("American Ballad", "Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle")
 * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone ("Studio J", "Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle")
 * Bruce Paulson – trombone ("The First Night", "Quadrille, Anyone?", "Children in the Temple Ground")
 * Jimmy Knepper – trombone ("Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle")
 * Peter Donald – drums
 * Don Baldwin – bass ("Studio J", "Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle")
 * Gene Cherico – bass ("American Ballad", "The First Night", "Quadrille, Anyone?", "Children in the Temple Ground")
 * Tokuko Kaga – vocal ("Children in the Temple Ground")
 * Kisaku Katada – kotsuzumi ("Kogun")
 * Yutaka Yazaki – ōtsuzumi ("Kogun")

Sources / References

 * BMG 3106-2-N album cover / liner notes
 * Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band (Novus Series '70) review at allmusic.com