Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band

Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band is a jazz album recorded in Tokyo by Toshiko Akiyoshi (then Toshiko Mariano) in July 1964 and released in the US on the Vee-Jay Records label. It was also released on the Nippon Columbia label in Japan under the title, Toshiko and Modern Jazz. In addition to the 4 big band arrangements featuring a full 16 piece jazz orchestra, there are also three smaller combo tracks on this album.

Track listing
LP side A LP side B (Track order of the Vee Jay release shown. Track order on the Nippon Columbia release = A3, A2, A1, B4, B2, B3, B1)
 * 1) "Kisarazu Jinku" (traditional. Arrangement: Akiyoshi) – 5:10
 * 2) "Lament" (Johnson) – 4:42
 * 3) "The Shout" (Mariano) – 5:45
 * 1) "Israel" (Carisi.  Arrangement: Mariano) – 4:03
 * 2) "Land of Peace" (Feather) – 4:18
 * 3) "Walkin'" (Carpenter) – 4:53
 * 4) "Santa Barbara" (Mariano) – 5:19

Personnel

 * Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
 * Paul Chambers – bass
 * Jimmy Cobb – drums
 * Akira Miyazawa (宮沢昭) – tenor saxophone (all tracks except "Lament")
 * Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto (松本英彦) – tenor saxophone (all tracks except "Lament")
 * Hiroshi Okazaki (岡崎広志) – alto saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
 * Shigeo Suzuki (鈴木重男) – alto saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
 * Tadayuki Harada (原田忠幸) – baritone saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
 * Hisao Mori (森寿男) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
 * Shigeru Takemura (竹村茂) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
 * Tetsuo Fushimini (伏見哲夫) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
 * Terumasa Hino (日野皓正) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
 * Hiroshi Suzuki (鈴木弘) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B2, B4)
 * Mitsuhiko Matsumoto (松本文彦) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
 * Teruhiko Kataoka (片岡輝彦) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
 * Takeshi Aoki (青木武) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)