United Notions

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United Notions

Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi
Recorded	New York City, 1958 June 13
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:22
Label	Metrojazz
All Music Guide Link
Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology
The Many Sides of Toshiko (1957)	United Notions (1958)	The Toshiko - Mariano Quartet (1960)

United Notions with Toshiko and her International Jazz Sextet was recorded in New York in 1958 and released on the Metrojazz label.

[edit] Track listing

"Broadway" – 6:48 (Bird, McRae, Woode)
"Sukiyaki" – 6:30 (Jaspar)
"Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home" – 6:50 (Pettiford)
"United Notions" – 6:19 (Akiyoshi)
"Civilized Folk" – 4:15 (Freedman)
"Strike up the Band" – 4:24 (Gershwin)
"Jane" – 4:16 (Freedman)

[edit] Personnel

Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
Nat Adderley – cornet (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5)
Doc Severinsen – trumpet (Tracks 4, 6, 7)
Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone
Rolf Kühn – alto saxophone, clarinet
René Thomas – guitar
Bert Dale (Nils-Bertil Dahlander) – drums
John Drew – bass

[edit] References / External Links

All Music Guide
René Thomas Discography
Metrojazz E-1001, Metrojazz (US) SE1001, Metrojazz (J) MM2087, Metrojazz (J) KI7809, Metrojazz (J) POJJ1570

Toshiko Akiyoshi Discography
Solo & Small Combo Albums
Toshiko's Piano / Amazing Toshiko Akiyoshi \| Toshiko At Mocambo \| The Toshiko Trio \| Her Trio, Her Quartet \| Toshiko and Leon Sash at Newport \| The Many Sides of Toshiko \| United Notions \| The Toshiko - Mariano Quartet \| Long Yellow Road (Trio) \| Toshiko Akiyoshi Recital \| Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals \| Live at Birdland \| Toshiko - Mariano Quartet (in West Side) \| East & West \| The Country and Western Sound of Jazz Pianos / With Steve Kuhn, Together \| Miwaku No Jazz / Fascinating Jazz \| Toshiko Mariano and her Big Band / Toshiko & Modern Jazz \| Lullabies For You \| At Top of the Gate \| In Japan / Long Yellow Road (Quartet) \| Jazz, The Personal Dimension \| Meditation \| Sumie / The Personal Aspect In Jazz \| Solo Piano \| Dedications \| Dedications II \| Just Be Bop \| Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn / Dedications III \| Finesse \| Notorious Tourist from the East / Toshiko Plays Toshiko \| Tuttie Flutie \| Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio \| Time Stream \| Interlude \| Four Seasons \| Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream \| Chic Lady \| Dig \| At Maybeck \| Night and Dream \| Yes, I Have No 4 Beat Today \| Time Stream: Toshiko Plays Toshiko \| Live at Blue Note Tokyo '97 \| Sketches of Japan \| Solo Live at the Kennedy Center \| New York Sketch Book \| Hope \| 50th Anniversary Concert in Japan \| ...
Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band & Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra Albums
Kogun \| Long Yellow Road \| Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan) \| Road Time \| Insights \| March of the Tadpoles \| Live at Newport '77 \| Live at Newport II \| Salted Gingko Nuts \| Sumi-e \| Farewell \| From Toshiko With Love / Tanuki's Night Out \| European Memoirs \| Ten Gallon Shuffle \| Wishing Peace \| Carnegie Hall Concert \| Desert Lady / Fantasy \| Four Seasons of Morita Village \| Monopoly Game \| Tribute To Duke Ellington \| Hiroshima - Rising From The Abyss \| Last Live In Blue Note Tokyo
Compilation Albums
1961 \| Shibuya Jazz Classics \| Best Gold ‘89~’96 \| Best Silver ‘89~’96 \| The World of Toshiko Akiyoshi \| NOVUS Series ‘70: The Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band \| Eternal Best / Best 8 \| The Best of Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra Concert Videos
My Elegy \| Strive For Jive