Toshiko Akiyoshi, Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals (King 13)

  • Original 1961 mono Japanese pressing
  • Recorded March 7-8, 1961 at Suginami Public Hall, Tokyo and March 27, 1961 at Bunkyo Public Hall, Tokyo
  • Originally released in Japan 1961

Personnel:

  • Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano
  • Sadao Watanabe, alto saxophone
  • Akira Miyazawa, tenor saxophone
  • Masanaga Harada, bass (all but “Donna Lee” and “Quebec”)
  • Hachiro Kurita, bass (“Donna Lee” and “Quebec”)
  • Masahiko Togashi, drums (“So What” and “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes”)
  • Hideo Shiraki, drums (“Donna Lee” and “Quebec”)
  • Takeshi Inomata, drums (“Old Pals” and “Watasu No Biethovin”)

1 So What
2 The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
3 Donna Lee
4 Quebec
5 Old Pals
6 Watasu No Biethovin