Let Freedom Swing / Toshiko Akiyoshi & The Swr Big Band

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Label
SWR
Release Date
February 14, 2008
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      AKIYOSHI, TOSHIKO
    • PERFORMER
      Swr Big Band, Akiyoshi
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 14, 2008
    • UPC
      4010276020424
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      93203
    • LABEL
      SWR
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. Drum Conference (3rd Movement)

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    2. Repose

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    3. Harlequin's Tear

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    4. Kogun

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    5. Feast in Milano

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    6. Let Freedom Swing

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    7. Lady Liberty

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    8. Pollination

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    9. I Know Who Loves You

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    10. Warning!

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    11. Song for the Harvest

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    12. Epilogue: Hope

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi

    13. Harlequin's Tear Live!

      Composer: Toshiko Akiyoshi


The orchestra leader, composer, arranger and pianist of world renown recorded 13 of her own pieces with the SWR Big Band, covering a broad spectrum from bebop powerplay to soft yearning ballads. Akiyoshi's compositional style is unmistakable. She mixes bebop, & big band jazz with Japanese elements of music. In May 2007 she had her first opportunity to work with the SWR Big Band.