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Finesse (Toshiko Akiyoshi album)

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Finesse
Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded8 May 1978
VenueLos Angeles
GenreJazz
Length43:45
LabelConcord
Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology
Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn
(1978)
Finesse
(1978)
Notorious Tourist from the East
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Finesse is a jazz trio album recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in 1978 and released on the Concord Jazz record label.[4]

Track listing

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LP side A

  1. "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" (Berlin) – 5:03
  2. "American Ballad" (Akiyoshi) – 5:50
  3. "Love Letters" (Heyman, Young) – 5:10
  4. "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" (Lerner, Loewe) – 5:34

LP side B

  1. "Mr. Jelly Lord" (Morton) – 6:06
  2. "Warning! Success May Be Hazardous to Your Health" (Akiyoshi) – 3:21
  3. "You Go to My Head" (Coots, Gillespie) – 5:53
  4. "Solvejg's Song" (Grieg) – 6:48

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r134360
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 6. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ McNally, Owen (10 Dec 1978). "Jazz". Hartford Courant. p. 5F.