Holy Grail Analogue Recording Big Band found!

I think I have seven vinyl albums from Toshiko. They are great performances as well as great recordings.

Highest caliber musicianship that should not only be enjoyed and appreciated, but carefully studied by practitioners of the art.  These recordings are a pure clinic in tight ensemble work, balance of sections and outrageous solo work.  These guys have world class chops!

I prefer Grammy winning Gordon Goodwin’s arrangements, players and recordings.

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Thank you for suggestions.  I've all of Gordon Goodwin's recordings.  Guess what?  My favorite watering genius, Bernie Grundman.

This double album does not appear in my 20  albums collection of these marvellous jazz musicians ...

Thanks for the information ...

Years long quest for Toshiko Akyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band "Road Time" CD x 2 resolved! Beautifully digitally remastered with all of the richness and glory of premier remote tape recording.

How I miss live big band music.

My wife and I's first real date was to see Woody Herman and his Thundering Herd at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver and it was magical. We also saw Buddy Rich and his band there a few years later  and I don't know who was more grumpy. Woody or Buddy.

If anyone wants to understand what real music sounds like, there is nothing to compare live big band music. 

My brother who has my old Genesis 500 speakers (he replaced all the drivers and the servo amps with Gary’s current models for the current iteration of that speaker) loves big band recordings and plays big band trombone himself. I’ll look for any of this band’s recordings. Where did you finally locate the double CD you just acquired? Discogs?

Discogs.  Very hard to find.  https://www.discogs.com/release/2844359-Toshiko-Akiyoshi-Lew-Tabackin-Big-Band-Road-Time

Hope that gets you there.  3 copies left.  I scored the CD x 2 from Winnipeg Records for well over 200 CAD plus shipping.  So this is not a light affair.  My rationalization was, I do not need another pair of interconnects.

Idiot autocorrect!  Mastering Bernie Grundman, not watering.  Wow!

I have this on vinyl. I did not realize it was so rare.

@mahgister 

CD1

Tuning Up       16'48"

Warning, Success May Be Harmful To Your Health   7'33"

Henpecked Old Man   22'54"

CD2

Soliloquy   8'37"

Kogun   10'40"

Since Perry/Another Tear   13'46"

Road Time Shuffle   6'34"

Hope that explains the material and two CDs worth of material.

yes very interesting ...

Thanks...

For the time being it is not easy to buy one ...

I already had 20 albums  of them ...

@mahgister 

CD1

Tuning Up       16'48"

Warning, Success May Be Harmful To Your Health   7'33"

Henpecked Old Man   22'54"

CD2

Soliloquy   8'37"

Kogun   10'40"

Since Perry/Another Tear   13'46"

Road Time Shuffle   6'34"

Hope that explains the material and two CDs worth of material.