Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band
Live At Newport II
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Live at Newport II captures the Toshiko Akiyoshi–Lew Tabackin Big Band's dynamic 1977 Newport Jazz Festival performance. Released in 1980 on RCA's Japanese imprint, this live recording showcases Akiyoshi's original compositions that blend Japanese influences with Western big band orchestration. The album highlights the ensemble's precision and improvisational skill and innovative fusion of Eastern and Western elements creates a distinctive sound that set them apart in jazz history.