European Memoirs
European Memoirs is the tenth studio recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – [Lew Tabackin Big Band]. Akiyoshi was nominated for a 1983 Grammy award in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category for the arrangement of "Remembering Bud" on this album.
This would be the final recording of the Los Angeles-based Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band before the principals moved to New York City in 1982 and formed a new big band, the "Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin" that released nine more albums and two live performance videos before disbanding in 2003.
Track listing
LP side A- "Remembering Bud" – 8:55
- "Feast in Milano" – 4:50
- "Relaxing at Zell am See" – 8:14
- "Two Faces of a Nation"
- # Part 1 – 9:22
- # Part 2 – 10:02
Personnel
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
- Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo
- John [Gross (musician)|John Gross] – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Matt Catingub – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Bob Sheppard – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Bill Byrne – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, alto flute
- Buddy Childers – trumpet
- Larry Ford – trumpet
- Steven Huffsteter – trumpet
- Mike Price – trumpet
- Hart Smith – trombone
- Dave Bowman – trombone
- Bruce Fowler – trombone
- Phil Teele – bass trombone
- Bob Bowman – bass
- Joey Baron – drums
- Anonymous – voice