nothin' wrong with that
he was playing sheets of sound in one form or another for a couple of years before Giant Steps, but it all seems to come together here.
Sunday morning, I think. Searching for Corky Siegel, youtube gave me Junko Onishi, who is a favorite of mine but is a pianist from Kyoto as opposed to a harmonica player from Chicago.
Akiyoshi is one of the most talented yet unheralded jazz musicians around (and still alive at 89). Oscar Peterson discovered her in the 50's while touring in Japan and her first album was recorded with his rhythm section.
here's one of the songs from that album that is an original composition by her.
She's virtually unknown in the States. I learned of her from, I think, Seiji Ozawa on a PBS program a long time ago. She had her own trio, but she also had her own full orchestra that she'd tour with--and may still. I've never heard it, but could probably do a deep search on youTube or NikoNiko and come up with something.
There's something about her playing that I find appealing--it all seems so clean and striking.
Akiyoshi is one of the most talented yet unheralded jazz musicians around (and still alive at 89). Oscar Peterson discovered her in the 50's while touring in Japan and her first album was recorded with his rhythm section.
here's one of the songs from that album that is an original composition by her.
I have an Akiyoshi Lew Tabackin Big Band album around somewhere.
