European Memoirs (a.k.a. Memoir in Japan) 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.
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Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | Madhatter Studio, Los Angeles, California, September 21-22, 1982 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:23 | |||
Label | Victor (Japan) / Ascent (US) | |||
Producer | Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin | |||
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