Year : 1969
Label : Crown
Genre : Jazz
Style : Pop, Jazz Rock, Big Band
Toshiyuki Miyama revisists the greatest hits of western pop music in big band mode including
The Beatles (
Get Back),
Creedence Clearwater Revival (
Proud Mary),
Marie Laforêt (
Manchester Et Liverpool),
The Zombies (
Time of the Season) or
The Doors (
Touch Me).
Toshiyuki Miyama is one of the greatest japanese jazz saxophonist/clarinetist, arranger, bandleader, who recorded over 70 albums, composed and produced various music materials for radio, cinema and television. In 1958, he formed his first "
New Herd", one of the most prominent big band in the Japanese Jazz history, a talent nursery where were formed many iconic young musicians (including saxophonist
Kosuke Ichihara or pianists
Norio Maeda,
Masahiko Sato), and which known an international recognition. Among his musical feats,
The New Herd played for
Charlie Mingus (
Charles Mingus With Orchestra - 1971), took part to the
Monterey Jazz festival in 1974 and supported
Nancy Wilson on stage in Japan. All tracks conducted & arranged by
Toshiyuki Miyama.
MUSICIANS : Toshiyuki Miyama - alto & soprano saxophone -
Hiroshi Takami - alto saxophone -
Kosuke Ichihara - tenor saxophone -
Shunzo Sunahara - baritone saxophone -
Koji Hatori - trumpet -
Seiichi Tokura - trombone -
Masahiko Sato &
Norio Maeda - piano -
Kozaburo Yamaki - guitar -
Masao Kunisada - bass -
Sadaichi Tabata - drums
