Finesse (Toshiko Akiyoshi album)

Finesse
Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi
Released	1978
Recorded	8 May 1978
Venue	Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:45
Label	Concord
Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology
Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn (1978) Finesse (1978) Notorious Tourist from the East (1978)

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AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Finesse is a jazz trio album recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in 1978 and released on the Concord Jazz record label.[4]

Track listing

LP side A

1. "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" (Berlin) – 5:03
2. "American Ballad" (Akiyoshi) – 5:50
3. "Love Letters" (Heyman, Young) – 5:10
4. "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" (Lerner, Loewe) – 5:34

LP side B

1. "Mr. Jelly Lord" (Morton) – 6:06
2. "Warning! Success May Be Hazardous to Your Health" (Akiyoshi) – 3:21
3. "You Go to My Head" (Coots, Gillespie) – 5:53
4. "Solvejg's Song" (Grieg) – 6:48

Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Jake Hanna – drums
• Monty Budwig – bass

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r134360
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 6. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. McNally, Owen (10 Dec 1978). "Jazz". Hartford Courant. p. 5F.