Dedications II

Dedications II (Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio)
File:DedicationsII ToshikoAkiyoshiTrio.jpg
Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi
Released	1977
Recorded	25, 26, 27 April 1977
Venue	Hollywood, California
Studio	Sage and Sound Recording Studio
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:10
Label	Discomate / Inner City
Producer	Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology
Dedications (1976) Dedications II (Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio) (1977) Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn (1978)
Alternative cover / title
File:Dedications IC ToshikoAkiyoshi.jpg Inner City (US) LP cover
Alternative cover
File:Dedications2 ToshikoAkiyoshi alfa.jpg Alfa Records (Japan) CD cover

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The jazz album Dedications II was recorded by two configurations of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio in Los Angeles in April 1977. It was released by Discomate Records (and later by Alfa Records) in Japan and by Inner City Records (as simply Dedications) in the USA.

Track listing

LP side A

1. "Swingin' till the Girls Come Home" (Pettiford) – 6:17
2. "Israel" (Carisi) – 5:05
3. "Solar" (Davis) – 5:21

LP side B

1. "Two Bass Hit" (Lewis, Gillespie) – 3:10
2. "Enigma" (Johnson) – 4:58
3. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Brubeck) – 5:19
4. "Tempus Fugit" (Powell) – 5:00

Personnel

Tracks A1, 3, B2, 4:

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Jimmie Smith – drums
• Bob Daugherty – bass

Tracks A2, B1, 3:

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Peter Donald – drums
• Andy Simpkins – bass

References / external links

• Discomate DSP-5006
• Inner City 6046
• Alfa Records (Japan) ALCR-162
• Allmusic