Toshiko Akiyoshi Performs "The Village" (Rare)

[@PSavelon]

ORTF (French TV), 1965 TV show: Le Club du Piano Producer: Jack Diéval

[@jackkrom]

Figures. Europeans had MUCH greater appreciation for jazz than Americans -- that's why many of them (Getz) performed so much in Europe.

[@michaelpuig2394]

this should have 100 million views -

[@cameronthomas4290]

michael puig I’m definitely helping it get there

[@timj4909]

I'm trying! It takes time to listen that many times . . .

[@jackkrom]

Well, you know that jazz musicians are the most talented but get the least air time and promotion. Their music takes too much work for the American listener. I remember as a teenager I had to listen to some jazz pieces numerous times before I started to like them. Jazz takes effort if it's good jazz.

[@michelponcet5810]

I agree

[@Pravindaswani74]

The world wouldn't exist..it would be like too perfect.

[@MAJORSNODGRASS]

That left hand, wow!

[@mi888t]

I love the piece! She was inspired by the Japanese local folk song Kisarazu Zinku 木更津甚句

[@kacperwhite386]

I know she was writing music with a lot of Japanese folk music references. But I never had opportunity to find and listen to them due to my lack of understanding of Japanese language. Thanks for recommendation.

[@cathrynatkinson6204]

Happy 90th birthday, Maestro!

[@jochanaan58]

One of the great masters at work.

[@anosjk]

Indeed!

[@shrinebox]

Hemiola + spread-wide walking chords à la Monk, James P. Johnson, & Errol Garner = Rocked my world

[@darraghchapman]

Wow, I've loved her for many years, probably listened to her for over a hundred hours, but never saw this performance. I love the nuance in the dynamics, and of course the groove and driving rhythm taken as given in this piece. Well done to the cameraman! I don't play piano but I play other instruments, and seeing her hands is an absolute joy.

[@michelepiteo7179]

fabulous jazz piece and breaking stereotypes with every note

[@-WitchKingofAngmar]

That was incredible!

[@mpjproducer]

she's dope!

[@marshallsobin4879]

Maria Jones, R U SAYING TOSHIKO IS A DOPE?

[@mpjproducer]

@@marshallsobin4879 NOPE - Her stilo, style -is Dope meaning - she has MAD Flava - she is excellent!!! - DOPE is colloquial!!

[@marshallsobin4879]

You're right MARY ...you CAN get high from the great music😊

[@StoneChords]

It took me a moment to realize this was mostly in a 5. What a fantastic work of off-kilter syncopated ostinato blues!

[@metabutch]

Thanks for posting this! I discovered her in the 70's but have never seen her live. Definitely she is one of the greats!

[@bassman7772]

saw her about three years ago and she opened with this song!

[@SOYart]

秋吉さん、めっちゃカッコイイ！

[@ProducersIncVideos]

Incredible!

[@robind8691]

thanks for this post, a magnificent piece of jazz and piano history.

[@lilac6940]

Whew! Maestro! This knocked my socks off. I have to agree with someone here who compared "The Village" to Rachmaninoff. But even better! So much layering, so many levels. I'm impressed. Will be looking for more Toshiko Akiyoshi at the piano.

[@andreapatron7485]

Beautiful! the left hand is fast like snake, Amazing!

[@joaquinguzman8939]

HOW does this video not have at least 10 million views

[@jhentai0316]

incredible!

[@LaToque]

The bestest. Period.

[@Danimop]

Thanks for posting this. It's amazing :)

[@mrcountbasie]

Amazing

[@the_boss45]

this video got me into her music and properly into jazz as a whole thanks legend

[@robertbodle2354]

amazing.

[@mistere5090]

Mesmerizing

[@slinkyguitaryt]

she is a god, how does this only have like 1k views??

[@eze2576]

Because it's rare

[@meiseva]

because she's a woman

[@slinkyguitaryt]

+Mei S. semantics yo. 2017 fever up in here

[@glittermarsian5054]

sad but true :/

[@jptaylor]

Because most people are watching the moronic-by-comparison "American Idol". Our society is brain-dead not giving this talent the recognition she deserves. A true artist and gifted genius. Maestro.

[@breathnstop]

Powerful.

[@hot88s23]

Just discovered her on What's My Line? (a guest)

[@TONEBHURT]

Superb

[@ProuvaireJean]

I just googled Toshiko Akiyoshi after watching the What's My Line episode she appeared on. Not into jazz at all, but this is damn cool.

[@georgesember9069]

Thanks for posting. I was lucky enough to experience her orchestra with Lew Tabacken years ago!!

[@orangeblue61]

Wow!!!

[@michaeltekulsky5665]

So great

[@happily12345]

Great post. Vageley reminiscent of a Rachmaninoff étude.

[@danielnarkunas]

Great!!!!!!

[@overdrive112]

i come here more often than i expected to

[@baribarium]

Grande pianista.

[@fieldsong]

Wonderful

[@marshallsobin4879]

10 years later the TT BIG BAND made an arrangement of this on the ROAD TIME ALBUM….trombonist BRITT WOODMAN may have soloed on it.

[@renecezarini1]

superlativa

[@marshallsobin4879]

The female ART TATUM

[@bholaoates1542]

Let's not get carried away.

[@milesl5203]

@@bholaoates1542 who tf are you lmao

[@bholaoates1542]

@@milesl5203 A fan of Toshiko probably longer than you've been alive. She's a wonderful pianist, but she's no Art Tatum. Her talents as a composer, arranger and bandleader outweigh her considerable piano skills. Do you even know who Art Tatum is?

[@Jeremy73950]

@@milesl5203 He's right, she's really good but Art was one of the pioneers of jazz, not only a virtuoso, he was also quite musical in his approach to jazz. His reharmonization of pop tunes became a standard practice among modern jazz musicians such as Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell who admit that they were greatly influenced by him, keep in mind Art was visually impaired, although, he probably was more musically sound than any of us can hope to be. She's great but let's not get ahead of ourselves now.

[@jonburton1935]

This is so amazing. So reminds me of hiromi

[@Jazz313]

Incredible

[@Solomadin]

Great! Many thanks from Ukraine for posting!

[@ukestudio3002]

Bless you, your people and your country.

[@greenetseng]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@marshallsobin4879]

And this was before the TT BIG BAND...at 10 years.

[@軽食喫茶ゆり]

★★★★★

[@jiyujizai]

😃💛🌱🌸

[@theephemeralglade1935]

Badass!

[@다까지마시오]

존경

[@anacarolinarocha1504]

48 / 5000 Resultados de tradução Very good!!! is there any sheet of that work?

[@thedopeson]

I don't believe so. Actually, to my knowledge she is the only person to ever perform this song.

[@mileswillis8522]

There were eight people who gave this a 👎🏾? How did the eight dumbest people on earth find this video?

[@thedopeson]

They obviously were just holding their phones upside down

[@mileswillis8522]

@@thedopeson Maybe so! 😆

[@ChristopherTate]

When was this performed/recorded?

[@jesus2099]

It was apparently broadcasted 1965-06-12 on French television : www.ina.fr/video/I10283399/improvisation-au-piano-detoshiko-akiyoshi-video.html (INA.fr)

[@jorgenengell7278]

Tracey Kent. Jazz songerska.

[@jackkrom]

Ever released on CD?

[@dziembowskisteve]

Keith Emerson vibes

[@danieljacob732]

The Alberto Ginastera connection 😉

[@AdrianCaden]

Arigato sayonara

[@wholibah]

カプセルのとしこ ?

[@TomasMikaX]

Anyone knows what year is this from?

[@PSavelon]

French TV, 1965

[@mjbachman3027]

​@@PSavelonOne year after Bud Powell left Paris and returned to America. Bud should have stayed in Paris.

[@КЛИН-е2з]

When I imagine playing piano like a fous pianist I imagine playing a piece like this one😂

[@BenLeedsCarson]

It cannot be glossed over any longer. Human culture is in decline. Nothing half this good can be found in the 1980s, and nothing a quarter this good can be found in this century. And nothing of similar aspiration or accomplishment, nothing with comparable nuance, has come along to replace it. We are in decline.

[@discoc7250]

what year was this

[@joaquinguzman8939]

this is jazz? I dont know what jazz sounds like

[@bholaoates1542]

It's one type of jazz.

[@joaquinguzman8939]

@@bholaoates1542 huh.

[@bholaoates1542]

@@joaquinguzman8939 Maybe I misunderstood you, but I was simply answering what I thought was an innocent question from someone trying to learn about jazz.

[@joaquinguzman8939]

@@bholaoates1542 Ok.

[@sclogse1]

@@bholaoates1542 You were wasting your time, it seems.

[@danieluselmann1034]

Wow!