A straight-ahead session from 1960, when pianist and bandleader
Toshiko Akiyoshi
and alto saxophonist
Charlie Mariano
were married and working together. Their regular band included bassist
Gene Cherico
and drummer
Eddie Marshall
, and this was the second album they released.
Akiyoshi
's playing was squarely in a
Bud Powell
-influenced bop mode, while
Mariano
was playing aggressive, surging solos with pronounced
Charlie Parker
ties. ~ Ron Wynn