Yellow Is Mellow

Recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band on the Grammy-nominated album March Of The Tadpoles, this swing excursion gives three soloists -- piano, trumpet (or flugelhorn), tenor sax -- ample room to stretch. Punctuated throughout by brief even-8ths motifs, the full-ensemble writing is robust and the dynamics range from quiet to fortissimo. Duration 9:00.