Dedications II

{{Infobox album

| name = Dedications II (Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio)

| type = album

| artist = Toshiko Akiyoshi

| cover = DedicationsII_ToshikoAkiyoshiTrio.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| 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

| prev_title = Dedications

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn

| next_year = 1978

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover / title

| type = Album

| cover = Dedications_IC_ToshikoAkiyoshi.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| caption = Inner City (US) LP cover

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| header = Alternative cover

| type = Album

| cover = Dedications2_ToshikoAkiyoshi_alfa.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| caption = Alfa Records (Japan) CD cover

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{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r134358|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

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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:

Tracks A2, B1, 3:

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