| European Memoirs |
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| Released | 1982 |
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| Recorded | Madhatter Studio, Los Angeles, California, September 21–22, 1982 |
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| Genre | Jazz |
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| Length | 41:23 |
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| Label | Victor (Japan) / Ascent (US) |
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| Producer | Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin |
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European Memoirs (a.k.a. Memoir in Japan) is the tenth studio recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. Akiyoshi was nominated for a 1983 Grammy award in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category for the arrangement of "Remembering Bud" on this album.
This would be the final recording of the Los Angeles-based Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band before the principals moved to New York City in 1982 and formed a new big band, the "Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin" that released nine more albums and two live performance videos before disbanding in 2003.