Salted Gingko Nuts [sic], also known by its Japanese title SHIO GIN NAN (塩銀杏 = salted ginkgo nuts), is the sixth studio album by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. Released in 1978, the album received the 1979 Silver Disk award from Japan's Swing Journal magazine.[3]

Salted Gingko Nuts
Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
Released	1978
Recorded	Devonshire Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California, November 15, November 16, 1978
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:06
Label	Victor (Japan) / Baystate Records
Producer	Hiroshi Isaka
Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band chronology
Live at Newport II (1977) Salted Gingko Nuts (1978) Sumi-e (1979)
Alternative cover
Ascent LP album cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Track listing

All songs are composed by Toshiko Akiyoshi.[4]

Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone and flute
• Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone
• Gary Foster – alto saxophone
• Dick Spencer – alto saxophone
• Bill Byrne – baritone saxophone
• Steven Huffsteter – trumpet
• Bobby Shew – trumpet
• Mike Price – trumpet
• Larry Ford – trumpet
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
• Randy Aldcroft – trombone
• Rick Culver – trombone
• Phil Teele – bass trombone
• Mike Richmond – bass
• Peter Donald – drums

References

External links

• Allmusic