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A1	March Of The Tadpoles Soloist [Alto Saxophone] – Gary FosterSoloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Lew TabackinSoloist [Trombone] – Bill Reichenbach	6:54
A2	Mobile Soloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Lew Tabackin	5:20
A3	Deracinated Flower Soloist [Alto Saxophone] – Dick SpencerSoloist [Flugelhorn] – Bobby ShewSoloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Lew Tabackin	8:14
B1	Yellow Is Mellow Soloist [Flute, Tenor Saxophone] – Lew TabackinSoloist [Piano] – Toshiko AkiyoshiSoloist [Trumpet] – Steven Huffstetter*	8:53
B2	Notorious Tourist From East Soloist [Percussion] – Emil RichardsSoloist [Piccolo Flute] – Lew TabackinSoloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Tom Peterson	7:35

Credits

• A&R [Coordinator] – Fumimaru Kawashima
• Alto Saxophone – Dick Spencer, Gary Foster
• Arranged By, Composed By, Piano – Toshiko Akiyoshi
• Baritone Saxophone – Bill Perkins
• Bass – Don Baldwin
• Bass Trombone – Phil Teele
• Design [Album], Photography By [Cover] – K. Abe*
• Drums – Peter Donald
• Mastered By – Stan Ricker
• Percussion – Emil Richards (tracks: B2)
• Producer, Photography By [Liner] – Hiroshi Isaka
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Grover Helsley
• Tenor Saxophone – Tom Peterson
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Lew Tabackin
• Trombone – Bill Reichenbach , Charlie Loper*, Rick Culver
• Trumpet – Bobby Shew, Mike Price, Richard Cooper , Steven Huffstetter*

Notes

Recorded January 10 (A1,A2,B2), January 11 (A3,B1), 1977 at RCA Studio "A", Hollywood, California

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ASC 1005	Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band	March Of The Tadpoles ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Ascent	ASC 1005	US	1985
BVCJ-37325	Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band	March Of The Tadpoles ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	BMG, RCA	BVCJ-37325	Japan	2003
RJL-2609	Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band	March Of The Tadpoles ‎(LP, Album)	Baystate	RJL-2609	Japan	1983

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