Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Official live audio for "Drought” by Charles Tolliver from the album Live in Tokyo.

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Recorded December 7, 1973 at Yubinchokin Hall in Tokyo during Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc quartet, Live In Tokyo features a group of musicians at their creative peak, embarking on their first tour of Japan as a seasoned unit. Featuring Strata-East co-founder Stanley Cowell on piano, Clint Houston on bass and Clifford Barbaro on drums, the group had 4 albums released under the Strata-East label and performed mainly Tolliver compositions including “Drought,” “Stretch,” and “Truth” alongside Cowell’s “Effi” and the Monk classic “Round Midnight.”

PERSONNEL:
Charles Tolliver: Trumpet
Stanley Cowell: Piano
Clint Houston: Bass
Clifford Barbaro: Drums

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