Toku Do

Toku Do
Studio album by Larry Coryell
Released	1988
Recorded	September 8, 1987
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:40
Label	Muse MR 5350
Producer	Don Sickler
Larry Coryell chronology
Dedicated to Bill Evans and Scott LaFaro (1987) Toku Do (1988) Air Dancing (1988)

Toku Do is an album by guitarist Larry Coryell which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Despite the exotic title, this is one of three fairly straight-ahead sets that guitarist Larry Coryell recorded for Muse from 1985-89. ... Excellent playing all around". ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 6:03
2. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 8:43
3. "Toku Do" (Buster Williams) – 6:57
4. "November Mood" (Stanley Cowell) – 6:03
5. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 8:21
6. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:31
7. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:02

Personnel

• Larry Coryell – guitar
• Stanley Cowell – piano
• Buster Williams – bass
• Beaver Harris – drums

References

1. Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399 accessed October 11, 2017
2. Muse Records listing, accessed October 11, 2017
3. Yanow, Scott. Larry Coryell: Toku Do – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 11, 2017.
4. Cordle, Owen (July 1988). "Larry Coryell" (PDF). DownBeat . p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.