Wow, I think that both are extremely highly regarded. Tabackin being very well known for his work with the Tonight Show Orchestra as well as the Akioshi/Tabackin big band. He also did a couple of direct to disk recordings that audiophiles hold in high regard.
If anyone, it is his brilliant wife, Toshiko Akioshi who is not that well appreciated. She is a stellar talent and, I think, was formerly married to Charlie Mariano before Lew. She is first a brilliant composer, and a talented multi-instrumentalist.
If anyone, it is his brilliant wife, Toshiko Akioshi who is not that well appreciated. She is a stellar talent and, I think, was formerly married to Charlie Mariano before Lew. She is first a brilliant composer, and a talented multi-instrumentalist.