Toshiko Akiyoshi Smithsonian Interview Block 454 (Q18407)

The Birdland piano was not that great. It was never gre ... I dont think they pianos) were their own, I think customarily they used to rent the piano from a piano place, and periodically theyd change. I remember much later, I was hired at Top of the Gate as a soloist, in between other groups. And uh, it wasnt a Steinway, but one time they had a Steinway that was a ... this piano really liked m ...