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Akira Tana (born March 14, 1952 in San Jose, California) is an American jazz drummer. Tana obtained a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in the social sciences, playing gigs on the side, then enrolled at the New England Conservatory of Music. There he performed in both classical and jazz idioms, playing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and student ensembles as well as with musicians such as Helen Humes, Milt Jackson, Sonny Rollins, George Russell, and Sonny Stitt. Tana recorded frequently as a sideman in the 1980s, and began releasing albums as a leader in the 1990s. He formed a group, TanaReid, with Rufus Reid, and added Kei Akagi on occasion to form the Asian-American Jazz Trio. Tana's performing and recording associations include Charles Aznavour, Ran Blake, Ray Bryant, Al Cohn, Chris Connor, Art Farmer, Carl Fontana, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Golson, Jim Hall, Jimmy Heath, Lena Horne, J.J. Johnson, Warne Marsh, Tete Montoliu, James Moody, Spike Robinson, Jimmy Rowles, Zoot Sims, Cedar Walton, and Frank Wess.
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Joey Defrancesco Trio: Groovin Jazz [2007]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | 5:00 |
Secret Agent Men [2002]
Song | Duration |
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It's Probably Me | 5:52 |
From Russia With Love | 4:38 |
Collector's Items: Play-A-Long Book & CD Set [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Getting Sentimental over You | 5:49 |
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 6:43 |
When Lights Are Low | 5:39 |
Stardust | 7:19 |
Emily | 5:56 |
Stars Fell on Alabama | 5:44 |
Too Young to Go Steady | 4:59 |
An Uptown Christmas [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | 4:22 |
Blue Motion [1994]
Song | Duration |
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I Concentrate on You | 6:20 |
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