Jazz
Sadao Watanabe (alto saxophone); Eric Gale, Jeff Mironov, Lee Ritenour, Bobby Bloom (guitar); George Young (alto saxophone); Ernie Watts, Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Mavin Stamm, Alan Rubin, Oscar Brashear (trumpet); Hiroshi Fukumura, George Bohanon, Tony Studd (trombone); Dave Grusin, Don Grusin, Patrice Rushen (keyboards); Chuck Rainey, Marcus Miller, Anthony Jackson, Francisco Centeno (bass instrument); Harvey Mason, Steve Gadd, Buddy Williams (drums); Steve Forman (congas); Roger Squitero, Paulinho Da Costa, Rubens Bassini (percussion); David Nadien (unknown instrument).
Audio Remasterer: Tamaki Beck.
Japan's premier jazz instrumentalist Sadao Watanabe has been coaxing smooth and lilting tunes from his alto sax since the 1950s, and this collection--originally released in 1992 and re-released by Koch in 2007--revisits his finest moments, mostly from the '80s. The collection includes slinky sambas, romantic ballads, and a few swinging upbeat numbers, all characterized by Watanabe's controlled and melodious playing.
* Akira Taguchi - Producer
* Hideo Takada - Engineer
* Jim Boyer - Engineer
* Kiki Miyake - Project Coordinator
* Kiyoski Itoh - Producer
* Matt Hyde - Engineer
* Phil (Boogie) Schier - Engineer
* Tamaki Beck - Mastering
* Yoshikane Okada - Mixing
* Yukio Morisaki - Assistant Producer |
