Credits:

Sadao Watanabe

Description:

Sadao Watanabe is one of Japan's leading saxophone players. This is the first big band album in his over 60-year career as a professional musician. The album features support from an international rhythm section led by renowned drummer Peter Erskine, known for his work with Weather Report and the Jaco Pastorius Big Band, and Yellow Jackets keyboardist Russell Ferrante, as well as a top Japanese horn player, Yoichi Murata, on trombone. Recorded at Orchard Hall on December 14, 2014.

Tracklisting:

1 TOKYO DATING / WATANABE SADAO
2 HIP WALK / WATANABE SADAO
3 TREE TOPS / WATANABE SADAO
4 EPISODE / WATANABE SADAO
5 I'M WITH YOU / WATANABE SADAO
6 EARLY SPRING / WATANABE SADAO
7 EYE TOUCH / WATANABE SADAO
8 WARM DAYS AHEAD / WATANABE SADAO
9 AIRY / WATANABE SADAO
10 TEMBEA / WATANABE SADAO
11 NOT QUITE A SAMBA / WATANABE SADAO
12 MY DEAR LIFE / WATANABE SADAO