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Watanabe at Expo Zaragoza 2008 | |
Background information | |
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Born | February 1, 1933 (age 86) Utsunomiya, Japan |
Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion, bossa nova, pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, flute |
Years active | 1953–present |
Sadao Watanabe (渡辺 貞夫, Watanabe Sadao, born February 1, 1933) is a Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, and flute. He is known for his bossa nova recordings, although his work encompasses many styles with collaborations from musicians all over the world.[1] He has had over ten albums reach the top 50 Billboard charts and two within the top 10.[2] He has also had numerous albums reach number one on the jazz charts.[3] Among his awards are the Order of the Rising Sun, the imperial medal of honor for contribution to the arts, and the Fumio Nanri award.
Born in Utsunomiya, Japan, Sadao first began learning music at the age of 18 and started performing professionally in 1953. By 1958 he had performed with leading musicians and quartets.[3][4] In 1962 he left Japan to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1995 the college awarded him an honorary doctorate degree for his contributions to music.[5] In addition to his musical career, Watanabe has published six photography books in Japan.[6]
- 1Discography
Discography[edit]
As leader/co-leader[edit]
Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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1961 | Sadao Watanabe | King | |
1962 | Cocktails for Two | Toshiba | |
1965 | Sadao Watanabe Plays | Polydor | |
1966 | Goin' Home - Modern Jazz Album | Denon | Toshiyuki Myama & His New Herd (excp. 3, 7) Kazuo Yashiro & His Trio (3, 7)[7] |
1966 | Jazz & Bossa | Takt | |
1967 | Sadao Watanabe & Charlie Mariano: Iberian Waltz | Denon | with Charlie Mariano |
1967 | Bossa Nova '67 | Victor | |
1967 | My Romance - Sadao Plays Ballads | Takt | |
1967 | Encore!! Jazz & Bossa - Sadao Meets Sharps & Flats | Takt | |
1967 | Jazz Samba | Nivico | |
1967 | Bossa Beat Collection | Union | Live |
1967 | Charlie Mariano & Sadao Watanabe | Victor | |
1967 | Bossa Nova Concert | Takt | Live |
1967 | Music Break | Takt | Live |
1967 | Iberian Waltz | Takt | with Charlie Mariano |
1968 | We Got a New Bag | Takt | with Charlie Mariano |
1968 | Sadao Meets Brazilian Friends | Takt | with Brazilian 8 |
1968 | Sadao Plays Beatles and Bacharach | Takt | |
1969 | Swing Journal Jazz Workshop | Takt | |
1969 | Swing Journal Jazz Workshop 2 - Dedicated To Charlie Parker | Takt | Live with Terumasa Hino, Masanaga Harada, Fumio Watanabe, Kazuo Yashiro |
1969 | Pastoral | CBS/Sony | |
1969 | Songbook | CBS/Sony | |
1969 | Sadao Watanabe Live at the Junk | CBS/Sony | Live |
1970 | Sadao Watanabe at Montreux Jazz Festival | CBS/Sony | Live |
1970 | Round Trip | CBS/Sony | with Jack DeJohnette, Miroslav Vitouš, Chick Corea |
1970 | Collaboration | Philips | Quartet with Masabumi Kikuchi Sextet |
1971 | Paysages | CBS/Sony | |
1972 | Sadao Watanabe | CBS/Sony | |
1973 | Open Road | CBS/Sony | |
1973 | Kenya Ya Africa Meets Inter-African Theatre Group | CBS/Sony | Live |
1974 | Mbali Africa | CBS/Sony | Live |
1974 | At Pit Inn | CBS/Sony | Live |
1975 | Swiss Air | CBS/Sony | Live |
1975 | Pamoja | East Wind | Live |
1976 | I'm Old Fashioned | East Wind | with the Great Jazz Trio: Hank Jones, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |
1976 | Recital | East Wind | Live with Hiroshi Fukumura, Kazumi Watanabe |
1977 | Bird of Paradise (album) [ja] | Flying Disk | with the Great Jazz Trio: Hank Jones, Ron Carter and Tony Williams |
1977 | My Dear Life | Flying Disk | with Harvey Mason, Chuck Rainey, Lee Ritenour |
1977 | Live In Nemuro 1977 | Victor (released 2016) | with Hiroshi Fukumura |
1977 | Autumn Blow | Flying Disk | Live with Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, Anthony Jackson, Patrice Rushen, Ernie Watts |
1978 | Carnaval | Galaxy (released 1983) | with the Great Jazz Trio: Hank Jones, Ron Carter and Tony Williams |
1978 | California Shower | Flying Disk | with Harvey Mason, Chuck Rainey, Lee Ritenour, Ernie Watts |
1979 | Morning Island | Flying Disk | with Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd |
1980 | How's Everything | Columbia | Live with Dave Grusin, Steve Gadd, Richard Tee, Eric Gale, Anthony Jackson, Jon Faddis |
1981 | Orange Express | CBS/Sony | with Dave Grusin, George Benson, Bobby Broom, Marcus Miller, Buddy Williams |
1983 | Fill Up the Night | Elektra | with Ralph MacDonald, Richard Tee, Marcus Miller, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Paul Griffin, Jorge Dalto, Grady Tate |
1984 | Rendezvous | with Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Marcus Miller, Richard Tee | |
1985 | Maisha | with Don Grusin, Herbie Hancock, Nathan East, Harvey Mason | |
1985 | Parker's Mood | Live with Seigen Ono, James Williams, Jeff Tain Watts, Charnett Moffett | |
1985 | Tokyo Dating | ||
1986 | Good Time for Love | ||
1987 | Birds of Passage | Elektra | with Ron Carter, George Duke, Hank Jones, Hubert Laws, Kazumi Watanabe, Tony Williams, Jimmy Haslip, Alex Acuña, Diana Acuna |
1988 | Elis | ||
1988 | Made in Coracao Toquinho | ||
1989 | Front Seat | with Patti Austin with Russell Ferrante, Jeff Porcaro, George Duke, Jimmy Haslip | |
1991 | Sweet Deal | with Don Grusin, Peter Erskine, Russell Ferrante, Abraham Laboriel | |
1992 | A Night with Strings | Live with Peter Erskine | |
1993 | Earth Step | with Steve Gadd | |
1994 | in Tempo | ||
1993 | A Night with Strings Vol. 2 | ||
1994 | A Night with Strings Vol. 3/Sadao Plays Parker | with Russell Ferrante, Peter Erskine | |
1997 | Go Straight Ahead 'n Make a Left | with Bernard Wright, Charley Drayton, Mike Flythe | |
1997 | Kuroi Hitomi Song Book | ||
1998 | Viajando | ||
1999 | Remembrance | Verve | with Robin Eubanks, Billy Drummond, Jim Anderson, Cyrus Chestnut, Romero Lubambo, Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton |
2000 | Sadao 2000 | with Richard Bona, Mike Stern | |
2000 | Minha Saudade | Live | |
2001 | My Dear Life: 50th Anniversary Collection | ||
2003 | Wheel of Life | with Richard Bona, Mike Stern | |
2005 | Sketches of Nature | ||
2005 | One for You | Live with Richard Bona | |
2005 | Broadcast Tracks '69-'72 | ||
2005 | Sadao & Charlie Again | Live | |
2007 | Basie's at Night | Live | |
2009 | Into Tomorrow | ||
2011 | Come Today | ||
2015 | I'm with You | with Russell Ferrante, Peter Erskine | |
2017 | Encore! | with Dave Grusin, Russell Ferrante, Robben Ford | |
2017 | Re-Bop | Victor | with Cyrus Chestnut, Chris Thomas, Brian Blade |
2018 | Re-Bop the Night | Victor | with Russell Ferrante, Ben Williams, Kendrick Scott |
As sideman[edit]
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- Toshiko Akiyoshi, Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals (King, 1974)
- Randy Brecker, Amanda (Passport, 1985)
- Randy Crawford, Through the Eyes of Love (Warner Bros., 1992)
- Hiroshi Fukumura, Hunt Up Wind (Flying Disk, 1978)
- Dave Grusin, Live in Japan (JVC, 1980)
- Don Grusin, The Hang (C.A.R.E., 2004)
- Chico Hamilton, El Chico (Impulse!, 1965)
- Terumasa Hino, Live in Concert (East Wind, 1975)
- Ithamara Koorax, Red River (Paddle Wheel, 1995)
- Ithamara Koorax, Rio Vermelho (Imagem, 1995)
- Ithamara Koorax, The Luiz Bonfa Songbook (Huks, 2002)
- Akira Miyazawa, Yamame (King, 1977)
- Armando Manzanero, El Piano (BMG/RCA, 1995)
- Cesar Camargo Mariano, Mitos (CBS, 1988)
- Gary McFarland, The In Sound (Verve, 1966)
- Armando Peraza, Wild Thing (Skye, 1969)
- Greg Phillinganes, Significant Gains (Planet, 1981)
- Masabumi Kikuchi, Collaboration (Philips, 1970)
- Masabumi Kikuchi, All About Dancing Mist (Philips, 1971)
- Santana, At Budokan (Masterplan, 2007)
- Isao Suzuki, My Spare Time (Flying Disk, 1978)
- Gabor Szabo, Gypsy '66 (Impulse!, 1965)
- Masahiko Togashi, Song for Myself (East Wind, 1974)
- Masahiko Togashi, Spiritual Nature (East Wind, 1975)
- Toquinho, Vamos Juntos Toquinho Live at Bravas Club '86 (Polydor, 1986)
References[edit]
- ^'Music & Nightlife'. Timeout.com.hk. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^'Artist Search for 'sadao watanabe''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ ab'Cityline'. Venue.cityline.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^'Sadao Watanabe'. Blue Note Jazz Festival. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^'About Berklee | Berklee College of Music'. Berklee.edu. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ^Sadao Watanabe web site: biography (in Japanese), with photos
- ^http://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/1110005536
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sadao_Watanabe_(musician)&oldid=935810256'
Artist: Sadao Watanabe
Title: How's Everything
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: SME Records
Genre: Crossover Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Total Time: 75:26
Total Size: 480 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: How's Everything
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: SME Records
Genre: Crossover Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Total Time: 75:26
Total Size: 480 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Up Country (Watanabe) (10:54)
02. Mzuri (Watanabe) (3:55)
03. Tsumagoi (Watanabe) (6:38)
04. All About Love (Grusin) (4:52)
05. Nice Shot (Watanabe) (7:38)
06. Seeing You (Watanabe) (5:47)
07. No Problem (Watanabe) (6:05)
08. Boa Noite (Watanabe) (6:16)
09. Sun Dance (Grusin) (8:07)
10. M&M Studio (Watanabe) (9:36)
11. My Dear Life (Watanabe) (5:38)
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