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Kazumi Watanabe
is a Japanese guitarist. Other guitarists such as Luke Takamura and Sugizo have cited him as an influence. Career Watanabe learned guitar at the age of 12 from Sadanori Nakamure at the Yamaha Music School in Tokyo. He released his first album in 1971. In 1979, he formed a jazz rock band with some of Japan's leading studio musicians, and recorded the album ''Kylyn''. During that year, he toured with the pop band Yellow Magic Orchestra. In the 1980s, he toured as guest soloist with Steps, the Brecker Brothers, and Word of Mouth, led by Jaco Pastorius. Watanabe created the jazz-rock/jazz-fusion band Mobo in 1983 with Mitsuru Sawamura (saxophone), Ichiko Hashimoto (piano), Gregg Lee (bass), Shuichi Murakami (drums), and Kiyohiko Senba. During the eighties Watanabe released the jazz-rock albums ''To Chi Ka'' (1980), ''Mobo Club'' (1983), ''Mobo Splash'' (1985), and ''Spice of Life'' (1987). A DVD was issued from the tour which featured drummer Bill Bruford and bassist Jeff Berlin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Berlin
Jeffrey Arthur Berlin (born January 17, 1953) is an American jazz fusion bassist. He first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the band Bruford led by drummer Bill Bruford. Musical career Berlin was born on January 17, 1953, in Queens, New York. He studied violin from 4 until 14 years of age, when he was inspired to play bass guitar after seeing the Beatles. He attended Berklee College of Music to study bass. After session work with Patrick Moraz, David Liebman and Patti Austin, he gained widespread international attention in 1977 when British musician Bill Bruford handpicked him for his debut album '' Feels Good to Me''. He played in Bruford’s namesake band until 1980. His Bruford bandmate Allan Holdsworth employed Berlin for his 1983 Warner Brothers album '' Road Games''. Berlin continued to record and tour throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. On August 30th, 2013, Berlin married Gabriela Sinagra, a jazz singer and vocal coach from Rosario, Argentina. Style a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo' Bop II
''Mo' Bop II'' is an album by guitarist Kazumi Watanabe. It was released in 2004 and features only two other members in the lineup, besides Watanabe. The album is part of a project called "New Electric Trio" which began in 2003 with ''Mo' Bop'' and continued till 2006 with ''Mo' Bop III''. The album is characterized by a heavy fusion sound. Track listing # "Cleopatra's Dream" 6:08 # "Blue Spiral" 7:40 # "Mystic Sand" 5:53 # "Mosaic Stone" 7:22 # "Dante’s Point" 10:10 # "Cry Me A River" 5:06 # "Death Valley" 8:22 # "Havana" 3:44 # "Favor Return of Ensyu Swallow" 5:04 Personnel *Kazumi Watanabe - guitars *Richard Bona - electric Fretted and Fretless Bass *Horacio Hernandez The name Horacio is found sporadically throughout all Latinamerica. Historical Figures *Horacio Quiroga, an Uruguayan author and writer. *Horacio Carochi, an Italian Jesuit priest and grammarian *Horacio Pagani (auto executive) (born 1955), Argen ... - drums, percussion {{Authority control 2004 albums Kazu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One For All (Kazumi Watanabe Album)
{{Infobox album , name = One for All , type = live , artist = Kazumi Watanabe , cover = One_for_all.jpeg , alt = , released = 16 June 1999 , recorded = 31 March 1999, The Bottom Line, New York , venue = , studio = , genre = Jazz, fusion , length = , label = Polydor Japan , producer = Koko Tanikawa, Kazumi Watanabe , prev_title = , prev_year = , next_title = , next_year = ''One for All'' is a 1999 album by Kazumi Watanabe. It was recorded live in New York, at the Bottom Line, on 31 March 1999 between 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM, according to the album's booklet. It features many famous musicians from all over the world such as Akiko Yano, John Patitucci and Larry Coryell. Track listing ''All songs arranged by Watanabe and Tanikawa, except tracks 2 (Yano) and 4 (Mainieri).'' # "Havana" (Koko Tanikawa) # "Water Ways Flow Backward Again" (Akiko Yano) # "Libertango" (Ástor Piazzolla) # "Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilowatt (album)
''Kilowatt'' is an album by jazz fusion guitarist Kazumi Watanabe, originally released on audio cassette in 1989. In 1991 it was released again on cassette, CD and LP. Track listing All tracks by Kazumi Watanabe except where noted. #"1000 Mega" - 4:58 #"Capri" - 4:10 #"No One" (Watanabe/Brunel) - 5:33 #"Jive" (Watanabe/Brunel) - 3:48 #"Papyrus" - 4:50 #"Sunspin" - 5:15 #"Pretty Soon" (Brunel) - 5:37 #"Bernard" (Brunel) - 4:42 #"Dolphin Dance" ( Herbie Hancock) - 6:59 #"Good Night Machines" (Watanabe/Moraz/Brunel) - 6:18 Personnel * Kazumi Watanabe - guitars, synth guitars, keyboards * Bunny Brunel - bass, synth bass, keyboards * John Wackerman - drums, synth drums, electric vibes Additional Musicians * Wayne Shorter - sax (2, 8) * Patrick Moraz - keyboards (1, 2, 4, 8, 10) * Alex Acuna Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (other), multiple people *Alex Gordon (other), multip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spice Of Life Too
''The Spice of Life Too'' is an album by jazz fusion guitarist Kazumi Watanabe; featuring Bill Bruford, Jeff Berlin and Peter Vettese. It was released on the Gramavision record label in 1988. The original title released in Japan is "The Spice of Life 2" with a different cover. Reception AllMusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Paul Kohler states: "A continuation of Spice of Life with stronger compositions and a hint of softer tones, it's very nice!"Kohler, P. AllMusic Review: "The Spice of Life Too"accessed 2 April 2010 Track listing # "Andre" (Kazumi Watanabe) – 5:10 # "We the Planet" (Watanabe) – 5:20 # "Fu Bu Ki " (Watanabe, Bill Bruford, Jeff Berlin) – 5:10 # "Rain" (Watanabe) – 4:57 # "Small Wonder" (Bruford) – 5:05 # "Concrete Cow" (Watanabe, Berlin) – 5:22 # "Kaimon" (Watanabe) – 5:35 # "Men and Angels" ( Bruford) – 5:35 Personnel *Kazumi Watanabe – guitars *Bill Bruford – Simmons SDX electronic drum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spice Of Life (Kazumi Watanabe Album)
''The Spice of Life'' is an album by jazz fusion guitarist Kazumi Watanabe, with Jeff Berlin on bass and Bill Bruford on drums. It was originally released in 1987, under the PolyGram label. Track listing # "Melanchoe" – 3:29 # "Hiper K" – 5:38 # "City" – 4:28 # "Period" – 6:38 # "Unt" – 5:48 # "Na Starovia" – 4:43 # "Lim-Poo" – 4:50 # "J.F.K." – 4:55 # "Rage In" - 6:19 (bonus track for re-issue in 2004) The Spice of Life in Concert DVD In 2004 a DVD was distributed by Geneon of a concert that took place on May 22, 1987, entitled "The Spice of Life in Concert". It features a 12 piece concert, and has an interview of Kazumi Watanabe. In addition to the original 8 tracks on "The Spice of Life", it includes a drum solo by Bill Bruford, a bass solo by Jeff Berlin, "Sayonara" (from the 1980 album To Chi Ka) and "Half Blood" (from the 1983 album Mobo). (Originally, in 1987, a LD was distributed in Japan, but it went out of print quickly.) Track listing # "Melanchoe" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogatana
''Dogatana'' is a 1981 album by Japanese jazz guitarist Kazumi Watanabe. As usual for Watanabe, it features many acclaimed musicians. The album, compared to other Watanabe works, has a very acoustic sound and is characterized by peculiar guitar "duets". It was released on Columbia Records, then re-released many times. The sleeve reads: "This album is dedicated to the memories of Akira Aimi". Track listing # "Nuevo Espresso" # "Loosey Goosey" # "Ti-Fa-Let" # "Island" # "Diana" # "Waterfall Autumn" # "Please Don't Bundle Me" # "Haru No Tsurara" Personnel *Kazumi Watanabe - Ovation Adamas guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7), Roland MC-4 (3, 8), Arp odyssey (3, 8), prophet 5 (3, 8), prophet 1 (8), Aria double neck (3, 8) *Mike Mainieri - vibraphone (1) *Osamu Ishida - Ovation Adamas (2) *June Yamagishi - Ovation Adamas (2) *Larry Coryell - Ovation Adamas (7) *Dave Liebman David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist and jazz educator. He is known for his inn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Chi Ka
''To Chi Ka'' is a fusion album by Kazumi Watanabe. It was recorded and mixed in March 1980 during a very prolific period for Watanabe and then released in May 1980. The album features some of the most acclaimed jazz and rock musicians; part of them will follow Watanabe in other projects, too. The album offers many improvisational tracks. Track listing # "Liquid Fingers" 4:57 # "Black Canal" 6:46 # "To Chi Ka" 3:35 # "Cokumo Island" 8:52 # "Unicorn" 4:45 # "Don't Be Silly" 5:42 # "Sayonara" 5:29 # "Manhattan Flu Dance" 6:03 Personnel * Kazumi Watanabe – guitars * Mike Mainieri – vibraphone * Kenny Kirkland – piano * Marcus Miller – bass * Tony Levin – fretless bass * Peter Erskine – drums * Steve Jordan – percussion * Sammy Figueroa – percussion * Warren Bernhardt – keyboards * Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Joe (album)
''Tokyo Joe'' is a 1978 album by Ryuichi Sakamoto and guitarist Kazumi Watanabe. It is a compilation of tracks from the albums ''Thousand Knives'' (1978), '' Kylyn'' (1979), ''Kylyn Live'' (1979) and the track "Tokyo Joe" which appeared on a various artists anthology ''Tokyo-Paris-London-New York, Dancing Night''. The album was originally released in Japan in 1978, then re-released also in the Western countries in the 1980s. Track listing # "Tokyo Joe" (Bryan Ferry) # "The End of Asia" (Ryuichi Sakamoto) # "Zai Gvang Dong Shoo Nian" (Akiko Yano) # "I'll Be There" (Akiko Yano, Ryuichi Sakamoto) # "E-Day Project" (Ryuichi Sakamoto) # "Thousand Knives" (Ryuichi Sakamoto) # "The River Must Flow" (Gino Vannelli) # "Akasaka Moon" (Kazumi Watanabe) Personnel *Ryuichi Sakamoto - keyboards, drums, marimba, *Kazumi Watanabe - guitar, bass, vocals *Akiko Yano - keyboards, electric piano, vocals, synthesizer *Ray J. O'Hara - bass *Haruomi Hosono - cymbal *Shigeharu Mukai - trombone *Shuichi M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mermaid Boulevard
''Mermaid Boulevard'' is Kazumi Watanabe's sixth studio album, released in 1978. Track listing Personnel * Kazumi Watanabe – guitar, guitar synth * Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone, flute * Patrice Rushen – electric piano, clavinet * Jun Fukamachi – synthesizer, strings arrangement * Lee Ritenour – guitar, arrangements * Anthony Jackson – bass guitar * Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ... – drums * Steve Forman – percussion * Minako Yoshida – backing vocals Production # Executive producer – Kunihiko Murai # Producer – Shunsuke Miyazumi # Engineers – Phil Schier, Norio Yoshizawa # Re–mixing Engineer – Phil Schier # Assistant engineers – Joan Schier, Yasuhiko Terada, Atsushi Saito # Art Direction – Aijiro Wakita # Illustrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive's Step
Olive's Step is the 6th album by Japanese guitarist Kazumi Watanabe. The album was released on LP by Better Days label of Nippon Columbia in 1977. Track listing Personnel * Kazumi Watanabe - Electric guitar (A1-A4, B1-3), Acoustic guitar (A1, A3), Clap Hand(B3) * Ryuichi Sakamoto - Electric piano (A1-A4), Clavinet (A1), Piano (A2), ARP Odyssey (A2, A4), Yamaha Polyphonic Synthesizer (A2-A4), Solina (A4) * Hiroshi Matsumoto - Electric piano (B1-B3), ARP Odyssey (B1), Piano (B2-B3), Solina (B2), Clap Hand(B3) * Tsugutoshi Goto - Electric bass (A1-A4) * Nobuyoshi Ino - Electric bass (B1-B3), Clap Hand(B3) * Hiro Tsunoda - Drums (A1-A4) * Arihide Kurata - Drums (B1-B3), Clap Hand(B3) * Tatsuji Yokoyama - Percussion (B1-B3) Production * Producer - Kazumi Watanabe * Assistant Producers & Management Office - Zen Production Inc. * Recording Director - Tomohiro Saito * Mixing & Remixing Engineer – Kaoru Iida * Cover Design – Sign-Satoshi Saitoh, Mobuo Izumi * Art stuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
