''Dogatana'' is a 1981 album by Japanese jazz guitarist
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 ...
. 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
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(3, 8), Arp odyssey (3, 8), prophet 5 (3, 8), prophet 1 (8), Aria double neck (3, 8)
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Mike Mainieri
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Biography
Mainieri was born in The Bronx, Ne ...
- vibraphone (1)
*Osamu Ishida - Ovation Adamas (2)
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June Yamagishi
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History
Yamagishi was born in Ise City, Mie Pref ...
- Ovation Adamas (2)
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Larry Coryell
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Early life
Larry Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas, United States. He never knew his biological father, a musician. He w ...
- Ovation Adamas (7)
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Dave Liebman
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In June 2010, he received a N ...
- alto flute (4)
*Warren Berhardt - piano (6)
*Nobuyoshi Ino - bass (8)
*Hideo Yamaki - drums (8)
Additional personnel
*Scott Litt, James Farber - recording, mixing
*Aki Ikuta - art direction
*Kenji Sugiyama - design
*Nobuyuki Kuwabara - illustrations
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1981 albums
Kazumi Watanabe albums