Artist: Sadao Watanabe & The Great Jazz Trio
Album: I'm Old Fashioned
Genre: Cool, Post-Bop
Label: East Wind / Nippon Phonogram
Released: 1976
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Confirmation (Parker) - 4:57
- Gary (Watanabe) - 4:34
- 3:10 Blues (Strayhorn) - 5:50
- Episode (Watanabe) - 6:37
- I Concentrate on You (Porter) - 5:58
- Chelsea Bridge (Strayhorn) - 5:52
- I'm Old Fashioned (Kern-Mercer) - 8:12
- One for C (from the T.V. theme "Juhyo") (Watanabe) - 2:39
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- Personnel:
- Sadao Watanabe - alto saxophone, flute
- Hank Jones - piano
- Ron Carter - bass
- Tony Williams - drums
Most of the recordings of Japanese altoist Sadao Watanabe that have been made available in the U.S. through the years have been aimed at the so-called "contemporary" market. This one is one of the exceptions. Watanabe, joined by pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams, sticks to bebop. Three of the eight selections are Watanabe's but the other five include two Billy Strayhorn tunes and three other standards. This LP features Sadao Watanabe at his best.
Review by Scott Yanow