Sadao Watanabe (musician)
Sadao Watanabe ( Japanese渡 辺 貞 夫, Watanabe Sadao ; born February 1, 1933 in Utsunomiya ) is a Japanese jazz saxophonist.
Live and act
Watanabe studied clarinet in high school and later alto saxophone. In the early 1950s he went to Tokyo , where he joined Toshiko Akiyoshi 's band in 1953 . In 1961 his first album was released as band leader Sadao Watanabe . In 1962 he went to Boston , where he attended Berklee College of Music and worked with musicians such as Gary McFarland , Chico Hamilton and Gábor Szabó . His interest in Brazilian music also stems from this time.
In 1965 he returned to Japan, where he made a huge impact on the jazz scene. His album Jazz & Bossa triggered a bossa nova wave in Japan. His international career began with appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival in the late 1960s . Sadao Watanabe ~ My Dear Life , a radio program that continued for nineteen years , first aired in 1972 . In the following years Watanabe recorded more than sixty albums as a band leader; he has been recognized for his achievements in both Japan and the USA; u. a. he received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music (1995).
Since 1995 he has held workshops for children and participated in welfare concerts such as Kids for Banbini in Italy. From 2001 he was Executive Producer of the Japanese exhibition at Expo 2005 . In 2005 he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun excellent. In the field of jazz, he was involved in 166 recording sessions between 1954 and 2016, according to Tom Lord .
Web links
- Sadao Watanabe at Allmusic (English)
- Sadao Watanabe at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
Discography (selection)
- Sadao Watanabe & Charlie Mariano : Iberian Waltz (Denon, 1967)
- Dedicated to Charlie Parker with Terumasa Hino , Masanaga Harada , Fumio Watanabe , Kazuo Yashiro , 1969
- Round Trip (Universe, 1974) with Jack DeJohnette , Miroslav Vitouš , Chick Corea
- I'm Old Fashioned (Sony, 1976) with Ron Carter , Hank Jones
- Birds of Paradise (JVC, 1977) with Ron Carter , Hank Jones , Tony Williams
- Autumn Blow (JVC, 1977) with Lee Ritenour , Ernie Watts , Patrice Rushen , Anthony Jackson , Harvey Mason , Steve Forman
- Birds of Passage (Elektra, 1977) with Ron Carter, George Duke , Hank Jones, Hubert Laws , Kazumi Watanabe , Tony Williams , Jimmy Haslip , Alex Acuña , Diana Acuna , Vinnie Colaiuta , Paulinho da Costa , Freddie Hubbard
- California Shower (Flying Disk, 1978) with Dave Grusin , Lee Ritenour , Chuck Rainey , Harvey Mason , Paulinho da Costa , Oscar Brasher , George Bohanon , Ernie Watts
- Morning Island (Flying Disk, 1979) with Dave Grusin , Jeff Mironov , Francisco Centeno , Steve Gadd , Rubens Bassini , Eric Gale
- How's Everything - Live at Budokan (1980) with Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Dave Grusin, Anthony Jackson, Ralph McDonald, Jeff Mironov, Richard Tee, The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra - Jon Faddis
- Nice Shot (Flying Disk, 1980) Sadao Watanabe Greatest Hits with Steve Gadd , Eric Gale , Dave Grusin , Harvey Mason , Chuck Rainey , Lee Ritenour u. a.
- Orange Express (1981) with Dave Grusin , George Benson , Bobby Broom , Marcus Miller , Buddy Williams
- Fill Up The Night (1983) with Ralph MacDonald, Richard Tee, Marcus Miller, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Paul Griffin
- Rendezvous (1984) with Steve Gadd, Marcus Miller, Richard Tee , Ralph MacDonald, Eric Gale, Anthony MacDonald , Barry Eastmond , William Eaton , Roberta Flack
- Parker's Mood (1985) with Seigen Ono , James Williams , Jeff Tain Watts , Charnett Moffett
- Fly Me To The Moon (Victor, 1986)
- Go Straight Ahead 'n Make a Left (1997) with Bernard Wright , Charley Drayton , Mike Flythe
- Remembrance (Verve, 1999) with Robin Eubanks , Billy Drummond , Jim Anderson , Cyrus Chestnut , Romero Lubambo , Christian McBride , Nicholas Payton
Web links
- Sadanao Watanabe's homepage (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Watanabe, Sadao |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Utsunomiya |