Sadao Watanabe - Pamoja (1975) [2015 East Wind Masters Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Later than Sadao Watanabe's classic period, but a great album with some really wonderful moments! The set was recorded live in Tokyo in 1975, and it features Watanabe working with a group that includes Isao Suzuki on bass, Yshiaki Masuo on guitar, and Takehiro Honda on piano. The four tracks are all long, with some of the searching Coltrane-ish playing that Watanabe brought to his earlier Sony albums, but they've also got a fair bit of the warmth he was reaching for during the 70s – combining elements of world jazz styles into a mode that really pushed his work on alto and flute. Titles include "Pamoja", "Vichakani", and "Musitoni".

Tracks:

01 - Vichakani
02 - Musitoni
03 - Pamoja
04 - Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye

Personnel:

Sadao Watanabe - alto sax, flute
Hiroshi Fukumura - trombone
Yoshiaki Masuo - guitar
Takehiro Honda - piano
Isao Suzuki - bass
Hiroshi Murakami - drums
Masahiko Togashi - percussion