Sadao Watanabe - Live At The Junk (1969) [2015 Japan Jazz Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Reissue with the latest DSD remastering. Comes with liner notes. One of the more obscure albums by this great reedman – recorded live, and with a loose feel that really points towards his changes to come in the 70s! The album's got a lively vibe that's quite a change from some of Watanabe's albums from a few years before – longer tracks, lots of new ideas, and a style that's really stretching out – yet never too far outside too.

Sadao plays both alto and soprano sax – and the group features some especially great guitar from Yoshiaki Masuo – a musician who sometimes explodes in these sharp chromes, with a vibe that might have been right at home on a Gary Burton record from the late 60s. The rest of the group features Yoshio Suzuki on both acoustic and electric bass and Fumio Watanabe on drums – and titles include "Granny's Samba", "No More Blues", "This Guy's In Love With You", and "If I Said The Sky Was Fallin".


Tracks:

01 - Cheryl
02 - If I Said The Sky Was Fallin'
03 - Georgia On My Mind
04 - This Guy's In Love With You
05 - No More Blues
06 - Here's That Rainy Day
07 - Granny's Samba

Personnel:

Sadao Watanabe - alto saxophone, sopranino
Yoshio Suzuki - bass, electric bass
Yoshiaki Masuo - guitar
Fumio Watanabe - drums