Sadao Watanabe - Go Straight Ahead 'N Make A Left (1997)

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Title: Go Straight Ahead 'N Make A Left
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: Verve Records [537 944-2]
Genre: Jazz, Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 45:57
Total Size: 279 MB(+3%) | 109 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

1.Walk Around The Corner 4:10
2.Maji 5:56
3.Nightly Yours 4:15
4.Episode 5:45
5.First Flight (Planet X) 5:53
6.Swing Me A Stride 3:53
7.Nard's Time 3:53
8.Harambee Maraika 6:08
9.I'm With You 5:59
Sadao Watanabe - Go Straight Ahead 'N Make A Left (1997)

personnel :

Bass - Stephen Teele
Drums - Charley Drayton, Hassan Flythe, Mike Flythe
Percussion - Steve Thornton
Piano, Keyboards - Bernard Wright
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone - Sadao Watanabe

Go Straight Ahead 'N Make A Left actually sounds like its title -- Watanabe takes straight-ahead bebop around a left corner, courtesy of funky rhythm arrangements piloted by his longtime keyboardist, Bernard Wright. Together, they illustrate that there are still some new variations on the saxophonist's modern-day Charlie Parker-styled bop improvisations. Occasionally, the music dips into dangerously smooth territory, but Watanabe's strong playing keeps things on course and makes the record a pleasurable listen. (Watanabe is supported by Wright, bassist Stephen Teele, percussionist Steve Thornton and drummers Mike Flythe, Hassan Flythe and Charley Drayton on Go Straight Ahead.) ~ Thomas Erlewine