Sadao Watanabe

Sadao Watanabe
Born: Feb 1, 1933 in Utsunomiya, Japan
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Fusion, Jazz-Pop, Crossover Jazz, Instrumental Pop, Neo-Bop, Bop
Biography: Sadao Watanabe has long had a split musical personality. He alternates excellent bebop dates with pop albums. Watanabe learned clarinet and alto in high school, and in the 1950s he moved to Tokyo, joining Toshiko Akiyoshi's bop-oriented group in 1953. When the pianist moved to the U.S. in 1956, Watanabe ...Read full biography
Round Trip
Released: 1974
Label: Universe Italy
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Sadao Watanabe has been disappointing on more than a few occasions. In fact, some of his more commercial, radio-oriented efforts have been quite forgettable. But when he's playing from the heart instead ...Read full review
Sadao Watanabe
Released: 1972
Label: BMG
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More Sadao Watanabe albums: Main Albums (70), Compilations (12)
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