SADAO WATANABE VS TERUMASA HINO (Rec.1969/1970 - Canyon/LP-1980)

Label: Canyon – C20R0034 C

Format: Vinyl, LP / Country: Japan / Released: 1980

Style: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Funk, Free Jazz

(A1, A2) Recorded in January 1969.

( B ) Recorded at Upsurge Studio, New York City, March 1970.

Engineer – Kennichi Handa (A1, A2)

Engineer – Tom Di Pietro ( B )

Remix, Edited By – Kennichi Handa

Cover Design – Mitsuru Yamada

Made By – Canyon Records, Inc.

Matrix / Runout: Side 1 C20R0034 C -A

Matrix / Runout: Side 2 C20R0034 C -B

A1 - Sadao Watanabe Quartet – Pastoral ................................................................ 15:00

A2 - Sadao Watanabe Quartet – Round Trip [Coming] ............................................ 10:11

           Sadao Watanabe – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute

           Yoshiaki Masuo – guitar

           Yoshio Suzuki – acoustic bass, electric bass

           Hirotami Tsunoda – drums, percussion

           guest: Kazuo Yashiro – electric piano, piano

B  -  Terumasa Hino – Journey To Air 1 ................................................................... 24:20

           Terumasa Hino – flugelhorn, trumpet 

           Steve Grossman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute 

           Pete Yellin – alto saxophone, flute  

           Gary Pribec – alto saxophone   

           David Liebman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone  

           Olu Dara – trumpet 

           Mike Garson – piano, electric piano

           Dave Holland – bass, Fender bass

           Lanny Fields – bass, contrabass 

           Teruo Nakamura – bass, contrabass 

           Motohiko Hino – drums, handclaps

           Bobby Moses – drums

It is the 80's planning LP, that coupled the past performances of Japanese jazz pioneer saxophonist Sadao Watanabe and Japan's leading jazz trumpet player Terumasa Hino. Sadao Watanabe in quartet formation, contents that compared the recording work by Terumasa Hino '70 recording work with combo formation.

Japan's jazz where idyllic atmosphere drifts like the title as "Pastoral". "PASTORAL" which became the first album of '69 CBS Sony transferring as organized by Sadao Watanabe, Yoshiaki Masuo , Yoshio Suzuki and Hiro Tsunoda, famous song "Pastoral" which told the opening of the new era, and there is also incredibly goodJazz Funk number "Round Trip [Coming] ".

Terumasa Hino, with the chosen company, saxophone players Steve Grossman, David Liebman, genius trumpeter Ola Dara, pianist Mike Garson, three bassists including Dave Holland, two drummers Motohiko Hino and Bobby Moses will lead us through 24-minute deep free jazz "Journey To Air 1" recorded at Upsurge Studio in New York. (See LP: Group Everything Everything Everything ‎– Hino's "Journey To Air" - Love Records ‎– TP-103).

Very intriguing music. Highly recommended.

If you find it, buy this album!