Kazumi Watanabe - Mobo 1 & 2 (1984)
Genre: Fusion | OGG | VBR 256 | 75:59 Mns | 131.41 MB (85.83 MB + 45.60 MB) | CoverKazumi Watanabe was born on October 14, 1953 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a jazz, instrumental rock, and blues performer. Similar jazz performers are Jamaaladeen Tacuma, John Scofield, Vernon Reid, Marc Bonilla, Trevor Rabin and Al Di Meola.
Although sporadically active since the early 1990s, his output in the prior decade is considered some of the better instrumental fusion of the time, informed with a particular bite and variety in approaches. His Spice of Life releases were in a trio format with drummer Bill Bruford (ex Yes and King Crimson among others) and bassist Jeff Berlin and sold well given the genre. However, throughout the 1980s, he worked with a stellar cast of established musicians, including Tony Levin, Wayne Shorter, Patrick Moraz, Marcus Miller and Peter Erskine.