Sadao Watanabe Jazz & Bossa (1966) [2000

Sadao Watanabe - Jazz Samba (1967) {Victor--KOCH Records KOC-CD-4198 rel 2007} (feat. Masabumi Kikuchi)

Sadao Watanabe - Jazz Samba (1967) {Victor–KOCH Records KOC-CD-4198 rel 2007} (feat. Masabumi Kikuchi)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 274 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 90 Mb
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© 1967, 2007 Victor Japan / KOCH Records | KOC-CD-4198
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Jazz-Pop / Crossover Jazz / Saxophone

Features not only samba, includes collection of Jazz and Pops. This is an outstanding recording the instrumentation is well executed and it is very relaxing to listen many of the cool sounding tracks. If you can get it for the right price it's great to add to your Jazz Collection.
Sadao Watanabe - Orange Express (1981) [Japan 2000] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Sadao Watanabe - Orange Express (1981) [Japan 2000]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 42:06 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1,27 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,14 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 998 MB

Sadao Watanabe is a Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, and flute. He is known for his bossa nova recordings, although his work encompasses many styles with collaborations from musicians all over the world.
Sadao Watanabe - Song Book (1972) [Japanese Edition 2014] (Repost)

Sadao Watanabe - Song Book (1972) [Japanese Edition 2014]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 336 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 125 MB | Covers - 27 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop, Latin Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sony Music (SICP 4232)

A really beautiful chapter in the career of reedman Sadao Watanabe - a batch of mostly original compositions, as you might guess from the title - and a double-length record that really showed an evolution of his talents! The sound is often highly lyrical - with Watanabe blowing alto, soprano sax, and flute in modes that are clearly informed by his bossa nova recordings of the late 60s, but which also spring forth in even more complicated styles - with echoes of French soundtracks, European jazz, and other sweet styles of the time. The group's a small one - with Yoshiaki Masuo on guitar, Kazuo Yashiro on acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes, Masabumi Kikuchi on piano, Yoshio Suzuki on bass, and Fumio Watanabe on drums.
Sadao Watanabe Meets Inter-African Theatre Group - Kenya Ya Africa (1973)

Sadao Watanabe Meets Inter-African Theatre Group - Kenya Ya Africa (1973)
Vinyl Rip | 24-bit/96 kHz | WavPack(Tracks) > 1.07 Gb | Artwork(jpg) > 86 Mb
CBS/Sony, 23AP 1073 | Japan | Afrobeat, Soul, Free Improvisation

~ Recorded live September 20, 1973 Iino Hall, Tokyo ~
Sadao Watanabe - Dedicated To Charlie Parker (1969) [Reissue 1989]

Sadao Watanabe - Dedicated To Charlie Parker (1969) [Reissue 1989]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 238 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 95 MB | Covers - 15 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Nippon Columbia (DC-8558)

A great little session from this excellent Japanese alto player - and although the title and track list might make you think that the record's a straight run of classic bop tunes, it's actually got a lot of Watanabe's modal groove and a very nice edgey feel that pushes it way past the regular Charlie Parker tribute. The groove's pretty modern, and although the tunes are all bop classics - the group (which includes trumpeter Terumasa Hino and pianist Kazuo Yashiro) make the record sound a lot different than the source material.
Sadao Watanabe - Pastoral (1969) [Japanese Edition 2014] (Repost)

Sadao Watanabe - Pastoral (1969) [Japanese Edition 2014]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 319 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 111 MB | Covers - 36 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sony Music (SICP 4231)

A record as evocative as its title - part of a great flowering of talent from Japanese reedman Sadao Watanabe at the end of the 60s! Sadao started his career out as a hell of a bopper, then moved into some sweet Brazilian modes in the 60s - but by the time of this record, he was really emerging with a great vision of his own - a way of opening up in these longer, more lyrical ways on alto, soprano sax, and flute - with styles that were very different than any American or European players of the time!
There's less of the echoes of the Japanese folk roots that Watanabe tried out a few years before - as his tone and timing is much more sophisticated, with a really tremendous sense of melody - and a way of bringing in rich feelings without ever getting too sentimental - almost at the best sort of soundtrack scoring level…
Sadao Watanabe - Round Trip (1970) [Japanese Edition 2014] (Repost)

Sadao Watanabe - Round Trip (1970) [Japanese Edition 2014]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 323 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 103 MB | Covers - 28 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sony Music (SICP 4233)

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 of pandering to commercial radio, Watanabe can be captivating. An adventurous "inside/outside" post-bop date employing Chick Corea (acoustic & electric piano), Miroslav Vitous (upright bass), and Jack De Johnette (drums), Round Trip is one of his finest accomplishments. There's nothing even remotely predictable about this CD, which ranges from the Celtic-influenced, Weather Report-ish "Pastoral" to the contemplative "Nostalgia" to the insistent, 20-minute "Round Trip: Going and Coming." Best known for his Charlie Parker-influenced alto playing, an especially inspired Watanabe sticks to the soprano sax and flute this time.
Sadao Watanabe - Sadao Watanabe (1972) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series SICP 4066}

Sadao Watanabe - Sadao Watanabe (1972) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series SICP 4066}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 334 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 113 Mb
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© 1972, 2014 Columbia / Sony Music Japan | SICP 4066
Jazz / Fusion / World / Jazz Funk

Reissue with the latest DSD remastering. Comes with liner notes. After completing explore the entire Brazilian music in the sixties and to become the representative of the genus in Japan, Sadao has put aside Bossa Nova to enter in a new era with this iconic album which opens his African period. From return of East Africa when he visited Kenya, Sadao recruited new musicians featuring trombonist Hiroshi Fukumura and operates now the African musical culture mixing the rhythms to the free forms of experimental jazz. Each track can be seen as the theatrical representation of the African Culture. All tracks mixed by Kunihiko Sugano at Iino Hall.
Sadao Watanabe - California Shower (1978) {Flying Disk Japan VDP-5008 rel 1986)

Sadao Watanabe - California Shower (1978) {Flying Disk Japan VDP-5008 rel 1986)
XLD rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 201 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 88 Mb
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© 1978, 1986 Flying Disk / Victor Japan VDP-5008
Jazz / Fusion / Groove / Crossover Jazz / Saxophone / Flute

Sadao Watanabe (渡辺 貞夫, Watanabe Sadao) (born February 1, 1933) is a Japanese musician who plays the alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone and flute. He is known for his bossa nova recordings, although his work encompasses a large range of styles with collaborations from musicians all over the world. He has had 13 albums reach the top 50 billboard charts and 2 within the top 10. He has also had numerous albums reach number one on the jazz charts.
Sadao Watanabe - Song Book (1969) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series SICP 4232}

Sadao Watanabe - Song Book (1969) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series SICP 4232}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (image)+CUE+LOG -> 342 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 120 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 28 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1969, 2014 Columbia / Sony Music Japan | SICP 4232
Jazz / Post Bop / Fusion / Modal Music / Saxophone / Flute

Reissue with the latest DSD remastering. Comes with liner notes. A really beautiful chapter in the career of reedman Sadao Watanabe – a batch of mostly original compositions, as you might guess from the title – and a double-length record that really showed an evolution of his talents! The sound is often highly lyrical – with Watanabe blowing alto, soprano sax, and flute in modes that are clearly informed by his bossa nova recordings of the late 60s, but which also spring forth in even more complicated styles – with echoes of French soundtracks, European jazz, and other sweet styles of the time. The group's a small one – with Yoshiaki Masuo on guitar, Kazuo Yashiro on acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes, Masabumi Kikuchi on piano, Yoshio Suzuki on bass, and Fumio Watanabe on drums.