Jazz Impression (Kazumi Watanabe 45th Anniversary Reissue Series) Kazumi Watanabe

• 1 Route65 05:22
• 2 All The Things You Are 06:12
• 3 Impressions 05:23
• 4 Meteor 06:48
• 5 Four On Six 04:12
• 6 A Child Is Born 05:44
• 7 El Dorado 06:55
• 8 Venetian 06:43
• 9 Cool K 07:11
• 10 Hot K 06:04
• 11 Inner Wild 04:51
• Total Runtime 01:05:25

Info for Jazz Impression (Kazumi Watanabe 45th Anniversary Reissue Series)

Watanabe celebrated his 40th year as a professional musician by recording a straight-ahead jazz album. His trusted trio includes two top jazz musicians -- Yosuke Inoue on bass and Hiroyuki Noritake on drums. The 11 tracks represent Watanabe's eclectic tastes and cover a wide range of the jazz spectrum, from bebop ('Route 65,' 'Four On Six') and standards to funk ('Meteor') to fusion ('El Dorado'). The program even includes a free improvisation with his long-time associate and drummer Hideo Yamaki ('Hot K'). Masahiro Fujioka and Masato Honda guests with their soprano saxophone on a few tunes.

Forty years after his debut, Watanabe shows has truly become one of the top jazz guitarists in the world. This is a wonderful jazz album with a fresh contemporary feel. Highly recommended for fans of jazz guitar!

Kazumi Watanabe, guitar
Yosuke Inoue, bass
Hiroyuki Noritake, drums
Masahiro Fujioka, soprano saxophone
Masato Honda, soprano saxophone
Hideo Yamaki, drums

Recorded May 24-31, 2009 at Astro Studio and Sony Music Studios in Tokyo, Japan

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