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Sadao Watanabe
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The alto saxophonist Sadao Watanabe was born in 1933 in Utsunomiya. In 1953 he joined Toshiko Akiyoshi's Cozy Quartet, which he took over when she left for America in 1956. Charlie Parker was his great example; in 1969 he dedicated a live record to him. From 1962 to 1965 he studied at Berklee in Boston and played with, among others, Chico Hamilton and Gary McFarland. Back in Tokyo he brought bossa nova and the Berklee theory with him and taught young musicians. At the end of the 1970s he became hugely popular in Japan with fusion records such as California Shower (1978).
Listening
The Girl from Ipanema (live) · Sadao Watanabe, 1967
Parker's Mood (live) · Sadao Watanabe, 1969
California Shower · Sadao Watanabe, 1978
Discography
Studio albums
- 1966Sadao Watanabe Plays
- 1967Charlie Mariano & Sadao Watanabe
- 1967Iberian Waltz
- 1967Jazz & Bossa
- 1967My Romance: Sadao Plays Ballads
- 1968Sadao Meets Brazilian Friends
- 1969Dedicated to Charlie Parker
- 1969Music Break
- 1969Pastoral
- 1969Sadao Plays Bacharach and Beatles
- 1970Round Trip
- 1971Paysages
- 1972Around the Time
- 1972Sadao Watanabe
- 1973Kenya Ya Africa
- 1973Open Road
- 1974Mbali Africa
- 1974Swing Journal Jazz Workshop 2 - Sadao Watanabe / Dedicated to Charlie Parker
- 1974The Girl From Ipanema
- 1976I'm Old Fashioned
- 1976Let's Swing Now
- 1977Autumn Blow
- 1977Goin' Home
- 1977My Dear Life
- 1977Recital
- 1978California Shower
- 1978Hunt Up Wind
- 1979Bird of Paradise
- 1979Morning Island
- 1981Orange Express
- 1983Fill Up the Night
- 1984Rendezvous
- 1985Maisha
- 1985Tokyo Dating
- 1986Good Time for Love
- 1987Birds Of Passage
- 1988Elis
- 1989Front Seat
- 1990Carnaval
- 1990Made in Coração
- 1991Super Mario World [Disc 1] (soundtrack)
- 1991Sweet Deal
- 1993Earth Step
- 1994In Tempo
- 1998Viajando
- 1999Remembrance
- 2000Birds Of Passage
- 2000Sadao 2000
- 2000Song Book
- 2003Wheel Of Life
- 2005SKETCHES OF NATURE
- 2006Sadao & Charlie Again
- 2007Jazz Samba
- 2007Sadao meets Sharps & Flats Limited Edition
- 2013Come Today
- 2013Outra Vez
- ?Jazz & Bossa
Other work
- 1967Bossa Nova Concert
In School of Rock
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- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 3NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Japanese jazz Genre
The pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi left for Berklee in Boston in 1956; the saxophonist Sadao Watanabe followed in 1962 and brought bossa nova and new theory back with him on his return.