27/01/2021

Sadao Watanabe "Birds Of Passage" (1987) -Jazz Fusion-



Label : Elektra / Asylum Records


Japon Side One

01 - Round Trip (Sadao Watanebe)
02 - Pastoral (Sadao Watanebe)
03 - Salvador* (Sadao Watanebe)
04 - Just A Touch* (Sadao Watanebe)

Side Two

01 - Burung Burung 'Birds'* (Sadao Watanebe)
02 - Birds Of Passage* (Sadao Watanebe)
03 - Chaser (Sadao Watanebe)
04 - Tanza Night (Sadao Watanebe)


Produced by Sadao Watanabe & Akira Yada
Arranged by Russell Ferrante
Recorded & Mixed by David Hentschel
Recorded & Mixed at Mad Hatter Recording Studio
Assistant Engineers : Ira Rubnits & Larry Mah
*Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Erik Zobler
Recorded at Mama Jo's & Le Gonks
Mixed at Mama Jo's Recording Studio
Assistant Engineers : Steve Ford & Mitch Gibson
Production Assistant : Alice Murrell
Mastered by Seigen Ono at Onkio Haus
Production Coordinator : Kyle Davis, WEA International
A&R Coordinator : Akihiko Sato, Warner-Pioneer
Remastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios, NYC


Side One

01 - Round Trip

Sadao Watanabe : Saxophones
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Dann Huff : Guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
Alex Acuña : Percussion

02 - Pastoral

Sadao Watanabe : Saxophone
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards & Arrangement
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Dann Huff Guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta Drums
Alex Acuña Percussion

03 - Salvador

Sadao Watanabe : Saxophone
George Duke : Synclavier
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Background vocals : Carl Carwell, Maria Leporace, Paulinho Da Costa, Lynn Davis, Alex Brown, Sadao Watanabe

04 - Just A Touch

Sadao Watanabe : Saxophone
George Duke Synclavier
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Hubert Laws : Flute

Side Two

01 - Burung Burung 'Birds'

Sadao Watanabe : Saxophone
George Duke Synclavier
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Freddie Hubbard : Fluegel Horn

02 - Birds Of Passage

Sadao Watanabe : Saxophone
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

03 - Chaser

Sadao Watanabe : Saxophone
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards & Arrangement
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Alex Acuña Percussion

04 - Tanza Night

Sadao Watanabe : Saxophone
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards & Arrangement
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Alex Acuña : Percussion
Background vocals : Alex, Diana, Regina & Daniel Acuña, Petsye Powell, Jimmy Haslip, Sadao Watanabe