Label : Elektra Entertainment
Side One01 - My Dear Life (Vocal Version) (Sadao Watanabe)
02 - Say When (Sadao Watanabe)
03 - Rendezvous (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)
04 - Road Song (Sadao Watanabe)
05 - Tip Away (Brenda Russell & Sadao Watanabe)
06 - Desert Ride (Sadao Watanabe)
07 - Good Time For Love (Sadao Watanabe)
08 - Round Trip (Sadao Watanabe)
09 - Pastoral (Sadao Watanabe)
10 - Salvador (Sadao Watanabe)
11 - Made In Coração (Toquinho)
12 - Elis (Sadao Watanabe)
13 - California Shower (Live Version) (Sadao Watanabe)
14 - Orange Express (Live Version) (Sadao Watanabe)
15 - My Dear Life (Instrumental Version) (Sadao Watanabe)
This Album Selected by Sadao Watanabe
Director : Akihiro Sato (Warner Music Japan, Inc.)
01 - My Dear Life
Vocal Version
Produced by Robbie Buchanan & Sadao Watanabe
Arranged by Robbie Buchanan
Engineered & Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki
Recorded at CBS Sony Roppongi Studio, Tokyo, September '88
Mixed at Sedic Studio, September, '88
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Sopranino
Robbie Buchanan : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Chester Thompson : Drums
Alex Acuña : Percussion
Brenda Russell : Vocal
02 - Say When
From "FILL UP THE NIGHT"
Produced by Ralph MacDonald for Ralph MacDonald Enterprises Inc.
Arranged & Conducted by William Eaton & Ralph MacDonald
Engineered by Kendall Brown
Mixed by Kendall Brown & Ralph MacDonald
Recorded & Mixed at Rosebud Recording Studio, New York, March '83
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Sopranino
Richard Tee : Keyboards
Paul Griffin : Synthesizers
Eric Gale : Guitar
Marcus Miller : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
03 - Rendezvous
From "RENDEZVOUS"
Produced by Ralph MacDonald for Ralph MacDonald Enterprises Inc.
Co-Produced by William Eaton & William Salter
Arranged by William Eaton & Ralph MacDonald
Conducted by William Eaton
Engineered by Kendall Brown
Mixed by Elliot Scheiner
Recorded & Mixed at Rosebud Studio, New York, February-April '84
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
Richard Tee : Keyboards
Eric Gale : Guitar
Marcus Miller : Bass & Synthesizer
Steve Gadd : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
04 - Road Song
From "MAISHA"
Produced by Sadao Watanabe
Arranged by Sadao Watanabe & Don Grusin
Engineered by Geoff Gillette
Recorded at One On One Studios, North Hollywood, January & February '85
Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki
Mixed at CBS Sony Roppongi Studio, Tokyo, February & Mars '85
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
Don Grusin : Keyboards
Carlos Rios : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
05 - Tip Away
From "MAISHA"
Produced by Sadao Watanabe
Arranged by Sadao Watanabe & Don Grusin
Engineered by Geoff Gillette
Recorded at One On One Studios, North Hollywood, January & February '85
Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki
Mixed at CBS Sony Roppongi Studio, Tokyo, February & Mars '85
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
Don Grusin : Keyboards
Carlos Rios : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Brenda Russell : Vocal
06 - Desert Ride
From "MAISHA"
Produced by Sadao Watanabe
Arranged by Sadao Watanabe & Don Grusin
Engineered by Geoff Gillette
Recorded at One On One Studios, North Hollywood, January & February '85
Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki
Mixed at CBS Sony Roppongi Studio, Tokyo, February & Mars '85
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Sopranino
Don Grusin : Keyboards
Carlos Rios : Guitar
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
07 - Good Time For Love
From "GOOD TIME FOR LOVE"
Produced by Sadao Watanabe & Hiro Kajiwara
Rhythm Arranged by Sadao Watanabe
Horn Arranged by Soichi Noriki
Engineered & Mixed by Seigen Ono (V.F.V. Studio)
Recorded & Mixed at CBS Sony Roppongi Studio, Tokyo, August '85, February & March '86
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
Ancel Collins : Keyboards
Earl Smith : Guitar
Radcliffe Bryan : Guitar
Bertram McLean : Bass
Carton Davis : Drums
Sydney Wolf : Percussion
Jimmy Cliff : Conga
Shigeo Fuchino : Tenor Saxophone
Kenji Nishiyama : Trombone
08 - Round Trip
From "BIRDS OF PASSAGE"
Produced by Sadao Watanabe & Akira Yada
Arranged by Russell Ferrante
Engineered & Mixed by David Hentschel
Recorded & Mixed at Mad Hatter Recording Studio, Los Angeles, March & April '87
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Dann Huff : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
Alex Acuña : Percussion
09 - Pastoral
From "BIRDS OF PASSAGE"
Produced by Sadao Watanabe & Akira Yada
Arranged by Russell Ferrante
Engineered & Mixed by David Hentschel
Recorded & Mixed at Mad Hatter Recording Studio, Los Angeles, March & April '87
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Sopranino
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Dann Huff : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
Alex Acuña : Percussion
10 - Salvador
From "BIRDS OF PASSAGE"
Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises, Inc.
Engineered & Mixed by Erik Zobler
Recorded at Mama Jo's Recording Studio & Le Gonks, March & April '87
Mixed at Mama Jo's Recording Studio, April '87
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
George Duke : Synclavier
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Carl Carwell, Maria Leporace, Paulinho Da Costa, Lynn Davis, Alexandria, Sadao Watanabe : Background vocals
11 - Made In Coração
Unreleased Version
From "ELIS"
Produced by Sadao Watanabe
Arranged by Cesar Camargo Mariano
Engineered & Mixed by Seigen Ono
Recorded at Som Livre Studio, Rio de Janeiro, February '88
Mixed at Skyline Studio, New York, March '88
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
Cesar Camargo Mariano : Keyboards
Heitor Teixeira Pereira : Guitar
Nico Assumpção : Bass
Paulinho Braga : Drums
Papeti : Percussion
Toquinho : Vocal & Guitar
12 - Elis
From "ELIS"
Produced by Sadao Watanabe
Arranged by Cesar Camargo Mariano
Engineered & Mixed by Seigen Ono
Recorded at Som Livre Studio, Rio de Janeiro, February '88
Mixed at Skyline Studio, New York, March '88
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
Cesar Camargo Mariano : Keyboards
Heitor Teixeira Pereira : Guitar
Nico Assumpção : Bass
Paulinho Braga : Drums
Papeti : Percussion
13 - California Shower
Live Version
Unreleased Version
Produced by Sadao Watanabe
Arranged by Sadao Watanabe
Engineered by Kenichi Matsuda (FM Tokyo)
Recorded at Shinjuku Kosei - Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, December 11, '86
Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki
Mixed at Sedic Studio, September, '88
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
Soichi Noriki : Keyboards
Andy Narell : Steel Drums
Steve Erquiaga : Guitar
Keith Jones : Bass
William Kennedy : Drums
Kenneth Nash : Percussion
14 - Orange Express
Live Version
Unreleased Version
Produced by Sadao Watanabe
Arranged by Sadao Watanabe
Engineered by Akira Namioka (S.C.I.)
Recorded at Kan-i-Hoken Hall, Tokyo, September 3, '88
Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki
Mixed at Sedic Studio, September, '88
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
Robbie Buchanan : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Chester Thompson : Drums
Alex Acuña : Percussion
15 - My Dear Life
Instrumental Version
Produced by Robbie Buchanan & Sadao Watanabe
Arranged by Robbie Buchanan
Engineered & Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki
Recorded at CBS Sony Roppongi Studio, Tokyo, September '88
Mixed at Sedic Studio, September, '88
Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Sopranino
Robbie Buchanan : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Chester Thompson : Drums
Alex Acuña : Percussion