17/05/2022

Sadao Watanabe "Rendezvous" (1984) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-



Label : Elektra / Asylum Records


Japon 01 - Rendezvous (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)
02 - Fire Fly (William Eaton)
03 - If I'm Still Around Tomorrow (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)
04 - Cool Breeze (Sadao Watanabe)
05 - Here's To Love (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)
06 - Maraval (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)
07 - Love Me As I Am (Sadao Watanabe)
08 - I'm Yours (Sadao Watanabe)


Musicians :
Sadao Watanabe : Alto Saxophone
Steve Gadd : Drums
Marcus Miller : Bass, Yamaha DX-7 Synthesizer, Jupiter 7
Richard Tee : Fender Rhodes
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Eric Gale : Guitar
Anthony MacDonald : Percussion on "Maraval"
Barry Eastmond : Synthesizer on "Here's To Love"

Guest Vocal Performance by Roberta Flack on "If I'm Still Around Tomorrow" & "Here's To Love"
Strings on "Here's To Love, "If I'm Still Around Tomorrow" :
Concertmaster : Gene Orloff, Contractor
Alford Brown, Beverly Schroeder, Kenneth Gordon, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen, Louann Montesi, Sandra Billingslea, Maxine Roach, Julien Barber, Kermit Moore, Jonathan Abramowitz, Emanuel Vardi, Marilyn Wright, Matthew Raimondi, Winterton Garvey
Strings Arranged & Conducted by William Eaton
Strings Recorded at Clinton Recording Studio, New York
Engineer : Ed Rak
Assistant Engineer : Mike Allaire

All Selections Arranged by William Eaton & Ralph MacDonald
Conducted by William Eaton

Recorded at Rosebud Recording Studio, New York, February-April, 1984
Engineer : Kendall Brown
Assisted by Eddie Heath Jr.
Re-mix Engineer : Elliot Scheiner
Mastered by Vladimir Meller

Produced by Ralph MacDonald for Ralph MacDonald Enterprises, Inc.
Co-Produced by William Eaton & William Salter