Sadao Watanabe 'California Shower' 1978

Recorded at the famous Record Plant studios in Los Angeles, here an emblematic album of Sadao Watanabe gathering several musical styles used during his career. The album takes us on a Jazz journey through the tropical African and Caribbean music mixed with jazz funk tunes. For this album he has surrounded by greats jazzmen from the american fusion scene such as Dave Grusin , Lee Ritenour or Harvey Mason which have worked on several of Watanabe' album. Arranged by Dave Grusin.

Sadao Watanabe_alto saxophone, sopranino, flute
Dave Grusin_keyboards
Lee Ritenour_guitar
Chuck Rainey_bass)
Harvey Mason_drums
Paulinho Da Costa_percussions
Oscar Brashear_trumpet
George Bohanon_trombone
Ernie Watts_tenor saxophone

01. California Shower
02. Duo-Creatics
03. Desert Ride
04. Seventh High
05. Turning Pages Of Wind
06. Ngoma Party
07. My Country

Seventh High