Most of the recordings of Japanese altoist
Sadao Watanabe that have been made available in the U.S. through the years have been aimed at the so-called "contemporary" market. This one is one of the exceptions.
Watanabe, joined by pianist
Hank Jones, bassist
Ron Carter and drummer
Tony Williams, sticks to bebop. Three of the eight selections are
Watanabe's but the other five include two
Billy Strayhorn tunes and three other standards. This LP features
Sadao Watanabe at his best. ~ Scott Yanow