Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Swing Journal Jazz Workshop 2-Sadao Watanabe /Dedicated To Charlie Parker

| Recorded | c. 1969 |
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| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1969 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 790035 |
The record
Cut for Swing Journal around 1969, this quintet date bows to Charlie Parker with Terumasa Hino's trumpet sharpening the front line and Kazuo Yashiro comping underneath. Bebop phrasing rendered fast, clean, and thoroughly fluent.
Session personnel
- Sadao Watanabe — alto saxophone
- Masanaga Harada — bass
- Fumio Watanabe — drum
- Kazuo Yashiro — piano
- Terumasa Hino — trumpet, guest
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1969 | Columbia · XMS-10018-CT — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1969 | Columbia · XMS-10018-CT — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1974 | Columbia · SL-5102-N — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Columbia — STEREO |
| 2018 | Columbia · COCB-54259 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
Follow the players
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