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Dogatana

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Released
  
1981

Artist
  
Kazumi Watanabe

Label
  
Denon

Genre
  
Fusion, acoustic

Release date
  
1981

Recorded
  
Spring-fall 1981, Power Station, New York - Nippon Columbia Studios, Tokyo

Producers
  
Kazumi Watanabe, Mike Mainieri

Similar
  
To Chi Ka, KYLYN LIVE, Mermaid Boulevard, The Spice of Life Too, Mobo Club

Dogatana is a 1981 album by Japanese jazz guitarist Kazumi Watanabe. As usual for Watanabe, it features many acclaimed musicians. The album, compared to other Watanabe works, has a very acoustic sound and is characterized by peculiar guitar "duets".

Contents

It was released on Columbia Records, then re-released many times. The sleeve reads: "This album is dedicated to the memories of Akira Aimi".

Track listing

  1. "Nuevo Espresso"
  2. "Loosey Goosey"
  3. "Ti-Fa-Let"
  4. "Island"
  5. "Diana"
  6. "Waterfall Autumn"
  7. "Please Don't Bundle Me"
  8. "Haru No Tsurara"

Personnel

  • Kazumi Watanabe - Ovation Adamas guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7), Roland MC-4 (3, 8), Arp odyssey (3, 8), prophet 5 (3, 8), prophet 1 (8), Aria double neck (3, 8)
  • Mike Mainieri - vibraphone (1)
  • Osamu Ishida - Ovation Adamas (2)
  • J. Yamagishi - Ovation Adamas (2)
  • Larry Coryell - Ovation Adamas (7)
  • Dave Liebman - alto flute (4)
  • Warren Berhardt - piano (6)
  • Nobuyoshi Ino - bass (8)
  • Hideo Yamaki - drums (8)

    • Additional personnel

  • Scott Litt, James Farber - recording, mixing
  • Aki Ikuta - art direction
  • Kenji Sugiyama - design
  • Nobuyuki Kuwabara - illustrations

    • Songs

    1Nuevo Espresso5:53
    2Loosey Goosey6:56
    3Ti-Fa3:09

    References

    Dogatana Wikipedia
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