Released 1987 (1987) Release date 1987 Genre Jazz fusion | Artist Kazumi Watanabe Label Gramavision | |
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The Spice of Life
(1987) The Spice of Life Too
(1988) Similar Kazumi Watanabe albums, Jazz fusion albums |
The Spice of Life is an album by jazz fusion guitarist Kazumi Watanabe, with Jeff Berlin on bass and Bill Bruford on drums. It was originally released in 1987, under the PolyGram label.
Contents
Track listing
- "Melanchoe" – 3:29
- "Hiper K" – 5:38
- "City" – 4:28
- "Period" – 6:38
- "Unt" – 5:48
- "Na Starovia" – 4:43
- "Lim-Poo" – 4:50
- "J.F.K." – 4:55
- "Rage In" - 6:19 (bonus track for re-issue in 2004)
The Spice of Life in Concert DVD
In 2004 a DVD was distributed by Geneon of a concert that took place on May 22, 1987, entitled "The Spice of Life in Concert". It features a 12 piece concert, and has an interview of Kazumi Watanabe. In addition to the original 8 tracks on "The Spice of Life", it includes a drum solo by Bill Bruford, a bass solo by Jeff Berlin, "Sayonara" (from the 1980 album To Chi Ka) and "Half Blood" (from the 1983 album Mobo). (Originally, in 1987, a LD was distributed in Japan, but it went out of print quickly.)
Track listing
- "Melanchoe"
- "Hiper K"
- "City"
- "Period"
- "Na Starovia"
- "Bass solo"
- "Sayonara"
- "Half Blood"
- "Lim-Poo"
- "Drums solo"
- "J.F.K."
- "Unt"
Personnel
Kazumi Watanabe – guitar, main performer
Jeff Berlin – electric bass
Bill Bruford – electric drums
Songs
1Melancho3:30
2Hiper K5:38
3City4:29