Peace

[Machine Translation] Sadao Watanabe, one of Japan's leading saxophone players, has released many masterpieces including the hit album "California Shower" and is now well over 90 years old. This is his first new studio album in seven years since his most recent studio album "Livap" released in 2017. The album was recorded with a quartet formation of Kazutetsu Takemura (Ds), who also supports the backbone of the band live, Russell Ferrante (Pf), a member of the Yellowjackets who has supported numerous jazz and fusion artists, and Ben Williams (Ba.), who is regarded as the most important bass player in the contemporary jazz scene. Ben Williams (ba.), who is regarded as one of the most important bass players in the contemporary jazz scene. The album includes his own compositions "Tree Tops," "If I Could," "Only In My Mind," and "After Years," as well as Horace Silver's "Peace," Frank Sinatra's "I'm Fool To Want You," Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amor" by Antonio Carlos Jobim. [Musicians] Sadao Watanabe (as), Russell Ferrante (p), Ben Williams (b), Kazutetsu Takemura (Ds)

大ヒット・アルバム『カリフォルニア・シャワー』をはじめ、数々の名盤を世に送り出し、90歳を超えて益々活発的に活動する日本を代表するサックス・プレイヤー=渡辺貞夫。2017年に発表した現時点での最新スタジオ・アルバム『リバップ』より、実に7年ぶりとなる新作スタジオ・アルバム。ライヴでも屋台骨を支える竹村一哲 (Ds) をはじめ、海外よりイエロージャケッツのメンバーであり、数々のジャズ、フュージョン・アーティストのサポートを務めるラッセル・フェランテ (Pf)、 現代ジャズ・シーンの最重要ベーシストと評されるベン・ウィリアムス (Ba.) のカルテット編成で録音。収録曲は、自身の楽曲「Tree Tops」、「If I Could」、「Only In My Mind」、「After Years」をはじめ、ホレス・シルヴァーの「Peace」、フランク・シナトラの「I'm Fool To Want You」、アントニオ・カルロス・ジョビン「Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amor」まで全11曲を収録。 [ミュージシャン] 渡辺貞夫 (as)、ラッセル・フェランテ (p)、ベン・ウィリアムス (b)、竹村一哲 (Ds)