Dear Tokyo [Original recording remastered, Import]

Kazumi Watanabe, Kazumi Watanabe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Columbia Japan
• ASIN: B00005J3Q7
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #653,810 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cavatina

2. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

3. A Magic Land

4. Lonesome Cat

5. One Less Bell To Answer

6. Eli's Comin'

7. Bon Appetit

8. Descente

9. For Tokyo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must buy for Kazumi Watanabe fans!, December 7, 2002

By 

Scott M. "Skeeter" (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dear Tokyo (Audio CD)

I picked this one up in Japan last year so I didn't have to pay the import price, but I'd say it's well worth the import price if you're a fan of Kazumi-san's work. This recording takes a break from many of the fusion recordings he's know for. Recorded with a full orchestra it harkens back to some of the Wes Montgomery string recordings from the sixties. I especially like the version of 'Goodbye Porkpie Hat" on this CD. It's one of the best I've ever heard. There's even a Burt Bacharach cover on here. The orchestral arrangements by Masanori Sasaji are brilliant and I can only think that he's listened to a little Nelson Riddle in his time. Once again, if your a Kazumi Watanabe fan it's well worth the price, if you're just a jazz guitar fan, and happen to find yourself in Japan, pick this one up. It's too bad that Kazumi-san's recordings are no longer released in the U.S.

Kampai!