My Romance - Sadao Plays Ballads by Sadao Watanabe, released on Takt in Japan in 1967.
Haunting early work from Japanese reed legend Sadao Watanabe -- an artist who makes the record way more than just a set of familiar ballads! True, the set's a bit more mellow than some of Watanabe's other work of the time -- but his work on alto and flute really have this subtle sort of edge -- a melancholy quality that's different than the way that American players of the period might have hit the music -- and which shows just how much Watanabe and a few key players were transforming the style of the Japanese scene! Tracks are short, and the format is simple -- but the record's got an understated elegance that's every bit the best side of Sadao in his early years. . - Dusty Groove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXlaVda2AUU&list=RDhXlaVda2AUU&start_radio=1
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