SADAO WATANABE |
FUSION 1984 |
![]() SADAO WATANABE: RENDEZVOUS ELEKTRA, P-13020(LP) (C)(P)1984 WARNER-PIONEER CORP., INC., JAPAN RECORDED: FEBURARY-APRIL 1984 RELEASED: 1984, JAPAN |
CREDITS (productions) : |
All selections arranged by William Eaton and Ralph MacDonald Conducted by William Eaton |
Produced by Ralph MacDonald for Ralph MacDonald Enterprises, Inc. Co-Produced by William Eaton and William Salter |
Recorded at Rosebud Recording Studio, New York, Feburary - April, 1984 Engineer: Kendall Brown; Assisted by Eddie Heath, Jr. Re-Mix Engineer: Elliot Scheiner; Mastered by Vladimir Meller |
Strings arranged and conducted by William Eaton Strings recorded at Clinton Recording Studio, New York Engineer: Ed Rak; Assistant Engineer: Mike Allaire |
Production Management: Ken Ogawa and Takeo Suzuki Production Coordinators: Janaire Boger, Kirk D.Fancher and Rinda Kyser |
Art Direction and Design: Kaoru Watanabe;
Photography: Yutaka Sakano Location Coordinators: George and Junko Braun for PMC International |
Roberta Flack appears courtesy of Atlantic Records Eric Gale appears courtesy of JVC and Elektra/Musician Records Marcus Miller appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records |
CREDITS (musicians) : |
Sadao Watanabe | : | alto saxophone |
Steve Gadd | : | drums |
Marcus Miller | : | bass, Yamaha DX-7, Jupiter VII |
Richard Tee | : | Fender Rhodes |
Ralph MacDonald | : | percussion |
Eric Gale | : | guitar |
Anthony MacDonald | : |
percussion (on 6) |
Barry Eastmond | : |
synthesizer (on 5) |
Roberta Flack | : |
guest vocal performance (on 3,5) |
strings (on 3,5) | : |
Gean Orloff (concert master) Alford Brown (conductor) Beverly Schroeder, Kenneth Gordon, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen, Louann Montesi, Sandra Billingslea, Maxine Roach, Julien Barber, Kermit Moore, J.Abramowitz, E.Vardi, Marilyn Wright, Mattrew Raimondi, Winterton Garvey |
TRACKS (total time 39:06) : |
1. | Randezvous (5:12) [Ralph MacDonald, William Salter] |
2. | Fire Fly (5:43) [William Eaton] |
3. | If I'm Still Around Tomorrow (4:21) [Ralph MacDonald, William Salter] |
4. | Cool Breeze (4:43) [Sadao Watanabe] |
5. | Here's To Love (4:37) [Ralph MacDonald, William Salter] |
6. | Maraval (4:31) [William Eaton] |
7. | Love Me As I Am (4:57) [Sadao Watanabe] |
8. | I'm Yours (4:44) [Sadao Watanabe] |
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