SADAO WATANABE
FUSION 1984
渡辺 貞夫: ランデブー
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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