Kazumi Watanabe New Electric Trio – MO’ BOP II (2004/2016) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

溢れるグルーヴ!慟哭のバラッド!渡辺香津美が新たなエレクトリック・グルーヴ・ミュージックに挑むべく、リチャード・ボナ(b)、エル・ネグロ・オラシオ・エルナンデス(ds)という最強のリズム隊を得て結成したNew Electric Trioの第二弾!ジャズ、ロック、ファンク、ブルースといった音楽を内包しつつ渡辺香津美New Electric Trioが提唱する新しい時代のBop=「Mo’Bop」を更に発展させた2ndアルバム。ますます加速度を増して疾走する圧巻のグルーヴと「クレオパトラの夢」や「クライ・ミー・ア・リヴァー」のスローバラッド版などで聴かせるより深化した音楽性が、新たな傑作として結実!(CD/SACDハイブリッド盤)

Kazumi Watanabe (渡辺香津美 ) is a jazz and jazz fusion guitarist, from Tokyo, Japan. He was born on October 14, 1953. Watanabe learned to play guitar from Sadanori Nakamure, one of Japan’s grandmaster guitarists. He released his first recording in 1971, and quickly became a promising guitarist in his own right. In 1979, he formed an all-star band with some of Japan’s leading studio musicians, and recorded the album Kylyn, which is considered a masterpiece in fusion music. That year, he also was a touring musician with Yellow Magic Orchestra.

During the eighties Watanabe released a considerable number of jazz-rock albums. To Chi Ka (1980), with its funk influences and bright sound, is probably the most famous early title. Some latter albums, such as Mobo Club (1983) and Mobo Splash (1985) display more experimental tendencies. But the most famous of all is Spice of Life (1987) which is written in a strongly melodic style. A DVD has been issued from the tour in which the music was played with drummer Bill Bruford and bassist Jeff Berlin (who also play on the studio record). In the 1990s Kazumi assembled an all-Japanese line-up called Resonance Vox (Vagabonde Suzuki on bass, Rikiya Higashihara on drums, Tomohiro Yahiro on percussion). This band has released several adventurous fusion albums.

Watanabe has worked with numerous musicians such as Lee Ritenour, Steve Gadd, Tony Levin, Jeff Berlin, Bill Bruford, Sly and Robbie, Wayne Shorter, Patrick Moraz, Marcus Miller, Richard Bona, and Peter Erskine. Since 1996, he has been a visiting professor of music at Senzoku Gakuen College. He endorses Steinberger and Paul Reed Smith guitars, and has been chosen Best Jazzman 24 years in a row by Swing Journal magazine’s annual poll. -wiki

Tracklist:
1 Cleopatra’s Dream 00:06:09
2 Blue Spiral 00:07:46
3 Mystic Sand 00:05:57
4 Mosaic Stone 00:07:26
5 Dante’s Point 00:10:11
6 Cry Me A River 00:05:08
7 Death Valley 00:08:26
8 Havana 00:03:44
9 Favor Return of Ensyu Swallow 00:05:05

Personnel:

Kazumi Watanabe, guitars
Richard Bona, bass
Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez, drums

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