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I vaguely remember (from the old CD101.9 radio station in NYC) that Sadao Watanabe used to get played in smooth jazz circles in the '80s. That could be a factor behind the glut of '70s-'80s commercial titles cited.
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I enjoy collecting vinyl. Yes, it is fun to rummage around in the stacks and discover something. I also still buy and listen to CDs. Mostly, I listen to CDs in the car and vinyl at home. When I rediscovered vinyl in 2019, I went a little crazy and bought Tone Poets of albums I have om cd. I no longer do that and try not duplicate what I have on cd. I also hardly buy new vinyl; it’s just too expensive. There’s a new company called Gammaut that is re-issuing the Mode catalogue at $50. Many seem to think it’s an ok price (shipping included) but I guess I’m frugal. The only new vinyl I purchased lately is the second Sinatra Tone Poets and that was definitely worth it. Mostly I purchased used albums and barely ever pay more than $20. I’ve been frequenting Whatnot and found some really good records. -
Yes that is right. I really mean those later 1970s and early 1980s records that are everywhere. Interesting that despite the excitement around Japanese jazz on many parts of the Internet (Reddit runs on prestige Japanese jazz reissues), Watanabe isn't part of it. One assumes that they must have sold well to be so widely available. I find it really strange. Watanabe is not even mentioned as a major commercial jazz figure. The only equivalent I can think of Herbie Mann, who is similarly under-referenced and oversupplied. But Mann is obviously a bit of a quirky subject who dabbled everywhere, whereas Watanabe is more purely jazz, even if commercial. I don't get the reference. Did he do an album with this name? -
those nice albums are unfortunately not the one's mentioned in the initial post... the albums that are all over the used bins seems to be a different type of j-jazz, and I doubt they are much in demand, they are mainly much in supply, all over the world... such as these two: https://www.discogs.com/master/229016-Sadao-Watanabe-Hows-Everything https://www.discogs.com/master/333825-Sadao-Watanabe-渡辺貞夫-Orange-Express-オレンジエクスプレス indeed, those records are everywhere but nobody ever talks about having listened to them...
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