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1 February 1933

渡辺貞夫

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Sadao Watanabe (渡辺貞夫) is Japan's most famous saxophone player. Born February 1st, 1933, in Utsunomiya in the Tochigi prefecture of Japan, Watanabe began playing the alto sax after moving to Tokyo at the age of 18. He went on to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1962 to 1965. He plays both alto and soprano saxophone, and has collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as Chico Hamilton, Gary Peacock, Chic Corea and Kikuchi Masabumi.

Home page: http://www.sadao.com/

Style over time

Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album

  1. 1967
  2. 1968
  3. 1969
  4. 1970
  5. 1971
  6. 1972
  7. 1973
  8. 1974
  9. 1976
  10. 1977
  11. 1978
  12. 1979
  13. 1981
  14. 1983
  15. 1984
  16. 1985
  17. 1986
  18. 1987
  19. 1988
  20. 1991
  21. 1994
  22. 1998
  23. 1999
  24. 2000
  25. 2013

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