Description:

This is the fifth and sixth installment of the highly successful "Jazz Collection 1000" series, released four times in 2014 (February, March, September, and October: 50 titles each). As with the previous four releases, 100 titles from Sony Music's extensive jazz catalog, centered on the two major U.S. labels Columbia and RCA, are included, including first CD releases of long-awaited works and rare works that are currently difficult to obtain (Vol. 5: 50 titles released on October 14; Vol. 6: 50 titles released on November 6). The special price is 1,000 yen plus tax (1,500 yen plus tax for the 2-disc set). All titles include new liner notes. The live recordings of Sadao Watanabe's quartet, which brought the legendary jazz club "Junk" in Ginza to a frenzy of excitement. Watanabe's saxophone, which was in its infancy, and the young Yoshio Masuo and Yoshio Suzuki, who would go on to great things in their later years, play beautifully on bebop and bossa nova numbers. This is not only one of Watanabe's masterpieces, but also a must-have in the history of Japanese jazz. Special price for a limited time only (until March 31, 2017) / Location: Junk, a jazz club in Ginza, Tokyo

Tracklisting:

1 CHERYL / WATANABE SADAO
2 IF I SAID THE SKY WAS FALLIN' / WATANABE SADAO
3 * / WATANABE SADAO
4 THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU / WATANABE SADAO
5 NO MORE BLUES / WATANABE SADAO
6 HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY / WATANABE SADAO
7 * / WATANABE SADAO