To all Kazumi fans around the world, Kazumi recently fell ill and is currently in critical condition. He is fighting for his life and his situation is very serious. We believe in his recovery. Please send your prayers for him to be able to play the guitar with his magical technique again.
@DarkeningSkies1Ай бұрын
ICH. Very hopeful Kazumi recovers.
@daipa12 ай бұрын
頑張れ!香津美。
@SamLazier2 ай бұрын
People complaining about Kazumi seem to have no idea how different approach japanese jazz fusion is a genre. His playing style is really distinctive and captivating. Listen "To Chi Ka"-album. Full of great songs.
There are not enough superlatives to describe the sheer mastery these musicians display. They are from an era that I believe cannot be bettered in this genre.
@robblakeslee49275 ай бұрын
Only one word for this...AWESOME. And the audio quality is fantastic.
@jimmythebold5894 ай бұрын
this is so good! i don't even listen to fusion much anymore
@jimmythebold5894 ай бұрын
the song around 10 min with the classic jeff berlin 16th note bassline. it's just sick. watanabe is on fire. berlin's solo is didactic, pedantic perfection...
@jordanwebb348310 ай бұрын
Dude. I have loved bill bruford, his work with crimson was great. He posted a clip of his time with kazumi . Since last night I have been hooked
@ZoepXАй бұрын
Los verdaderos maestros...
@brochefamily95 Жыл бұрын
Had this on VHS a long time ago. Sounds really great through Home theater system. ❤
@brunoblivious10 ай бұрын
This is so badass!
@noorisyan67672 ай бұрын
Finally, thank you !!
@kozonagao57246 ай бұрын
super loved. still loving. thanks.
@jamesgoulet25286 ай бұрын
I've got this transfered onto DVD back when there was a Blockbuster
@JerryTheHeretic7 ай бұрын
11:25 . jeff berlins a beast!
@uubuuh5 ай бұрын
good call, yeah that single note 16th stuff reminds of Joe Frazier, but more uptempo.
@randyspotts50695 ай бұрын
I finally stumbled onto this video Jan. 20, 2023. Obviously a lot of time has elapsed since this performance. This music is amazing as well as timeless!
@pizzicatomania36 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. That just reminds me that I was a fan of that album and listened to it every day in my twenties
@pangeaproxima36816 ай бұрын
ok, ok...
@user-gr3by6nx2cАй бұрын
このトリオ最高‼️
@alejobnz761910 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@acme.videos9 ай бұрын
Glad you think so!
@kurttoogs13785 ай бұрын
🎉 Wow! In Awe! Terrific Trio!
@jameswiggins86735 ай бұрын
Berlin's in a class by himself.
@keithchau7110 Жыл бұрын
I had a Laser Disc copy when it released.
@SC_saburo-chance2 ай бұрын
period、jfk大好き
@user-js8wv7dh3w6 ай бұрын
最強トリオ
@danielibarra07964 ай бұрын
Tremendo trio de tres, Watanabe es fantástico, Berlin hace un trabajo impecable y decir cualquier cosa acerca de Bruford sería redundar, él es un monstruo.
@thomaspollock81679 ай бұрын
I have the cassette in my hand. That's what brought me here!
@mahler21126 ай бұрын
This is an amazing performance. Very early Paul Reed Smith guitar also.
@micowikstrom71825 ай бұрын
What year is this? Dosen't look early 80's but late 80's. Santana has played PRS since 1982.
@tad98284 ай бұрын
@@micowikstrom7182 May 22, 1987 at Nakano Sunplaza
@XDproductionsXD Жыл бұрын
A friend sent me this concert to me back in the day. I played it to death. I bought the Megawatt cd in Japan too. Love these guys
@thomasbridges73236 ай бұрын
Nice
@chinchirapАй бұрын
increibbleeeeeeee woooo
@alvaropachecourrutia32092 ай бұрын
Maravilloso
@machinetakerАй бұрын
Love Kazumi’s tone live better than on the Spice CD I played to death back in ‘87.
@cloudedthoughts9095 ай бұрын
This fusion head from Maple Grove approves 🔥
@AECJ15 ай бұрын
✨🕊️
@user-ir6fm3qs4o6 ай бұрын
Billy B !!!
@volpeverde64416 ай бұрын
rather good when they get warmed up.... nice, straightforward time signatures from bill....
@mwyatt2228 ай бұрын
l blame that dude for my collection of Steinberger guitars. My ex wife knew he was to blame and hated mobo. My Steiny's are still with me and appreciating like gold.
@mahler21126 ай бұрын
One of his has the old Roland GR connection. Pretty sweet.
Good stuff. What's the deal with these guys, did they cut a record or just go out on tour?
@whizwerx5 ай бұрын
Kazumi Watanabe The Spice of Life and The Spice of Life Too. Bruford and Berlin play on them.
@Outpost1977 Жыл бұрын
What year was this condert? 1988?
@giacomocapocasa999211 ай бұрын
22 maggio 1987
@Drivethebeat5 ай бұрын
After Mobo One
@honky76 Жыл бұрын
윤석형님 덕분에 이 음악을 듣습니다
@juzek19585 ай бұрын
Dixie!? Really!? (30:52)
@rts100x55 ай бұрын
a lot of repetitive riffs that honestly got boring pretty quick .. however I listened because I used to have MOBO 1 on vinyl .... some of the best guitar work I've ever heard
@artysanmobile5 ай бұрын
Riffing itself bores me to tears. It’s a no effort path to making music. Why trouble oneself with melody, lyrics, songwriting. You know, the hard stuff.
I don't get it is this like a rich guy guitar player that hired Jeff and Bill to play with him for a vanity project?
@AlmostEthical5 ай бұрын
Watanabe has also worked with many major Western musicians, including Jeff Berlin, Michael Brecker, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin, Marcus Miller, Mike Mainieri, Jaco Pastorius, Lee Ritenour, Asaf Sirkis, Wayne Shorter, Mike Stern, and Sly and Robbie-just to name a few. All have acknowledged Watanabe’s precision, focus and devotion to exploring myriad contexts and collaborations. “Kazumi is a master, for whom the art is to conceal the art,” said Bruford, who partnered with Watanabe on Spice of Life and Spice of Life 2, two late ‘80s jazz-rock albums that also featured Jeff Berlin. “His breadth of skills and depth of creativity remain under-played and under-recognized in the West, although not so in Japan.” Berlin is similarly enthusiastic. In addition to the Spice of Life albums, he worked with Watanabe on 2013’s Spinning Globe, a fusion trio release that also included drummer Virgil Donati. “Kazumi is Japan's greatest guitarist,” said Berlin. “He’s someone who can play anything and seemingly has no limits. Recording with Bill and Kazumi was great. We liked to rehearse a lot before we went into the studio to make the Spice of Life albums. We wrote songs and parts together and shared a fun time recording Kazumi's pieces. I was also very happy to play with him again on Spinning Globe. The compositions were excellent and once again reminded me how great Kazumi’s talents are. He also has one of the best sets of ears of any musician I know.”
@kevgamble5 ай бұрын
Watanabe is a highly respected guitarist with a 50-year career that continues today, including more than 40 albums as a leader.
@joanstone67405 ай бұрын
I don't know who's buying those albums I just don't hear it from this guy To each his own@@kevgamble
@kurttoogs13785 ай бұрын
@@AlmostEthicalThank u for the summary.
@AlmostEthical5 ай бұрын
@@kurttoogs1378 I'd not heard of him and had wondered the same thing as Joan. But it didn't ring true for musicians like BB and JB, so I Googled.
@artysanmobile6 ай бұрын
Could this partly explain why Bill Bruford hung up his sticks? Imagine finding yourself doing this after the transcendence of King Crimson.
@kevgamble5 ай бұрын
Considering this recent interview quote from Bruford - “I feel enormously privileged. I’ve never really played anything I didn’t want to play... I feel like at the end of an era really - being able to play exactly what I liked, wherever and with whom I wanted.” - and the fact that he took part in multiple studio and live projects with Watanabe, I would infer the answer to your question to be, "not in the slightest".
@artysanmobile5 ай бұрын
@@kevgamble Perhaps so. Nevertheless, this is pretty lame stuff. Even legendary players are not immune to fallow periods. If I were him, on reflection years later, this would not be a good memory, musically speaking. He may have had a really great time on the road. Touring can be addictive.
@kevgamble5 ай бұрын
@@artysanmobile I hear you say you don't enjoy it. The rest I can't really fathom the purpose of, considering it's someone else's life and music.
@artysanmobile5 ай бұрын
@@kevgamble “Lame stuff” was not pointed at Bill in any way whatsoever! I’m referring to the project which I understand to be Kazumi Watanabe’s. It’s very difficult for me to see Bill’s towering talent wasting away backing Kazumi’s bizarrely amateurish thing. My comments express real sadness for Bill, and should mean nothing to him if he’s happy. He has my greatest respect for past work, and my complete indulgence for what I termed ‘fallow period.’ All the greats experience that to differing degrees and it always makes me genuinely sad. I’ve been very fortunate to spend my entire life on the road with amazingly gifted artists, and I’m accustomed to treating them as colleagues. That would’ve ended long ago in complete failure if I decided to hurt the feelings of those I respect. You inferred things I definitely did not intend.
@kaptnkirk27403 ай бұрын
Watanabe is *NOT* Robert Fripp! 👎
@sergeyermolenko60346 ай бұрын
Как возбуждается публика в зале! Словно на сцене, по меньшей мере, пол-ягодицы самого Allan Holdsworth! Боже, какое убожество с участием Bill Bruford...(((
@chrisstout84515 ай бұрын
Terrible guitar tone. Very flat, compressed high distortion for a super sustained sound. It’s just not a musical sound. Bill is playing almost completely straight 4/4 with snare on 2 and 4. I feel like Jeff is the most creative in this music. They all can play at the top of the game but most of this stuff is just repetitive chords that open it up to play about anything and have it work.
@fross12035 ай бұрын
A little harsh. May not be everybody’s cup of tea, but the ensemble definitely displays a stellar level of musicianship. I will say that Watanabe’s guitar would’ve sounded better in the mix if it had been been recorded in stereo with a bit of separation.
@Pladderkasse5 ай бұрын
I'm not feeling this at all. To me, Watanabe was a merely competent player, who accidentally somehow stumbled into the high society of music and got to play with the best of the best. Way out of his league. His tone and choice of notes does nothing to me at all.
@artysanmobile5 ай бұрын
I hear you. Same impressions about his choice of notes. His sound is his choice. I wouldn’t presume how another’s guitar should sound.
@qstaratma90965 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@kennykaufman82635 ай бұрын
Understood. But, then why did Bill Bruford and Jeff Berlin choose to form a group/project with him? No further questions
@artysanmobile5 ай бұрын
@@kennykaufman8263 Paycheck.
@Pladderkasse5 ай бұрын
@@kennykaufman8263 No clue. Maybe because he's a name in Japan and playing with him gives access to bigger Japanese venues. Appreciative audience, good pay. Musicians gotta eat too. Listen, I'm not saying he sucks. He's good. But that rhythm section could be jamming with Holdsworth, Gambale, Metheney, MacLaughlin and that kind of caliber player. And to my ears. and that's a subjective opinion, I know, he's just not that interesting. This show got old, fast, to my ears.
@MrBongoagogo6 ай бұрын
That guitar playing is so over the top and dated now boring next
@SamLazier2 ай бұрын
What are you talking about? Watanabe's playing is distinguished in unique fashion ✨
@marceli15510 ай бұрын
super!!!!!!!!
@channel-rv4hz7 ай бұрын
It’s taken me a while to appreciate Kazumis use of so many unconventional tones… I still really don’t. But sometimes it’s incredible.
@jublaim6 ай бұрын
I think I feel the same about his guitar tone; would have loved some more warmth. Otherwise incredible!