- The Spice of Life
Infobox Album
Name = The Spice of Life
Type = studio
Artist =Kazumi Watanabe
Released = Start date|1987
Recorded =
Genre =Jazz fusion
Length =
Label =PolyGram
Producer =
Reviews = *ARTISTdirect Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,183058,00.html?src=search#review by Paul Kohler]
Last album = "Mobo Splash "
(1985)
This album = "The Spice of Life"
(1987)
Next album = "The Spice of Life 2 "
(1988)"The Spice of Life" is an album by jazz fusion guitarist
Kazumi Watanabe , withJeff Berlin on bass andBill Bruford on drums. It was originally released in 1987, under thePolyGram label.Track listing
# "Melanchoe" – 3:29
# "Hiper K" – 5:38
# "City" – 4:28
# "Period" – 6:38
# "Unt" – 5:48
# "Na Starovia" – 4:43
# "Lim-Poo" – 4:50
# "J.F.K." – 4:55The Spice of Life in Concert - DVD
In 2004 a DVD was distributed by
Geneon of a concert that took place on May 22, 1987, entitled "The Spice of Life in Concert". It features a 12 piece concert, and has an interview of Kazumi Watanabe. In addition to the original 8 tracks on "The Spice of Life", it includes a drum solo by Bill Bruford, a bass solo by Jeff Berlin, "Sayonara" (from the 1980 albumTo Chi Ka ) and "Half Blood" (from the 1983 albumMobo ).Track listing
# "Melanchoe"
# "Hiper K"
# "City"
# "Period"
# "Na Starovia"
# "Bass solo"
# "Sayonara"
# "Half Blood"
# "Lim-Poo"
# "Drums solo"
# "J.F.K."
# "Unt"Performers
Kazumi Watanabe – guitar, main performerJeff Berlin – electric bassBill Bruford – electric drumsReferences
cite web
title = ARTISTdirect Spice of Life review
url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,183058,00.html?src=search
accessdate = 2007-09-07
cite web
title = Kazumi Watanabe Official Website
url=http://www.hilltop.co.jp/kazumi/E/index.html
accessdate = 2007-09-03
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