Sadao Watanabe (渡辺 貞夫, Watanabe Sadao, born February 1, 1933) is a Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, and flute. He is known for his bossa nova recordings, although his work encompasses many styles, with collaborations from musicians all over the world.
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Masahiko Togashi
Japanese jazz percussionist and drummer (1940-2007)
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Yōsuke Yamashita
Japanese jazz pianist, composer, author (1942-)
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Terumasa Hino
Japanese jazz trumpet player
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Masabumi Kikuchi
Japanese keyboardist (1939-2015)
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Hideto Kanai
Japanese jazz musician
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Akira Miyazawa
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Makoto Ozone
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Kōsuke Mine
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Charlie Mariano
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Fumio Itabashi
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Don Grusin
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Jeff "Tain" Watts
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Miho Hazama
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Masahiko Satō
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Toshiko Akiyoshi
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Gary Peacock
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Takehiro Honda
Japanese jazz pianist (1945-2006)
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Jimmy Cobb
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Bobby Broom
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Britt Woodman
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Dave Grusin
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Robin Eubanks
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Cyrus Chestnut
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Gary Burton
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Ernie Watts
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Rob Mounsey
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James Williams
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Walt Weiskopf
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Charnett Moffett
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Mark Turner
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Eric Gale
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Barry Finnerty
American musician
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Omar Hakim
musician
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Michael Brecker
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Luis Bonilla
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Gil Evans
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Masato Honda
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Ron Carter
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Eddie Gomez
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Steve Lacy
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Tim Landers
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Clark Terry
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Branford Marsalis
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Tiger Onitsuka
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Curtis Fuller
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Emil Richards
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Salvatore Bonafede
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Kyōhei Tsutsumi
Japanese composer, arranger, music producer (1940-2020)
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Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
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Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
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Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
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Peter Erskine
American musician
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Cyro Baptista
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Nat Adderley
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John Robinson
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Weather Report
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Miles Davis
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