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| Studio album by Kazumi Watanabe | ||||
| Released | September 25, 1977 (1977-09-25) | |||
| Recorded | June 1977 | |||
| Studio | Nippon Columbia 1st Studio, Tokyo  | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 41:46 | |||
| Label | Better Days YX-7580-ND | |||
| Producer | Kazumi Watanabe | |||
| Kazumi Watanabe chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Allmusic |   |
Olive's Step is the 6th album by Japanese guitarist Kazumi Watanabe. The album was released on LP by Better Days label of Nippon Columbia in 1977.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Olive's Step" | Kazumi Watanabe | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Inner Wind" | Kazumi Watanabe | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Mellow Sunshine" | Kazumi Watanabe | 6:47 |
| 4. | "Movin' Nozzle" | Kazumi Watanabe | 4:34 |
| Total length: | 19:31 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sky" | Kazumi Watanabe | 6:37 |
| 2. | "Little Apple" | Kazumi Watanabe | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Dindi" | Antônio Carlos Jobim | 6:45 |
| Total length: | 22:15 | ||
Personnel
- Kazumi Watanabe - Electric guitar (A1-A4, B1-3), Acoustic guitar (A1, A3), Clap Hand(B3)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - Electric piano (A1-A4), Clavinet (A1), Piano (A2), ARP Odyssey (A2, A4), Yamaha Polyphonic Synthesizer (A2-A4), Solina (A4)
- Hiroshi Matsumoto - Electric piano (B1-B3), ARP Odyssey (B1), Piano (B2-B3), Solina (B2), Clap Hand(B3)
- Tsugutoshi Goto - Electric bass (A1-A4)
- Nobuyoshi Ino - Electric bass (B1-B3), Clap Hand(B3)
- Hiro Tsunoda - Drums (A1-A4)
- Arihide Kurata - Drums (B1-B3), Clap Hand(B3)
- Tatsuji Yokoyama - Percussion (B1-B3)
Production
- Producer - Kazumi Watanabe
- Assistant Producers & Management Office - Zen Production Inc.
- Recording Director - Tomohiro Saito
- Mixing & Remixing Engineer – Kaoru Iida
- Cover Design – Sign-Satoshi Saitoh, Mobuo Izumi
- Art stuff - Hideo Nakata (Mok)
- Cover Photo – Tadayuki Naitoh
- Liner notes - Masamichi Okazaki
- Liner notes - Eiichi Yoshimura (COCB-54209)
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
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| Japan | September 25, 1977 (1977-09-25) | Better Days | 30cmLP | YX-7580-ND | |
| August 5, 1977 (1977-08-05) | YX-7581 | ||||
| October 21, 1993 (1993-10-21) | 12cmCD | COCA-11113 | |||
| September 21, 2001 (2001-09-21) | COCB-31637 | remaster | |||
| December 22, 2004 (2004-12-22) | J-room | COCB-53292 | remaster, Peper jacket, KAZUMI BOX | ||
| September 1, 2010 (2010-09-01) | Better Days | COCB-53918 | HQCD, KAZUMI WATANABE EARLY YEARS BOX | ||
| Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc. | Music download | 387861525 | iTunes Store | ||
| B6ja2j2g4ob4xqvhqkzsl6joehe | Google Play Music | ||||
| October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24) | COKM-30934 | mora AAC-LC 320kbps | |||
| February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26) | B00IG2CIRM | Amazon.com | |||
| July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19) | Better Days | 12cmCD | COCB-54210 | UHQCD |
External links
References
- Allmusic review
- "Olive's Step Katsumi Watanabe". Apple Inc. 25 September 1977. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Olive's Step Kazumi Watanabe". Google Inc. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Olive's Step Kazumi Watanabe". LabelGate Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Olive's Step Katsumi Watanabe". Amazon.co.jp, Inc.. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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