Dogatana

Dogatana
Studio album by Kazumi Watanabe
Released	1981
Recorded	Spring-Fall 1981
Studio	Power Station, New York City Nippon Columbia, Tokyo
Genre	Fusion, acoustic
Label	Denon (Nippon Columbia)
Producer	Kazumi Watanabe, Mike Mainieri (co-producer)

Dogatana is a 1981 album by Japanese jazz guitarist Kazumi Watanabe. As usual for Watanabe, it features many acclaimed musicians. The album, compared to other Watanabe works, has a very acoustic sound and is characterized by peculiar guitar "duets".

It was released on Columbia Records, then re-released many times. The sleeve reads: "This album is dedicated to the memories of Akira Aimi".

Track listing

1. "Nuevo Espresso"
2. "Loosey Goosey"
3. "Ti-Fa-Let"
4. "Island"
5. "Diana"
6. "Waterfall Autumn"
7. "Please Don't Bundle Me"
8. "Haru No Tsurara"

Personnel

• Kazumi Watanabe - Ovation Adamas guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7), Roland MC-4 (3, 8), Arp odyssey (3, 8), prophet 5 (3, 8), prophet 1 (8), Aria double neck (3, 8)
• Mike Mainieri - vibraphone (1)
• Osamu Ishida - Ovation Adamas (2)
• June Yamagishi - Ovation Adamas (2)
• Larry Coryell - Ovation Adamas (7)
• Dave Liebman - alto flute (4)
• Warren Berhardt - piano (6)
• Nobuyoshi Ino - bass (8)
• Hideo Yamaki - drums (8)

Additional personnel

• Scott Litt, James Farber - recording, mixing
• Aki Ikuta - art direction
• Kenji Sugiyama - design
• Nobuyuki Kuwabara - illustrations