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The Spice of Life (Kazumi Watanabe album)

{{Infobox album

| name = The Spice of Life

| type = studio

| artist = Kazumi Watanabe

| cover = Kazumi_watanabe_spice_of_life.jpg|border=yes

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| released = {{Start date|1987}}

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| genre = Jazz fusion

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| label = PolyGram

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| prev_title = Mobo Splash

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = The Spice of Life Too

| next_year = 1988

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/spice-of-life-mw0000193134 |title=Spice of Life - Kazumi Watanabe : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |first=Paul |last=Kohler |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=8 October 2012}}

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The Spice of Life is an album by jazz fusion guitarist Kazumi Watanabe, with Jeff Berlin on bass and Bill Bruford on drums. It was originally released in 1987, under the PolyGram label.

Track listing

  1. "Melanchoe" – 3:29
  2. "Hiper K" – 5:38
  3. "City" – 4:28
  4. "Period" – 6:38
  5. "Unt" – 5:48
  6. "Na Starovia" – 4:43
  7. "Lim-Poo" – 4:50
  8. "J.F.K." – 4:55
  9. "Rage In" - 6:19 (bonus track for re-issue in 2004)

The 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 album To Chi Ka) and "Half Blood" (from the 1983 album Mobo). (Originally, in 1987, a LD was distributed in Japan, but it went out of print quickly.)

=Track listing=

  1. "Melanchoe"
  2. "Hiper K"
  3. "City"
  4. "Period"
  5. "Na Starovia"
  6. "Bass solo"
  7. "Sayonara"
  8. "Half Blood"
  9. "Lim-Poo"
  10. "Drums solo"
  11. "J.F.K."
  12. "Unt"

Personnel

Kazumi Watanabe – guitar, main performer

Jeff Berlin – electric bass

Bill Bruford – electric drums

References

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External links

{{cite web

| title = Artist Direct 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.kazumiwatanabe.net

| accessdate = 2012-09-20 }}

{{cite web

| title = Hilltop Studio

| url=http://www.hilltop.co.jp/index.html

| accessdate = 2012-09-20 }}

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Category:1987 albums

Category:Kazumi Watanabe albums