Katsumi Watanabe - Monday Blues (1974)

To call Monday Blues - Katsumi Watanabe's 1974 album - , one of the greatest renditions ever recorded in the history of guitar jazz, is certainly not a critic extravagancy. This fabulous recording, overlooked by some, yet unknown to the majority, has everything a casual listener wants: a profound sense of coolness and pace, underlined by the outstanding musical dialogues between Watanabe's exciting solos and Hidefumi Toki's sax playing.
by Miguel Patrício in Improvied Solo

Styles:
Hard-Bop

Tracks:
01 - Monday Blues (07:58)
02 - A Child Is Born (02:10)
03 - Good Vibes (08:35)
04 - On The Horizon (10:29)
05 - Round Midnight (06:03)
06 - Here's That Rainy Day (01:54)

Line-up:
Katsumi Watanabe : Guitar
Hidefumi Toki : Alto Sax, Soprano Sax
Humio Itabashi : Piano
Motohiko Hino : Drums
Tsutomu Okada : Bass