The Spice of Life

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The Spice of Life
Studio album by Kazumi Watanabe
Released	1987 (1987)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Label	PolyGram
Professional reviews
ARTISTdirect by Paul Kohler
Kazumi Watanabe chronology
Mobo Splash (1985) The Spice of Life (1987) The Spice of Life 2 (1988)

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.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 The Spice of Life in Concert - DVD 2.1 Track listing 3 Performers 4 References

[edit] 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

[edit] 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).

[edit] 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"

[edit] Performers

Kazumi Watanabe – guitar, main performer
Jeff Berlin – electric bass
Bill Bruford – electric drums

[edit] References

ARTISTdirect Spice of Life review. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
Kazumi Watanabe Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.