The Spice of Life Too

1988 studio album by Kazumi Watanabe
The Spice of Life Too
Studio album by
Kazumi Watanabe
Released1988
RecordedFebruary and March 1988
StudioGreat Linford Recording Studio, Milton Keynes
Trident II, London, England
GenreJazz fusion
Length41:58
LabelGramavision Records
ProducerAkira Yada
Kazumi Watanabe chronology
The Spice of Life
(1987)
The Spice of Life Too
(1988)
Kilowatt
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Spice of Life Too is an album by jazz fusion guitarist Kazumi Watanabe; featuring Bill Bruford, Jeff Berlin and Peter Vettese. It was released on the Gramavision record label in 1988. The original title released in Japan is "The Spice of Life 2" with a different cover.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Paul Kohler states: "A continuation of Spice of Life with stronger compositions and a hint of softer tones, it's very nice!"[2]

Track listing

  1. "Andre" (Kazumi Watanabe) – 5:10
  2. "We the Planet" (Watanabe) – 5:20
  3. "Fu Bu Ki " (Watanabe, Bill Bruford, Jeff Berlin) – 5:10
  4. "Rain" (Watanabe) – 4:57
  5. "Small Wonder" (Bruford) – 5:05
  6. "Concrete Cow" (Watanabe, Berlin) – 5:22
  7. "Kaimon" (Watanabe) – 5:35
  8. "Men and Angels" ( Bruford) – 5:35

Personnel

  • Kazumi Watanabe – guitars
  • Bill Bruford – Simmons SDX electronic drums
  • Jeff Berlin – bass
  • Peter Vettese – keyboards

References

  1. ^ AllMusic Review
  2. ^ Kohler, P. AllMusic Review: "The Spice of Life Too" accessed 2 April 2010
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