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Haru-no-umi
| Recorded | 1963 |
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| Label | RCA |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1471212 |
The record
Recorded in '63, this trans-Pacific date sets Mariano's blues-cut alto against a young Sadao Watanabe and pianist Masabumi Kikuchi, splitting American and Japanese personnel -- cut just before his marriage to Toshiko Akiyoshi bound the two scenes tighter.
Session personnel
- Charlie Mariano — alto saxophone
- Gene Cherico — bass
- Albert Heath — drums
- Toshiko Akiyoshi — piano
- Sadao Watanabe — alto saxophone, flute
- Masanaga Harada — bass
- Masahiko Togashi — drums
- Masabumi Kikuchi — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1974 | RCA |
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