【JAZZ】KAZUMI WATANABE / 渡辺香津美 『TO CHI KA』

A landmark Japanese fusion album recorded in New York (March 4-26, 1980) and released May 1980. Features Kazumi Watanabe on guitar with an all-star lineup including Michael Brecker (sax), Marcus Miller (bass), Tony Levin (fretless bass), Peter Erskine (drums), and Kenny Kirkland (keyboards). Blends jazz, rock, and traditional Japanese musical elements with synthesizers and contemporary production. The album marked a shift toward more melodic, funk-influenced 1980s-style fusion after Watanabe's earlier progressive work, with the track "Unicorn" becoming a commercial hit.