Jazz course at Kunitachi College of Music since 2010. Honors Among Watanabe's awards are the Order of the Rising Sun, the imperial medal of honor for contribution to the arts, and the Fumio Nanri award. 1995: Berklee College of Music awarded him an honorary doctorate degree for his contributions to music. 2005: 2015: Order of Rio Branco Discography As leader/co-leader As sideman With Ithamara Koorax Red River (Paddle Wheel, 1995) Rio Vermelho (Imagem, 1995) The Luiz Bonfa Songbook (Huks, 2002) With Masabumi Kikuchi Collaboration (Philips, 1970) All About Dancing Mist (Philips, 1971) With Masahiko Togashi Song for Myself (East Wind, 1974) Spiritual Nature (East Wind, 1975) With others Toshiko Akiyoshi, Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals (King, 1961) Randy Brecker and Eliane Elias, Amanda (Passport, 1985) Randy Crawford, Through the Eyes of Love (Warner Bros., 1992) Hiroshi Fukumura, Hunt Up Wind (Flying Disk, 1978) Dave Grusin, Live in Japan (JVC, 1980) – live Don Grusin, The Hang (C.A.R.E., 2004) Chico Hamilton, El Chico (Impulse!, 1965) Terumasa Hino, Live in Concert (East Wind, 1975) – live Akira Miyazawa, Yamame (King, 1977) Armando Manzanero, El Piano (BMG/RCA, 1995) Cesar Camargo Mariano, Mitos (CBS, 1988) Gary McFarland, The In Sound (Verve, 1966) Armando Peraza, Wild Thing (Skye, 1969) Greg Phillinganes, Significant Gains (Planet, 1981) Santana, At Budokan (Masterplan, 2007) Isao Suzuki, My Spare Time (Flying Disk, 1978) Gabor Szabo, Gypsy '66 (Impulse!, 1966) Toquinho, Vamos Juntos Toquinho Live at Bravas Club '86 (Polydor, 1986) – live Compilation albums Selected (Elektra, 1988) Sadao Watanabe Vocal Collection (Elektra, 1991) Sadao Watanabe My Dear Life 50th Anniversary Collection (Verve, 2001) Sketches of Nature (Verve, 2005) Broadcast Tracks '69–'72 (Victor, 2005) Love Songs (Victor, 2018) References External links Official website 1933 births Living people 21st-century saxophonists Berklee College of Music alumni Japanese jazz musicians Japanese jazz saxophonists Musicians from Tochigi Prefecture People from Utsunomiya, Tochigi Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class