Teruo Nakamura, multiple albums (Unicorn, Rising Sun, Superfriends, Wind Smile and Manhattan, Carnegie Hall, Big Apple, Route 80)

Japanese jazz bassist and record producer, born March 3, 1942 in Tokyo.

Move to New York in 1964 and studied double bass with Reggie Workman, formed the Rising Sun Band, worked mainly as record producer in the 1980s.

Another guy who was perhaps way too prolific for his own good, he made a few albums under his own moniker and a few with the Teruo Nakamura Rising Sun Band.

I love the Sequoia Forest composition:

I know that all in all, others will enjoy this more than me.

Romantic Warrior's Planet by request

 

After the first ST album named of course after Return to Forever's opus, and posted here, they seem to have lost their way in my opinion with digital keys and drums, electronic, ethnic and new age importations in the second and third albums. Others will surely disagree though.  I guess it's important for everyone to feel they've completed the discography, which can be found here.

An example of the older guitar-based style (as on the ST) is Savannah Talk:

While the electronic digitalese is featured on tracks like this one, Reflexion au jour (note the digital harp):

Parker MacDonnell in two albums (Home to the Heart, Looking for You), by request

Slightly countryish SSW material from the early 80s.  Title songs of the two:

Btw the artist included extensive 'liner notes' describing both his musical career and the inspirations for all the songs, I found these quite interesting to read while listening.

Paradise (USA, 1980), by request

 

Some pleasant AOR / Xian light or soft soul rock with vocals of course, sample song, It's Up to You:

Sadao Watanabe, some fusion albums (1976 Recital, 1977 Autumn Blow, 1977 My Dear Life, 1977 Hunt Up Wind, 1978 California Shower, 1979 Morning Island, 1981 Orange Express, 1985 Tokyo Dating)

 

Obviously not to be confused with the other Watanabe, Kazumi. From discogs:

Born: 1st February 1933 in Tochigi Prefecture.

Renowned Japanese jazz musician playing alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone and flute is one of the pioneers of "Jap Jazz". Moved to Tokyo after graduating from high school and then, in 1962, moved to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music. He has released more than 50 albums and is also recognised as a talented photographer having produced six publications of his work.

This music is smooth in its commercial fusion, there are very few tracks worth hearing, at least in my opinion, making up for that is the fact he was unbelievably prolific in the late 70s era.  Nonetheless, the beauty shines through brightly in a track such as Inner Embrace from the Autumn Blow album, 1977:

From California Shower, 1979, another super-smooth fusion song, Turning Pages of Wind: