Kazumi Watanabe's Mudari - Spirit Of Song features Hopps as a co-leader.
The first line-up of Steps in the period 1979-1981, as can be read on the live album Smokin' in the Pit, consisted of Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Steve Gadd (drums), Eddie Gomez (bass), Don Grolnick (piano), Mike Mainieri (vibraphone), and special guest Kazumi Watanabe (guitar).
Sadao Watanabe | Watanabe Entertainment | Sadao Watanabe (musician) | Shinichi Watanabe | Kazumi Watanabe | Ken Watanabe | Takeo Watanabe | Hiroshi Watanabe | Akio Watanabe | Yuuya Watanabe | Watanabe Tokutarō | Watanabe Productions | Shunsuke Watanabe | Osamu Watanabe | Mamoru Watanabe | Makoto Sei Watanabe | Kazumi Watanabe (sport shooter) | Kazumi Onishi | Katsuaki Watanabe |
Petr Hrdlička and Kazumi Watanabe both hit 219 of the 225 targets, with Hrdlicka winning the gold medal shoot-off.