Ernie Watts
Because he was involved in many commercial recording projects from the mid-'70s through the early '80s and on an occasional basis ever since, some observers wrote Ernie Watts off prematurely as a pop/R&B tenorman. Actually, Watts' main hero has always been John Coltrane, and his later work reveals him to be an intense and masterful jazz improviser who has developed his own sheets-of-sound approach along with a distinctive and soulful sound. After attending Berklee, he had an important stint with Buddy Rich's big band (1966-1968) before moving to Los Angeles. Watts worked in the big bands of Oliver Nelson and Gerald Wilson, recorded with Jean-Luc Ponty in 1969, and became a staff musician for NBC, performing with the Tonight Show Band on a regular basis. His own records of the 1970s and early '80s were generally pop-ish (1982's Chariots of Fire was a big seller), and Watts played frequently with Lee Ritenour and Stanley Clarke, in addition to recording with Cannonball Adderley (one of his idols) in 1972. However, Ernie Watts' work became much more interesting from a jazz standpoint starting in the mid-'80s when he joined Charlie Haden's Quartet West and started recording no-nonsense quartet dates for JVC. Ernie Watts has developed into one of the most powerful of tenormen with complete control over his horn and the ability to bring intensity and passion (plus taste) to any musical situation.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Classic Moods
Jazz - Released by Flying Dolphin Records on 21 apr. 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Unity
Moderne jazz - Released by Flying Dolphin Records on 1 jan. 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Analog Man
Bebop - Released by Flying Dolphin Records on 1 jan. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Musician
Jazz - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 jan. 1985
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
FOUR plus FOUR
Jazz - Released by Flying Dolphin Records on 15 dec. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic IX: Pannonica (Live) (Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic IX)
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic, Iiro Rantala, Ernie Watts, Charenee Wade, Angelika Niescier, Dan Berglund
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 14 jun. 2019
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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The Long Road Home
Bebop - Released by Flying Dolphin Records on 1 jan. 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sanctuary
Jazz - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 18 sep. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Canossa
Jasper Van'T Hof, Ernie Watts, Bo Stief
Jazz - Released by intuition on 17 jul. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Ernie Watts Quartet ALIVE
Bebop - Released by Flying Dolphin on 1 jan. 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bumpin' In the Basement
Jazz - Released by Rhombus Records on 22 jul. 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Four Days
Kerem Görsev Trio, Ernie Watts, Kerem Gorsev, Ferit Odman, Kağan Yıldız
Jazz - Released by Poll Production on 15 okt. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Emirgan
Ernie Watts, Kerem Görsev Trio
Jazz - Released by Poll Production on 3 nov. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Meeting Point
Klaus-Peter Schopfer, Ernie Watts
Lounge - Released by Intersound on 30 sep. 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hold on Me (Remastered)
Klaus-Peter Schopfer, Ernie Watts
Lounge - Released by Intersound on 27 dec. 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo