Doug Watkins
A very in-demand bassist for recording sessions (especially when Paul Chambers, his cousin by marriage, was not available), Doug Watkins was a basic soloist but a superb accompanist. After gaining experience as one of many very talented Detroit jazzmen in the local scene, touring with James Moody (1953) and playing with Barry Harris Trio, Watkins settled in New York in 1954. He was a member of the original version of the Jazz Messengers from 1955-1956, spent a year with Horace Silver Quintet, and then freelanced with a who's who of hard bop, including Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Gene Ammons, Art Farmer, Kenny Burrell, Phil Woods, and Hank Mobley, among many others. He was Charles Mingus' choice to play bass in his 1961 group when Mingus was temporarily specializing on piano. Tragically, a car accident ended his life at age 27. Doug Watkins led a session apiece for Transition (1960) and New Jazz (1960), playing some cello on the latter.
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Saxophone Colossus (Digitally Restored)
Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Max Roach
Jazz - Erschienen bei Finest Recordings am 22.02.2024
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Donald Byrd. Transition Sessions. Byrd's Eye View / Watkins at Large / Byrd Blows at Beacon Hill
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 21.08.2014
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Watkins At Large
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.01.1956
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Donald Byrd And Doug Watkins: The Transition Sessions (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.01.2002
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Soulnik
Jazz - Erschienen bei Must Be Heard Records am 20.12.2020
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Soulnik (2018 Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei AVID Jazz am 01.06.2018
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Wheelin' & Dealin'
Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 04.11.2022
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Level Of Emotion
Jazz - Erschienen bei the sound girly am 28.02.2015
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Freedom Loving
Jazz - Erschienen bei togethersound am 16.03.2017
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A Silver Cup
Jazz - Erschienen bei endless Loveers am 21.07.2019
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Nightingale
Jazz - Erschienen bei oldies and hits for future am 28.05.2019
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