Ernie Watts
- Genres:
- International, Jazz
- Meta styles:
- Big Band/Swing, Brazilian Traditions, Fusion, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Latin Jazz/World Fusion
- Styles:
- Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Modal Music, Neo-Bop, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz, World Fusion
Ernie Watts falls into that hallowed category of a musician's musician. Born Ernest James Watts on October 23, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia, he is an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician. He plays saxophone (tenor, alto and soprano) and flute. He's probably best known for his work with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and his Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist. He has also toured with the Rolling Stones, joining them on their 1981 tour.
He began playing saxophone at thirteen and later attended the Berklee College of Music on a scholarship. He toured with Buddy Rich in the mid-1960s and visited Africa with Oliver Nelson's group. He began working with Haden in the 1980s and won Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist.
He has recorded several CDs as leader of his own quartet, among them being Classic Mood, Reaching Up, Spirit Song and The Long Road Home.
He is an electrifying performer and a complete master of his instrument.
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To The Point
- Year:
- 2008
- Tracks:
- 10
- Bitrate:
- 175 kbps
Analog Man
- Year:
- 2006
- Tracks:
- 9
- Bitrate:
- 320 kbps
Afoxé (With Gilberto Gil)
- Year:
- 2005
- Tracks:
- 12
- Bitrate:
- 320 kbps
Reflections
- Year:
- 2005
- Tracks:
- 10
- Bitrate:
- 192 kbps
Spirit Song
- Year:
- 2005
- Tracks:
- 9
- Bitrate:
- 320 kbps
Ernie Watts Quartet ALIVE
- Year:
- 2004
- Tracks:
- 6
- Bitrate:
- 184 kbps
The Ernie Watts Quartet
- Year:
- 2001
- Tracks:
- 8
- Bitrate:
- 320 kbps
Classic Moods
- Year:
- 1998
- Tracks:
- 10
- Bitrate:
- 320 kbps
The Long Road Home
- Year:
- 1996
- Tracks:
- 9
- Bitrate:
- 320 kbps
Unity
- Year:
- 1995
- Tracks:
- 12
- Bitrate:
- 320 kbps
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