The Ernie Watts Quartet - Live (2005)
The Ernie Watts Quartet - Live (2005)
Video: NTSC, MPEG-2 at 5 499 Kbps, 720 x 480 (1.333) at 29.970 fps | Audio: AC-3 2 channels at 192 Kbps, 48.0 KHz
Genre: Jazz | Label: Quantum Leap | Copy: Untouched | Release Date: 25 July 2005 | Runtime: 59 min. | 3,86 GB (DVD5)
Video: NTSC, MPEG-2 at 5 499 Kbps, 720 x 480 (1.333) at 29.970 fps | Audio: AC-3 2 channels at 192 Kbps, 48.0 KHz
Genre: Jazz | Label: Quantum Leap | Copy: Untouched | Release Date: 25 July 2005 | Runtime: 59 min. | 3,86 GB (DVD5)
Through the 1970's and still today, Ernie Watts signature sound has found its way on to the recordings of music's biggest names, Watt's reed work can be heard on numerous classic recordings from artists such as: Arturo Sandoval, Sergio Mendez, Cannonball Adderley, Oliver Nelson, and Toots Thielmans to name but a few.His strengths however are much more ubiquitous than the jazz realm, having played on sessions for pop's most respected artists, namely, Quincy Jones, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Frank Zappa, Julio Inglesias, Joe Cocker, Bonnie Raitt and he joined The Rolling Stones on stage for their 1981 U.S. Tour.
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.
Tracklist:
1. Intro [:20]
2. No Doubt About It [7:13]
3. Bullet Train [9:05]
4. Urban Renewal [7:28]
5. Coffee Achievers [8:31]
6. Skylark [8:09]
7. Savage Bliss [9:13]
8. Looking Glass [8:23]
Extra:
- Biography
- Discography
- Web Links
Features:
- Interactive Menu
- Direct Scene Access
The Ernie Watts Quartet - Live (2005)
The Ernie Watts Quartet - Live (2005)
The Ernie Watts Quartet - Live (2005)
The Ernie Watts Quartet - Live (2005)
The Ernie Watts Quartet - Live (2005)
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