Julius Watkins Sextet
| Julius Watkins Sextet | ||||
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| Studio album by Julius Watkins | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded |
August 8, 1954 and March 20, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:50 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Julius Watkins chronology | ||||
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Julius Watkins Sextet is a CD by horn player Julius Watkins featuring tracks recorded in 1954 and 1955 which were originally released as two 10 inch LPs (BLP 5053, 5064) on the Blue Note label.[1][2][3][4]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The French horn might be a difficult instrument, but Watkins played it with the warmth of a trombone and nearly the fluidity of a trumpet. All nine straight-ahead selections on his CD are group originals, with Duke Jordan's future standard "Jordu" being heard in one of its earliest versions. Overall, the music fits into the modern mainstream of the period. This early effort by Julius Watkins is easily recommended".[5]
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| Allmusic |   [5] |
Track listing
All compositions by Julius Watkins except as indicated
- "Linda Della" (George Butcher) - 5:18
- "Perpetuation" - 5:06
- "I Have Known" - 4:25
- "Leete" - 4:50
- "Garden Delights" - 4:43
- "Julie Ann" - 3:32
- "Sparkling Burgundy" - 4:15
- "B and B" - 4:57
- "Jordu" (Duke Jordan) - 4:44
Personnel
- Julius Watkins - French horn
- Frank Foster (tracks 1-4), Hank Mobley (tracks 5-7 & 9) - tenor saxophone
- George Butcher (tracks 1, 2 & 4), Duke Jordan (tracks 5-9) - piano
- Perry Lopez - guitar (tracks 1-4, 6, 8 & 9)
- Oscar Pettiford - bass
- Art Blakey (tracks 5-9), Kenny Clarke (tracks 1-4) - drums
References
- ↑ Julius Watkins discography accessed January 1, 2015
- ↑ "Blue Note Records sessionography 1953-1954"
- ↑ "Blue Note Records sessionography 1955-1956"
- ↑ Smith, P. G. Julius Watkins and the Evolution of the Jazz French Horn Genre accessed October 6, 2016
- 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed January 1, 2015
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