Julius Watkins Sextet • New Faces – New Sounds

 

Biography
by Scott Yanow
Julius Watkins was virtually the father of the jazz French horn. He started playing French horn at the age of nine, although he worked with the Ernie Fields orchestra on trumpet (1943-1946). In the late '40s, he took some French horn solos on records by Kenny Clarke and Babs Gonzales, and spent 1949 as a member of the Milt Buckner big band. After three years of study at the Manhattan School of Music, Watkins started appearing on small-group dates including a pair of notable sessions led by Thelonious Monk in 1953-1954. He co-led les Jazz Modes with Charlie Rouse in 1956-1959; toured with Quincy Jones' big band (1959-1961); did plenty of studio work (including the Miles Davis-Gil Evans collaborations); and recorded with Charles Mingus (in 1965 and 1971), Freddie Hubbard, John Coltrane (the Africa sessions), and the Jazz Composer's Orchestra, among many others.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/julius-watkins-mn0000836429/biography

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Biografía
por Scott Yanow
Julius Watkins fue prácticamente el padre de la trompa de jazz. Empezó a tocar la trompa a los nueve años, aunque trabajó con la orquesta de Ernie Fields como trompeta (1943-1946). A finales de los años 40, hizo algunos solos de trompa en discos de Kenny Clarke y Babs Gonzales, y pasó 1949 como miembro de la big band de Milt Buckner. Después de tres años de estudio en la Manhattan School of Music, Watkins comenzó a aparecer en fechas de grupos pequeños, incluyendo un par de sesiones notables dirigidas por Thelonious Monk en 1953-1954. Dirigió les Jazz Modes con Charlie Rouse en 1956-1959; realizó giras con la big band de Quincy Jones (1959-1961); hizo muchos trabajos de estudio (incluidas las colaboraciones entre Miles Davis y Gil Evans); y grabó con Charles Mingus (en 1965 y 1971), Freddie Hubbard, John Coltrane (las sesiones de África) y la Jazz Composer's Orchestra, entre muchos otros.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/julius-watkins-mn0000836429/biography

Tracks:
A1 - Linda Delia
A2 - Perpetuation
B1 - I Have Known
B2 - Leete

    
Credits:
    Bass – Oscar Pettiford
    Drums – Kenny Clarke
    French Horn – Julius Watkins
    Guitar – Perry Lopez
    Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
    Photography By, Design [Cover] – Bill Hughes 

    Piano – George Butcher
    Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster

Recorded August 8, 1954.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder

Label: Blue Note – BLP 5053
Series: Modern Jazz Series
Released: 1954
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/7631835-Julius-Watkins-Sextet-New-Faces-New-Sounds

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