Biography by Scott Yanow
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.
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Biografía de Scott Yanow
Debido a que estuvo involucrado en muchos proyectos de grabación comercial desde mediados de los 70 hasta principios de los 80 y de manera ocasional desde entonces, algunos observadores descartaron prematuramente a Ernie Watts como un tenor pop/R&B. En realidad, el héroe principal de Watts siempre ha sido John Coltrane, y su trabajo posterior lo revela como un improvisador de jazz intenso y magistral que ha desarrollado su propio enfoque de hojas de sonido junto con un sonido distintivo y conmovedor. Tras asistir a Berklee, tuvo un paso importante por la big band de Buddy Rich (1966-1968) antes de trasladarse a Los Ángeles. Watts trabajó en las grandes bandas de Oliver Nelson y Gerald Wilson, grabó con Jean-Luc Ponty en 1969 y se convirtió en músico de plantilla de NBC, actuando con Tonight Show Band de forma regular. Sus propios discos de los años 1970 y principios de los 80 eran generalmente pop (Chariots of Fire de 1982 fue un gran éxito de ventas), y Watts tocaba frecuentemente con Lee Ritenour y Stanley Clarke, además de grabar con Cannonball Adderley (uno de sus ídolos). en 1972. Sin embargo, el trabajo de Ernie Watts se volvió mucho más interesante desde el punto de vista del jazz a partir de mediados de los 80, cuando se unió al Quartet West de Charlie Haden y comenzó a grabar fechas sensatas de cuarteto para JVC. Ernie Watts se ha convertido en uno de los tenormen más poderosos, con control total sobre su trompeta y la capacidad de aportar intensidad y pasión (además de gusto) a cualquier situación musical.
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