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Bobby Watson (23 Aug 1953 - )

Male Person - United States American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator

 Also known as (1)

Releases (18)

Official

Album

  1. Jewel 1983 (as The Bobby Watson Sextet)
  2. Appointment in Milano 1985
  3. Love Remains 13 Nov 1986
  4. No Question About It 1988 (as Bobby Watson & Horizon)
  5. The Year Of The Rabbit 1989
  6. The Inventor 1990 (as Bobby Watson & Horizon)
  7. Present Tense 14 Apr 1992
  8. Tailor Made 1993
  9. This Little Light Of Mine 1993
  10. Quiet as It's Kept 1999
  11. Live & Learn 2001
  12. From The Heart 2007
  13. Made In America 21 Apr 2017
  14. Keepin' It Real 26 Jun 2020
  15. Back Home in Kansas City 07 Oct 2022

Album - Live

  1. Advance 1985
  2. Midwest Shuffle 1994

Relationships (4)

Students

  1. Zack Albetta

Member Of

  1. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1977 - 1981)
  2. John Hicks Quartet alto saxophone
  3. Bobby Watson & Horizon alto saxophone

Recordings by (168)

  1. To See Her Face 5:30 (1983)
  2. Orange Blossom 10:37 (1983)
  3. Jewel 7:08 (1983)
  4. Karita 6:07 (1983)
  5. You're Lucky to Me 6:12 (1983)
  6. And Then Again 8:07 (1983)
  7. But Not for Me 10:15 (1985)
  8. 'Round Midnight 7:57 (1985)
  9. E.T.A. 7:32 (1985)
  10. Appointment in Milano 9:57 (1985)
  11. Ballando (Dancing) 7:57 (1985)
  12. If Bird Could See Me Now 3:30 (1985)
  13. Watson's Blues 6:21 (1985)
  14. (I'm) Always Missing You 7:58 (1985)
  15. Funcalypso 7:13 (1985)
  16. The Mystery of Ebop 9:09 (13 Nov 1986)
  17. Love Remains 9:25 (13 Nov 1986)
  18. Blues for Alto 6:09 (13 Nov 1986)
  19. Ode for Aaron 3:39 (13 Nov 1986)
  20. Dark Days (for Nelson Mandela) 6:25 (13 Nov 1986)
  21. Sho Thang 4:51 (13 Nov 1986)
  22. The Love We Had Yesterday 5:58 (13 Nov 1986)
  23. Round Trip 7:08 (1987)
  24. There Is No Greater Love 7:11 (1987)
  25. Blue In Green 6:10 (1987)
  26. Sweet Dreams 7:40 (1987)
  27. Ceora 7:32 (1987)
  28. All The Things Of Jo Maka 5:55 (1987)
  29. Country Corn Flakes 6:24 (1988)
  30. Forty Acres and a Mule 5:43 (1988)
  31. What Can I Do for You 7:22 (1988)
  32. Blood Count 4:13 (1988)
  33. No Question About It 4:52 (1988)
  34. Moonrise 8:26 (1988)
  35. The Jeep Is Jumpin' 8:07 (1989)
  36. Good Queen Bess 4:56 (1989)
  37. Things Ain't What They Used to Be 4:47 (1989)
  38. Squatty Roo 2:01 (1989)
  39. Isfahan 4:03 (1989)
  40. Jeep's Blues 7:26 (1989)
  41. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing 3:34 (1989)
  42. Honey Bunny 8:16 (1989)
  43. Daydream 3:37 (1989)
  44. Present Tense 9:03 (14 Apr 1992)
  45. Beam Me Up 6:08 (14 Apr 1992)
  46. Monk He See, Monk He Do 6:35 (14 Apr 1992)
  47. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 5:40 (14 Apr 1992)
  48. Hey Now 7:14 (14 Apr 1992)
  49. Minority 4:39 (14 Apr 1992)
  50. Bush Song 7:34 (14 Apr 1992)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Ballad to Max 5:28 Maynard Ferguson (1970) baritone saxophone
  2. MacArthur Park 10:00 Maynard Ferguson (1970) baritone saxophone
  3. Chala Nata 7:52 Maynard Ferguson (1970) baritone saxophone
  4. Eli's Comin' 5:22 Maynard Ferguson (1970) baritone saxophone
  5. If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind 4:15 Maynard Ferguson (1970) baritone saxophone
  6. L-Dopa 12:18 Maynard Ferguson (1970) baritone saxophone
  7. Malibu 4:41 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1977) alto saxophone
  8. Gypsy Folk Tales 7:34 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1977) alto saxophone
  9. Cami 6:55 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1977) alto saxophone
  10. Miwako 4:27 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1977) alto saxophone
  11. Time Will Tell 6:57 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1977) alto saxophone
  12. Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady 7:53 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1977) alto saxophone
  13. Hawkman 10:29 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1977) alto saxophone
  14. Jodi 10:14 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1977) alto saxophone
  15. Stairway to the Stars 6:50 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1981) alto saxophone
  16. Linwood 7:45 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1981) alto saxophone
  17. Minor Thesis 13:42 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1981) alto saxophone
  18. Bit a Bittadose 6:00 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1981) alto saxophone
  19. A Wheel Within a Wheel 7:50 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1981) alto saxophone
  20. Pointilistic Groove 12:40 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1984) alto saxophone
  21. Anthropology 10:00 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1984) alto saxophone
  22. Love for Sale 4:33 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1984) alto saxophone
  23. The Curious Child 6:08 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1984) alto saxophone
  24. Still 6:32 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1984) alto saxophone
  25. One Chance at Life 2:56 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1984) alto saxophone
  26. Bigfoot 6:05 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1984) alto saxophone
  27. 'Round Midnight 7:57 Bobby Watson (1985) alto saxophone
  28. T.P.T. ?:?? 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1985) alto saxophone
  29. K.C.Q. ?:?? 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1985) alto saxophone
  30. Lafiya ?:?? 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1985) alto saxophone
  31. Watch Your Step ?:?? 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1985) alto saxophone
  32. Hotel de Funk ?:?? 29th Street Saxophone Quartet (1985) alto saxophone
  33. But Not for Me 10:15 Bobby Watson (1985) alto saxophone
  34. E.T.A. 7:32 Bobby Watson (1985) alto saxophone
  35. Blues for Alto 6:09 Bobby Watson (13 Nov 1986) alto saxophone
  36. Love Remains 9:25 Bobby Watson (13 Nov 1986) alto saxophone

Produced

  1. To See Her Face 5:30 Bobby Watson (1983)
  2. Jewel 7:08 Bobby Watson (1983)
  3. And Then Again 8:07 Bobby Watson (1983)
  4. You're Lucky to Me 6:12 Bobby Watson (1983)
  5. Orange Blossom 10:37 Bobby Watson (1983)
  6. Karita 6:07 Bobby Watson (1983)
  7. Funcalypso 7:13 Bobby Watson (1985)
  8. Appointment in Milano 9:57 Bobby Watson (1985)
  9. Watson's Blues 6:21 Bobby Watson (1985)
  10. (I'm) Always Missing You 7:58 Bobby Watson (1985)
  11. If Bird Could See Me Now 3:30 Bobby Watson (1985)
  12. Ballando (Dancing) 7:57 Bobby Watson (1985)
  13. The Mystery of Ebop 9:09 Bobby Watson (13 Nov 1986)
  14. Blues for Alto 6:09 Bobby Watson (13 Nov 1986)

Credited as (29)

  1. Bobby Watson
  2. Bob Belden, Phil Perry & Bobby Watson
  3. Bobby Watson & Jack Walrath
  4. Lester Bowie, Craig Handy, Philip Harper, Billy Higgins, Steve Kroon, Cedar Walton, Peter Washington, and Bobby Watson
  5. James Williams / Bobby Watson
  6. Bobby Watson & Horizon
  7. Bobby Watson & Open Form Trio
  8. The Bobby Watson Sextet
  9. Philip Bailey, Billy Childs, Roy Hargrove, Bobby Watson, Tony Williams
  10. Bobby Watson & Curtis Lundy
  11. Jamie Cullum, Ben Williams, Bobby Watson, Brian Blade & Till Brönner
  12. Hugh Masekela, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kendrick Scott, Kristen Bowers, Lee Ritenour, Till Brönner, Bobby Watson, John McLaughlin & Marcus Miller
  13. Hugh Masekela, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kendrick Scott, Kris Bowers, Lee Ritenour, Till Brönner, Bobby Watson, John McLaughlin & Marcus Miller
  14. John Hicks Quartet featuring Bobby Watson
  15. Bobby Watson & The "I Have a Dream" Project
  16. Cornelius Claudio Kreusch feat. Bobby Watson & Ron Blake
  17. Bobby Watson & The Horizon Quintet
  18. John Benitez, Will Calhoun, Orrin Evans, Terell Stafford, Bobby Watson
  19. Klaus Ignatzek Group Featuring Bobby Watson
  20. Mark Kleinhaut Trio with Bobby Watson
  21. Kenny Barron, Jerry Bergonzi, Bobby Watson, David Finck & Victor Lewis
  22. Bobby Watson & Carmen Lundy
  23. Dino Plasmati & LJP Bigband feat. Bobby Watson
  24. Dino Plasmati & LJP Bigband feat. Bobby Watson, Claudio Chiarelli, Nico Marziliano &
  25. Dino Plasmati & LJP Bigband feat. Bobby Watson, Franco Angiulo & Angelo Manicone
  26. Dino Plasmati & LJP Bigband feat. Bobby Watson & Nico Marziliano
  27. Dino Plasmati & LJP Bigband feat. Bobby Watson, Marco Sinno & Claudio Chiarelli
  28. Danny Gatton, Bobby Watson, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Franck Amsallem, Charles Fambrough & Yuron Israel
  29. Benjamin Koppel & Bobby Watson

Works (42)

Wrote

  1. Heaven

Composed

  1. The Curious Child
  2. Hawk Man
  3. Catch Me If You Can (Jazz Mambo)
  4. Tudo Bem (All Is Okay)
  5. Conservation
  6. T.P. Call Home (Afro Brazilian)
  7. As Quiet as It's Kept
  8. The Mystery of Ebop
  9. Old Time Ways
  10. Free Yourself
  11. The Things You Do (Jazz Mambo)
  12. What's Next
  13. Lafiya
  14. One Chance at Life
  15. K.C.Q.
  16. The Long Way Home
  17. Deep Pockets
  18. Wheel Within a Wheel
  19. On the One
  20. To See Her Face
  21. Karita
  22. Jewel
  23. Beatitudes
  24. Time Will Tell
  25. E.T.A.
  26. Someday Soon
  27. Love Remains
  28. Blues for Alto
  29. Ode for Aaron
  30. Dark Days (For Nelson Mandela)
  31. Sweet Dreams
  32. Check Cashing Day (For Ms. Trudy)
  33. At the Crossroads
  34. Black Is Back
  35. A Blues of Hope
  36. Forty Acres and a Mule
  37. Dark Days
  38. Progress
  39. Black Is Back (reprise)
  40. The Triad (Martin, Malcom, Ghandi)
  41. My Song

Links (12)

Official Homepages

  1. http://bobbywatson.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13925553q
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134551508
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91070103
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91070103

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/208093

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Watson

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/293253

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000765494

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/66653936

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q729085

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bobby_Watson_photo.jpg