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| 1. | All Blues
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| 2. | God Bless The Child
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| 3. | Cry Me A River
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| 4. | Blue Monk
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| 5. | Funauta
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| 6. | Jammin
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| 7. | Please Send Me Someone To Love
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| 8. | Georgia On My Mind
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| 9. | Harlem Nocturne
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| 10. | Blues Kids
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| 11. | How Do You Keep The Music Playing
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| 12. | Velas Icadas
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| 13. | Pass The Gravy
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Jazz
Recorded at Private Island Studio, Hollywood on December 17 and 18, 2007
Plas Johnson (tenor sax)
Ernie Watts (alto sax,soprano sax,tenor sax)
Larry Nash (piano)
Stanley Gilbert (bass)
Gerryck King (drums)
Tony Drake (guitar)
From Japanese MOJO Records comes a bluesy CD by two veteran tenor saxphonists: Plas Johnson and Ernie Watts! In jazz, there is a tradition of "tenor sax battle" albums. While we sense a ceatain amount of friendly competition between the two masters, the overall mood on this groovy CD is one of mutual admiration and down-to-earth, blusy fun.
The two principals have such distinct tones and styles that one cannot make any mistake distinguishing the two: Johnson has a brawny tone and his style is more open and laid back whereas Watts has a more muscular tone and is more eloquent. What they have in common is plenty of soul and deep understanding of the blues.
The band consists of excellent West Coast musicians including the co-producer Stan Gilbert, pianist Larry Nash and guitarist Tony Drake who shines especially brightly with his impressive solos. There is nothing particularly novel in this disc, but the program contains R&B renditions of unexpected songs like "Cry Me A River," Japanese blues "Funauta," "Harlem Nocturne" and Ivan Lins' "Velas Icadas" in addition to straight-ahead blues numbers.
The listener can simply relax and revel in the individual and collective artistries of these master musicians. Recommended!
Produced by Makoto Kimata and Stan Gilbert.
Ernie Watts
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Oct 23, 1945 in Norfolk, VA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bossa Nova, Neo-Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Modal Music, Progressive Jazz
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 popR&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.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Plas Johnson
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jul 21, 1931 in Donaldsonville, LA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
Plas Johnson's seductive tenor sound has been utilized on many studio sessions, including -- most notably -- the Pink Panther film (1963). A more versatile player than one might think, Johnson sounds equally at home in blues, R&B-ish, and hard bop settings. He recorded a single in New Orleans (1950), moved to Los Angeles, and was quickly established as a popular studio musician. Johnson worked with Johnny Otis and Charles Brown, recorded dates as a leader for Tampa (1956-1957), Score, Capitol (1958-1960), Ava (1964), and Concord (1975-1976), worked with the Capp-Pierce Juggernaut, and toured with the Gene Harris Superband in 1990.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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