Jazz Articles about Watts, Christlieb and Woodard

Watts, Christlieb and Woodard: The Tenor Trio

by Ed Kopp
March 1, 1998

In his book Jazz For Beginners, Ron David says that nobody really loves jazz. “People love Miles or Dixieland or Free Jazz or Fusion or two, three or four of the above -- but nobody loves jazz. It's too varied."

Truer words were never written. I like to think of myself as a lover of all kinds of jazz, but when it really comes down to it, I prefer swing, bop, fusion, and anything that smacks of the blues. Sure ...