Jazz Articles about Harry Watters

About Harry Watters

Album Review

Harry Watters: Out Of A Dream - Love Songs

Read "Out Of A Dream - Love Songs" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
March 11, 2005

Harry Watters is a youthful slide trombonist who offers a welcome remembrance of the golden days of bebop and afterwards, when J.J. Johnson set the standards for the instrument. These nine tracks exhibit his impressive range and fleetness, and the listener will quickly think of the many qualified 'bone players who have been recording over the past few decades. His style lies closer to Bill Watrous and Steve Davis than Steve Turre.

Watters is a graduate of the ...

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Album Review

Harry Watters: Out of a Dream: Love Songs

Read "Out of a Dream: Love Songs" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
March 7, 2005

Released last month, just in time for Valentine's Day, Harry Watters' collection of love songs rings true and faithful to the cause. He improvises over each trusted melody and fashions its meaning to suit his needs.

A thorough background in both traditional and modern jazz has prepared the trombonist well. He served as graduate assistant to Professor Ellis Marsalis at the University of New Orleans, and he currently serves with both the Army Blues Jazz Ensemble and the ...