Home » Jazz Articles » Radio & Podcasts » It Only Takes One Note

1

It Only Takes One Note

Click the play button to listen

The celebrated jazz masters all had a distinctive sound. Ernie Watts, Phil Woods, Holly Hofmann, Harry "Sweets" Edison, and others offer their thoughts on how to develop your own audio trademark.

Monk Rowe FOLLOW Monk Rowe and get notified whenever a new article published.
Monk Rowe weaves a robust career as a performer, educator and composer.


About Ernie Watts

Tags


PREVIOUS / NEXT



Ernie Watts Concerts


Become a Sustaining Member

Get the Jazz Near You newsletter

Since 1995, All About Jazz has championed jazz as an art form and supported the musicians who create it. Over three decades, it has grown into one of the world's leading jazz resources, serving hundreds of thousands of readers, musicians, presenters and industry professionals each month.

Help Build the Future of All About Jazz

Your support helps us continue building All About Jazz for the next generation—expanding our editorial coverage, preserving jazz history, developing new community features and creating better ways to discover the music and the people behind it.

Become a sustaining member for as little as $20 per year and you'll immediately enjoy an ad-free experience along with access to subscriber features and future articles for a full year.

Together, we're not simply sustaining All About Jazz—we're building its future. Thank you for being part of the journey.

Near

Radio & Podcasts

THE MYSTERY OF ARTIE SHAW
with Larry Slater
Chapter 11: The End Of The Beginning
JAZZ CONNECTIONS
with Larry Slater
South Africa's Legendary Jazz Musicians
COSMIC JAZZ
with Neil MacRae
Coltrane III
LIVE AT THE BOP STOP
with Daniel Peck
Jonah Ferguson


Tune in daily to hear the internet's top jazz programs including Mondo Jazz, Jazz Bastard, The Tonearm, Liner Notes, World of Jazz, Allston Boylston, One Man's Jazz, The Outer View, Neon Jazz, A Broad Spectrum, Bitches Brew and more. View our program schedule and check this week's JazzWeek Radio Chart.

Popular

Read John Scofield: Meant To Be
Reanimating Conversations Past
John Scofield: Meant To Be
Read Franc Williams: Live From The West End

HIDDEN GEMS

Jazz article: 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival: All Free, All Jazz
Jazz article: Meet Andy Bey
Interview
Meet Andy Bey
Jazz article: Simona Smirnova: Cultivating Timelessness
Jazz article: Take Five with Composer Gabriel Judet-Weinshel

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletters highlight our top stories, top album reviews, website news, free songs, radio & podcast shows, news, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.