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Live and Learn

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Stanky P; Faith In Action; We Fall Down; Thank You; Why Not; Live & Learn; River Jordan; Postlude; Landmarks Lost; I've Gotta Be Me. (Total Time: 52.34).

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Bobby Watson: Live & Learn

Read "Live & Learn" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
August 21, 2002

Alto and soprano saxophonist Bobby Watson’s Live & Learn (Palmetto) is a well-produced recording that speaks to diverse audiences while avoiding condescension and compromise. The tracks are short (only one over seven minutes), relatively easy to digest, and the solos by Watson, pianist Orrin Evans, and guitarist Gregg Skaff do not approach marathon length. Three cuts—“We ...

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Bobby Watson: Live & Learn

Read "Live & Learn" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
August 2, 2002

Alto saxophonist Bobby Watson first gained prominence during his tenure with Art Blakey’s “Jazz Messengers.” In addition, the artist served as Blakey’s musical director, while quickly establishing himself as one of the premiere altoists in modern jazz. Further substantiated by a few brilliant, early-mid 90’s outings featuring his “Horizon,” outfit and his work for the Italy ...

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Bobby Watson: Live and Learn

Read "Live and Learn" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
June 14, 2002

The finest alto saxophonist alive?? Alto saxophonist Bobby Watson scored an appointment as The William and Mary Grant/Missouri Professor of Jazz endowed chair at the University of Missouri, Kansas City Conservatory of Music. He released a recording on City Light Records ( Old Friends--New Point ) and now he debuts on Palmetto with a new quintet ...

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Live at "Someday" in Tokyo

By Bobby Watson

Label: Red Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Dual Conversation; Ms B.C.; Karita; Long Way Home; Unfold; In Case You Missed It

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Tokyo Leaders Big Band Live At Someday In Tokyo

By Bobby Watson

Label: Red Records
Released: 2001

Album

In the Groove

By Bobby Watson

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2001

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Bobby Watson And Tailor Made: Tokyo Leaders Big Band Live At Someday In Tokyo

by John Killoch
October 1, 2001

I believe it was at the Monterey Jazz Festival some years ago, when a Japanese Big Band exploded on the scene. A comment was posted somewhere " My God they are doing to our music what they did to our cars". The impact was great, around that time, some wonderful Japanese big bands assaulted ...

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Meet Duane Eubanks

by AAJ Staff
July 1, 2001

Duane Eubanks is the youngest practicing member of yet another one of jazz's famous families, the Eubanks. In fact, the Eubanks family's immersion in music began with Duane's maternal grandmother, who passed on the tradition to Duane's mother, Vera, and to Duane's uncles, Ray and Tommy Bryant. Vera still performs in Philadelphia, and one ...

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Bobby Watson: Live at "Someday" in Tokyo

by Dave Nathan
February 1, 2001

Japanese musicians. It's nice to report that not only was this a good idea, but so was the outcome. This is an exciting session that will keep your toe tapping and heart thumping throughout the entire 70 minutes of music. All but one of the compositions are by Bobby Watson--"Ms. B.C." was written by Pamela Watson--- ...