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Heath Watts
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Heath Watts is a soprano saxophonist living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who specializes in free improvisation and free jazz. He has released two albums on Leo Records, Bright Yellow With Bass with bassist Blue Armstrong in 2017, and Breathe If You Can with drummer Dan Pell in 2008. Roeba Records released Philadelphia Company #1 in 2007 with Watts, drummer Dan Pell, and guitarist Barry Chabala. He has also self-released the album 2x with pianist Alexandra Swaney in 2007. Heath enjoys the duo format because of the intimacy of the interaction duos offer, but he also enjoys solo and larger group improvisation. A soprano saxophone specialist, Heath includes Steve Lacy, John Coltrane, Evan Parker, David Liebman, and Lol Coxhill among his major influences
Bright Yellow with Bass
By Heath Watts
Label: Leo Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Adhocery; The Other and the Same; Assits; From One Extreme to Unspecified;
Every Other One Is Every Bit Other; On the Outside from Within; Moment of
Asking; Inverted Commas; Non- Standard Issue; Doubly Singular.
Heath Watts: Bright Yellow with Bass
by John Sharpe
Musicians gravitate towards the sprawling conurbations like New York and Chicago because of the potential for exposure, the pool of talented collaborators and the sheer pull of tradition. But if ever proof were needed that excellent music thrives outside of the these febrile centers, then it can be found on Bright Yellow With Bass. Soprano saxophonist ...
Heath Watts - Blue Armstrong: Bright Yellow with Bass
by Glenn Astarita
The musicians underscore the tone of this program by citing a quote from renowned artist Wassily Kandinsky: “The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble." But of course, the interpretations are decided by the listening audience, ...
Breathe If You Can
By Heath Watts
Label: Leo Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Letters; Work; 4; People; On and Off; Crutches; However; Love; Rules.
Heath Watts - Dan Pell: Breathe If You Can
by AAJ Italy Staff
NODOT (Non-Objective Dinamically Ordered Tones) è l’acronimo con il quale il sassofonista Heath Watts ama definire il proprio modo di improvvisare, e quindi il proprio pensiero musicale. Musica che, come sostenevano artisti visuali quali Kandinsky e Picasso in riferimento all’arte in generale, non deve essere una rappresentazione del reale così come lo si percepisce fisicamente, bensì ...
Heath Watts and Dan Pell: Breathe If You Can
by Glenn Astarita
Philadelphia residents, soprano saxophonist Heath Watts and drummer Dan Pell, improvise with relentless passion here. But they uncannily combine a tight-knit vibe while simultaneously expanding their repertoire via an angular, intuitive and muscular gait. Inspired by visual artists such as Kandinsky and Picasso, the saxophonist coins his methodology, NODOT (Non-Objective Dynamically Ordered Tones). With their inaugural ...
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