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Jeff "Tain" Watts: Detained at the Blue Note

Read "Detained at the Blue Note" reviewed by Russ Musto

by Russ Musto
December 22, 2004

On Detained at the Blue Note , Jeff “Tain" Watts' first live outing as a leader, the effusive drummer lets loose with one of the most unrestrained performances he's ever released. Watts' uninhibited style of drumming is best heard in the intimate club setting in which this disc was recorded. The outgoing Tain is inspired by ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Half Note Records: Elvin Jones and Jeff "Tain" Watts

by Mark F. Turner
October 14, 2004

Two outstanding live recordings by two dynamic drummers. Elvin Jones Jazz Machine The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note Half Note Records 2004 The spirit of the esteemed and beloved drummer Elvin Jones will continue in the hearts of fans and musicians in spite of his untimely death in ...

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Jeff "Tain" Watts: Detained at the Blue Note

Read "Detained at the Blue Note" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
October 12, 2004

From drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts' introduction to the live recording Detained at the Blue Note --"Hey everybody, it's Saturday, let's get loose !"--you know this is going to be a fun event. With a group that includes the ubiquitous pianist Dave Kikoski, bassist Eric Revis, who works with Watts in Branford Marsalis' band, guitarist Dave Gilmore ...

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Jeff "Tain" Watts: Megawatts

Read "Megawatts" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

by Terrell Kent Holmes
May 23, 2004

These days, the appearance of a “lost" jazz disc usually means that an old disc is being reissued with perhaps a few alternate takes and new artwork. It's rare when a work appears that is not only brand new but exciting. Such is the case with Megawatts, the first recording as a leader by drummer Jeff ...

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Article: Interview

Jeff "Tain" Watts: Moods and Melodies of a Drummer

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

Jeff “Tain" Watts is a workingman's drummer. Look around and you find him everywhere. Gigging with Branford Marsalis. Yeah, he did the Wynton thing for a bunch of years. The ill-fated “Tonight Show" band when Jay Leno first took over for Johnny Carson. Look at your CDs. You'll find him. With Michael Brecker, Ravi Coltrane, Kenny ...

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Jeff "Tain" Watts: Megawatts

Read "Megawatts" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
March 8, 2004

Megawatts has had a somewhat chequered past. Originally recorded in 1991, contractual difficulties made it necessary to release the record without Jeff “Tain" Watts’ name on the marquee. Consequently, the album never received the attention it deserved, and this is a shame because aside from being Watts’ first album as a leader, it represents one of ...

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Article: Live Review

Jeff "Tain" Watts Quintet

by David Adler
March 8, 2004

Jeff “Tain" Watts Quintet The Iridium January 19, 2000Trombonist Conrad Herwig was on to something when he recruited the bass/drum team of James Genus and Jeff “Tain" Watts for his latest Criss Cross release, Osteology. The same pair takes the stage for Tain's week-long stint at New York's Iridium jazz club from January 19th through ...

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Citizen Tain

By Jeff Tain Watts

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Impaler; Muphkin Man; Attainment; Pools of Amber; Blutain, Jr.; Wry Koln; MLK Shake-Up Call; Paen; Sigmund Groid; Trieste; Blutain's Big Adventure.

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Jeff "Tain" Watts: Citizen Tain

Read "Citizen Tain" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
January 20, 2003

As one of the most visible drummers of his generation, Tonight Show rhythm man Jeff “Tain" Watts was not going to bring his own compositions out with just anyone! So, he joined forces with old band mate (and Leno connector) Branford Marsalis (who also produced the album). Watts also reunited the sax-y Marsalis with his horn- ...

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Bar Talk

By Jeff Tain Watts

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. JC is The Man (Part 1) (4:19) 2. Vodville (8:35) 3. Stevie in Rio (5:47) 4. Mr. JJ (9:51) 5. Side B (6:05) 6. Kiss (8:14) 7. JC is The Man (Part 2) (5:07) 8. Laughin' & Talkin'- w Higg (5:28) 9. Tonality of Atonement (8:03) 10. ...Like The Rose (8:42)