Bobby Watson - From the Heart

Title: From the Heart Artist: Bobby Watson Release Date: 2/19/2008 Re-Released On: 3/18/2008 Label: Palmetto Duration: 61:22 UPC: 753957213022 Genre: Jazz Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz Moods: Sophisticated, Cheerful, Confident, Earnest, Earthy, Elegant, Energetic, Freewheeling, Fun, Happy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Literate, Playful, Precious, Refined/Mannered, Relaxed, Rollicking, Rousing, Sentimental, Stately, Warm, Whimsical, Witty, Yearning, Carefree, Lively, Amiable/Good-Natured, Effervescent, Gritty, Passionate, Street-Smart Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Wilkes BBQ
2. Purple Flowers
3. Deep Pockets
4. Climbing the Stairs
5. Aye Carumba
6. For Milt
7. Peace, Love, And Carrots
8. Del Corazón
9. Timeless
10. From the Heart
11. Marcus Vein

Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD Palmetto 21302

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Bobby Watson credits Art Blakey with showing him the ropes through the apprentice system, which included recruiting up-and-coming musicians, giving them advice, plus encouraging the younger players to write charts and originals for the band. Watson's Live & Learn band is such a format, a successor to his earlier on-again, off-again Horizon, with one former member back in the fold in bassist Curtis Lundy. The alto saxophonist has changed the format slightly, expanding his quintet to add vibes, played ably by Warren Wolf, with pianist Harold O'Neal, trumpeter Leron Thomas, and drummer Quincy Davis all showing promising signs of players who are likely to make lasting impressions on the jazz scene. Watson contributed six originals, including the hip, tasty riff tune "Wilkes BBQ," the perky "Deep Pockets," and the humorous Latin-flavored post-bop "Aye Caramba." O'Neal contributed the richly textured ballad "Purple Flowers" and the intricate "Timeless," while Wolf penned the lush "For Milt" (which is likely for the late vibraphonist Milt Jackson). Thomas' "Marcus Vein" provides an intense cooker to wrap this outstanding session. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

Name Credits A.T. Michael MacDonald Mastering Bobby Ray Watson Liner Notes, Sax (Alto) Curtis Lundy Bass, Guitar (Bass) Harold O'Neal Piano Leron Thomas Trumpet Matt Balitsaris Audio Production, Producer Pat Rustici Associate Producer Quincy Davis Drums Terry Coen A&R Warren Wolf Piano