Portraits and Dedications

Peter Leitch

Release date: 1988

  1. Pepper
  2. Visage De Cathryn
  3. Modes For Wood
  4. Warm Valley
  5. Colorado
  6. Portrait Of Sylvia
  7. The Winter Of My Discontent
  8. A Blues For ‘Nita
  9. The Bulldog
  10. Shades Of Stein

Marvin “Smitty” Smith – Drums | James Williams – Piano | Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone | Peter Leitch – Guitar | Ray Drummond – Bass | Jed Levy – Flute

Naima’s Love Song

John Hicks Quartet featuring Bobby Watson

Release date:

  1. Elementary My Dear Watson
  2. Someday Soon
  3. Soul Eyes
  4. On the One
  5. Pent-Up House
  6. Naima’s Love Song

John Hicks – Piano | Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone | Victor Lewis – Drums | Curtis Lundy – Bass

Ephitaph

Gunther Schuller/Mingus

Release date: 1989

DISC 1:

  1. Main Score (Part 1)
  2. Percussion Discussion
  3. Main Score (Part 2)
  4. Started Melody
  5. Better Get It In Your Soul
  6. Soul, The
  7. Moods In Mambo
  8. Self Portrait / Chill Of Death
  9. O. P. (Oscar Pettiford)
  10. Please Don’t Come Back From The Moon

DISC 2:

  1. Monk, Bunk & Vice Versa (Osmotin’)
  2. Peggy’s Blue Skylight
  3. Wolverine Blues
  4. Children’s Hour Of Dream, The
  5. Ballad (In Other Words, I Am Three)
  6. Freedom
  7. Interlude (The Underdog Rising)
  8. Noon Night
  9. Main Score (Reprise)

No personnel available

Live Session Vol 2

Steve Nelson Quintet

Release date: 1989

  1. The Song Is You
  2. I Can’t Get Started
  3. Sweet And Lovely
  4. Quartet Piece
  5. This Time The Dream On Me
  6. Bonus Track 1

Victor Lewis – Drums | Steve Nelson – Vibraphone | Curtis Lundy – Bass |  Donald Brown – Piano | Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone

Live Session Vol 1

Steve Nelson Quintet

Release date: 1989

  1. New Beginning
  2. Quiet At Is Kept
  3. Afro Blue
  4. Blues At Acireale
  5. New Beginning

Victor Lewis – Drums | Steve Nelson – Vibraphone | Curtis Lundy – Bass |  Donald Brown – Piano | Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone

A Holiday Feeling

Joe Williams

Release date: 1990

  1. Christmas Rainbows
  2. Winter Wonderland
  3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  4. What Are You Doing New Years Eve
  5. Kissing By The Mistletoe
  6. Silent Night
  7. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  8. Silver Bells
  9. Christmas Waltz
  10. The Christmas Song
  11. A Child Is Born

Ted Dunbar – Guitar | Al Grey – Trombone | Norman Simmons – Piano |  Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone | Joe Williams – Vocals | Seldon Powell – Baritone |  Joe Wilder – Trumpet | Bob Cranshaw – Bass | Kenny Burrell – Guitar |  Clark Terry – Trumpet | Ellis Larkins – Piano | Dennis Mackrel – Drums |  Frank Wess – Tenor Saxophone

Super Blue – Vol 2

Super Blue

Release date: 1990

  1. Flight to Jordan
  2. Nica’s Dream
  3. ‘Round Midnight
  4. Take Your Pick
  5. Blue Minor
  6. Autumn Leaves
  7. Blue Bossa
  8. Desert Moonlight
  9. Low Tide
  10. Cool Struttin’

Don Sickler – Trumpet | Wallace Roney – Trumpet | Robin Eubanks – Trombone |  Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone | Ralph Moore – Tenor Saxophone | Renee Rosnes – Piano |  Bob Hurst – Bass | Marvin “Smitty” Smith – Drums

Super Blue – Vol 1

Super Blue

Release date: 1990

  1. Open Sesame
  2. Summertime
  3. Marvelous Marvin
  4. Time Off
  5. I Remember Clifford
  6. Conversation
  7. Once Forgotten
  8. M & M

Don Sickler – Trumpet | Roy Hargrove – Trumpet | Frank Lacy – Trombone | Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone | Bill Pierce – Tenor Saxophone | Mulgrew Miller – Piano | Bob Hurst – Bass | Kenny Washington – Drums

It’s Supposed to be Fun

Lou Rawls

Release date: 1990

  1. It’s Supposed To Be Fun
  2. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
  3.  All Around The World
  4. Good Morning Blues
  5. Moonglows
  6. Any Day Now
  7. This Bitter Earth
  8. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
  9. One More Time
  10. You’re The One
  11. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
  12. But I Do (I Don’t Know Why)
  13. Good Night My Love
  14. The Last Night Of The World

Lou Rawls – Vocals | Steve Khan – Guitar | Jack Walrath – Trumpet |  Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone | Howard Johnson – Baritone Saxophone | Seldon Powell – Baritone Saxophone |  Ralph MacDonald – Percussion | Ray Obiedo – Guitar | Tinker Barfield – Bass |  Cornell Dupree – Guitar | Greg “Gigi” Gonaway – Percussion | Mike Mani – Keyboards |  Rick Margitza – Tenor Saxophone | Narada Michael Walden – Drums | Dick Oatts – Alto Saxophone |  Chris Parker – Drums | Rev. Ron Stallings – Flute | Richard Tee – Organ & Piano |  Steve Turre – Trombone | Frank Martin – Keyboards | Gary Brown – Bass

Live

The Jazz Tribe

Release date: 1990

  1. Valley Land
  2. Pamela
  3. The Straight Caballero
  4. Synergy
  5. Six for Kim
  6. Bird’s Poem
  7. Star Eyes
  8. Mantilla’s Blues

Walter Bishop, Jr. – Piano | Joe Chambers – Drums | Charles Fambrough – Bass Jack Walrath – Trumpet | Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone Steve Grossman – Tenor Saxophone | Ray Mantilla – Percussion