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Official website for saxophonist Bobby Watson features reviews, sound bites, itinerary, biography, cds, discography.
One of the pre-eminent players of his generation, alto saxophonist-composer Bobby Watson has accumulated an impressive body of work since the early ‘80s that showcases his undeniable individuality as an artist. Teaming remarkable Bird-like facility and bristling energy with an inherent soulful quality that comes directly out of the church, Watson’s recorded output to date covers a wide spectrum of expression in a variety of settings from solo sax to big band as well as a string of adventurous projects with his band Horizon (a quintet he co-led in the ‘90s with drummer Victor Lewis) and the 29th Street Saxophone Quartet.
Watson’s latest as a leader, Live & Learn , shows the saxophonist probing and pushing the envelope on surging numbers like “Thank You” and “River Jordan” while also delving deeply into his churchy roots with sanctified zeal on the contemporary gospel number “We Fall Down”. Accompanied by Orrin Evans on piano, Gregg Skaff on guitar, Montez Coleman on drums and Curtis Lundy on bass, he adopts a decidedly vocal approach to his horn on the soothing title track. As he says of that anthemic piece, “It’s sort of a reflection of life. That’s what we all have to do. We have to live and learn in order to grow, in order to survive. I think that’s the key to what life is about...make mistakes, live and learn. The piece itself comes in layers. The bass part starts with its own pattern and then the piano comes in and states a theme. But when you think you’ve got the melody then the guitar comes in with another melody. And then the final melody comes in with the saxophone. Basically, I wanted it to progress with every part that came in as complete unto itself. Those individual melodies represent the layers of experience and knowledge. When you think you’ve heard it all or know it all, there’s always more. And that’s how that tune feels to me” ...
One of the pre-eminent players of his generation, alto saxophonist-composer Bobby Watson has accumulated an impressive body of work since the early ‘80s that showcases his undeniable individuality as an artist. Teaming remarkable Bird-like facility and bristling energy with an inherent soulful quality that comes directly out of the church, Watson’s recorded output to date covers a wide spectrum of expression in a variety of settings from solo sax to big band as well as a string of adventurous projects with his band Horizon (a quintet he co-led in the ‘90s with drummer Victor Lewis) and the 29th Street Saxophone Quartet.
Watson’s latest as a leader, Live & Learn , shows the saxophonist probing and pushing the envelope on surging numbers like “Thank You” and “River Jordan” while also delving deeply into his churchy roots with sanctified zeal on the contemporary gospel number “We Fall Down”. Accompanied by Orrin Evans on piano, Gregg Skaff on guitar, Montez Coleman on drums and Curtis Lundy on bass, he adopts a decidedly vocal approach to his horn on the soothing title track. As he says of that anthemic piece, “It’s sort of a reflection of life. That’s what we all have to do. We have to live and learn in order to grow, in order to survive. I think that’s the key to what life is about...make mistakes, live and learn. The piece itself comes in layers. The bass part starts with its own pattern and then the piano comes in and states a theme. But when you think you’ve got the melody then the guitar comes in with another melody. And then the final melody comes in with the saxophone. Basically, I wanted it to progress with every part that came in as complete unto itself. Those individual melodies represent the layers of experience and knowledge. When you think you’ve heard it all or know it all, there’s always more. And that’s how that tune feels to me” ...
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