Classic Moods Ernie Watts

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  • Release Date: 10/17/2006
  • Original Release: 1998
  • Sales Rank: 84,605
  • Label: FLYING DOLPHIN
  • UPC: 693692005424

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Classic Moods

1LISTENIn a Sentimental Mood 6:53
2LISTENOn Green Dolphin Street 6:30
3LISTENIt Never Entered My Mind 5:44
4LISTEN'Round Midnight 5:30
5LISTENBlues Now and Then 4:42
6LISTENNever Let Me Go 4:52
7LISTENLush Life 11:26
8LISTENI Don't Know Why 6:27
9LISTENThe Poet 4:25
10LISTENGood Morning Heartache 2:41

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Classic Moods refers to a number of things -- classic songs, the classic small hard-bop group, the classic sound of jazz ballads. It's clear that Ernie Watts was out to recapture the spirit of his hero John Coltrane's exquisite Ballads, and what's surprising is how close he comes to fulfilling his goal. Working with pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist George Mraz and drummer Jimmy Cobb, Watts recaptures the classic sound of '50s small combos without ever sounding like a stodgy revivalist. That's because he's too concerned with feeling and fresh, vital improvisations to devote himself to painstaking re-creations of the past. Every musician in the group plays with passion, even during subtle interludes, and that is what brings such standards as "In a Sentimental Mood," "Green Dolphin Street" and "'Round Midnight" to life. You may have heard these songs countless times, but they're worth hearing again in this setting. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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May 07, 2002: Ernie Watts has taken his stints with Charlie Haden to the next level. Taking his experiences, to turn standards such as round midnight, into his own masterpieces. There is no other saxophonist out there who can put so much emotion into his instrument, while making complicated harmony changes, with such and grace and precision. This is another must have from Ernie Watts, whose first paying job was with the Buddy Rich Orchestra, back in '68, played on the tonight Show for 20 years, and was the lead saxophonist for the Rolling Stones on their Lets Spend the Night Together tour. This cat should write an autobiography. I can only imagine the stories he has to tell.

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