Ernie Watts

tenor saxophone, saxophone, flute, alto saxophone, woodwind, piccolo, soprano saxophone, reeds, bass flute, synthesizer, keyboard, performer, horn, oboe, alto flute, clarinet, English horn, shakers, brass

Sample recordings

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Charlie Haden Quartet West
The Buddy Rich Big Band
Lee Ritenour
Jack DeJohnette drums Angel's Flight, Don't Look Now, I Hear A Melody, In Your Own Sweet Way, Inward Glance, Joyous Reunion, Lonely Hearts, Mr. Syms, Reaching Up, Same Kind A Blue, Silver Hollow, Soul Eyes, Sticky Kisses, Sweet Lucy, Sweet Solitude, The High Road, Transparent Sea, Tricotism, Unity, You Leave Me Breathless, You Say You Care
Mulgrew Miller piano 'Round Midnight, Angel's Flight, Blues Now and Then, Good Morning Heartache, I Don't Know Why, I Hear A Melody, In a Sentimental Mood, Inward Glance, It Never Entered My Mind, Lush Life, Mr. Syms, Never Let Me Go, On Green Dolphin Street, Reaching Up, Sweet Lucy, Sweet Solitude, The High Road, The Poet, Transparent Sea, You Leave Me Breathless

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Jack DeJohnette drums Angel's Flight, Don't Look Now, I Hear A Melody, In Your Own Sweet Way, Inward Glance, Joyous Reunion, Lonely Hearts, Mr. Syms, Reaching Up, Same Kind A Blue, Silver Hollow, Soul Eyes, Sticky Kisses, Sweet Lucy, Sweet Solitude, The High Road, Transparent Sea, Tricotism, Unity, You Leave Me Breathless, You Say You Care
Mulgrew Miller piano 'Round Midnight, Angel's Flight, Blues Now and Then, Good Morning Heartache, I Don't Know Why, I Hear A Melody, In a Sentimental Mood, Inward Glance, It Never Entered My Mind, Lush Life, Mr. Syms, Never Let Me Go, On Green Dolphin Street, Reaching Up, Sweet Lucy, Sweet Solitude, The High Road, The Poet, Transparent Sea, You Leave Me Breathless
Geri Allen (jazz pianist) piano Don't Look Now, In Your Own Sweet Way, Joyous Reunion, Lonely Hearts, Same Kind A Blue, Silver Hollow, Soul Eyes, Sticky Kisses, Tricotism, Unity, You Say You Care
Eddie Gomez bass Don't Look Now, In Your Own Sweet Way, Joyous Reunion, Lonely Hearts, Same Kind A Blue, Silver Hollow, Soul Eyes, Sticky Kisses, Tricotism, Unity, You Say You Care
Steve Swallow bass Don't Look Now, In Your Own Sweet Way, Joyous Reunion, Lonely Hearts, Same Kind A Blue, Silver Hollow, Soul Eyes, Sticky Kisses, Tricotism, Unity, You Say You Care
George Mraz bass 'Round Midnight, Blues Now and Then, Good Morning Heartache, I Don't Know Why, In a Sentimental Mood, It Never Entered My Mind, Lush Life, Never Let Me Go, On Green Dolphin Street, The Poet
Charles Fambrough bass Angel's Flight, I Hear A Melody, Inward Glance, Mr. Syms, Reaching Up, Sweet Lucy, Sweet Solitude, The High Road, Transparent Sea, You Leave Me Breathless
Jimmy Cobb drums 'Round Midnight, Blues Now and Then, Good Morning Heartache, I Don't Know Why, In a Sentimental Mood, It Never Entered My Mind, Lush Life, Never Let Me Go, On Green Dolphin Street, The Poet
David Witham piano Asfew (A Song for Ernie Watts), Circle of Friends, Enchanted, Home With You, Joy Trane, Pinocchio, Spirit Song, Sunglasses in the Dark, The Bubula Dance
Bruce Lett bass Asfew (A Song for Ernie Watts), Circle of Friends, Enchanted, Home With You, Joy Trane, Pinocchio, Spirit Song, Sunglasses in the Dark, The Bubula Dance
Reggie Workman bass At the End of My Rope, Bird's Idea, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Lover Man, Moonlight and Shadows, Nostalgia in Times Square, River of Light, The Long Road Home, Willow Weep for Me
Robert Leatherbarrow drums Asfew (A Song for Ernie Watts), Circle of Friends, Enchanted, Home With You, Joy Trane, Pinocchio, Spirit Song, Sunglasses in the Dark, The Bubula Dance
Kenny Barron piano At the End of My Rope, Bird's Idea, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Lover Man, Moonlight and Shadows, Nostalgia in Times Square, River of Light, The Long Road Home, Willow Weep for Me
Rick Galloway percussion Activation, Ascension, Channel, Home Again, Lift Off, Miles to Go, Project Earth, The Other Side
Paul Mariconda synthesizer Activation, Ascension, Channel, Home Again, Lift Off, Miles to Go, Project Earth, The Other Side
Pete Levin (hard bop keyboardist) piano, synthesizer Activation, Ascension, Channel, Home Again, Lift Off, Miles to Go, Project Earth, The Other Side
Tom Reinhardt bass Activation, Ascension, Channel, Home Again, Lift Off, Miles to Go, Project Earth, The Other Side
Ted Reinhardt drums Activation, Ascension, Channel, Home Again, Lift Off, Miles to Go, Project Earth, The Other Side
Mark Whitfield electric guitar At the End of My Rope, Bird's Idea, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Lover Man
Carmen Lundy (American Jazz Singer) vocal At the End of My Rope, Willow Weep for Me

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Charlie Haden Quartet West shakers, synthesizer, tenor saxophone A Love Like This, All Through the Night, Alone Together, Alpha, Always Say Goodbye, Angel Face, Avenue of Stars, Back Home Blues, Background Music, Blue In Green, Blue Pearl, Celia, Child's Play, Dance of the Infidels, Detour Ahead, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (feat. Jeri Southern), Everything Happens to Me, First Song (For Ruth), Fortune's Fame, Goodbye, Haunted Heart (feat. Jo Stafford), Hello My Lovely, Here's Looking at You, If I'm Lucky, Ill Wind, Introduction, Lady in the Lake, Lennie's Pennies, Let's Call It a Day, Live Your Dreams, Lonely Woman, Low Key Lightly, Marable's Parable, Moment musical opus 16 №3 in B minor, Moonlight Serenade, My Love and I, My Old Flame, Nice Eyes, Now Is the Hour (Haere Ra - Māori farewell song), Our Spanish Love Song, Où es-tu mon amour ? (Where Are You My Love?), Palo Alto, Prélude en la mineur, Relaxin' at Camarillo, Requiem, Scenes From a Silver Screen, Segment, Sophisticated Lady, Sunday At The Hillcrest, Sunset Afternoon, Tarantella, The Bad and the Beautiful, The Left Hand of God, The Long Goodbye, The Red Wind, Theme From “Markham”, Theme for Charlie, There in a Dream, Today I Am a Man, Wahoo, Wayfaring Stranger, When Tomorrow Comes
The Buddy Rich Big Band alto saxophone, flute Acid Truth, Apples (a.k.a. "Gino"), Big Swing Face, Buddy Buddy, Bugle Call Rag, Chicago, Comin' Home Baby, Greensleeves, Hello, I Love You, It's Crazy, Lament for Lester, Loose, Love and Peace, Love for Sale, Machine, Mexicali Nose, Monitor Theme, New Blues, Norwegian Wood, Old Timey, Parthenia, Ruth, Silver Threads Among the Blues, Soul Kitchen, Soul Lady, St. Petersburg Race, Standing Up in a Hammock, Street Kiddie, The Beat Goes On, The Meaning of the Blues, The Word, Wack Wack, Willowcrest, Wonderbag
Lee Ritenour flute, saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone 24th Street Blues, A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That, Bahia Funk, Blue in Green, California Roll, Dolphin Dreams, Feel the Night, Fly By Night, Haunted Heart, Heavenly Bodies, Humana, Ipanema Sol, It Happens Everyday, Matchmakers, Midnight Lady, Night Rhythms, On the Line, Pedestrian, Rio Sol, Rit Variations, Soaring, Sometime Ago, Space Glide, St. Bart's, Starbright, Stolen Moments, Tush, Uh Oh!, Uptown, Waltz for Carmen, Watercolors, What Do You Want?
Charlie Haden alto saxophone, saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Bay City, Body and Soul, Etudes, Farmer's Trust, Farmer's Trust II, Hermitage, In the Moment, Lisa, Lonely Woman, Misery, My Foolish Heart, Nardis, Passion Flower, Passport, Segment, Silence, Taney County, The Blessing, The Good Life
Blue Mitchell flute, tenor saxophone Blue on Black, Booty Shakin', Collision in Black, Deeper in Black, Digging in the Dirt, For All We Know, Herman's Helmet, I Ain't Jivin', I Love You, Jo Ju Ja, Keep Your Nose Clean, Keep Your Soul, Kick It, Monkin' Around, Swahilli Suite, Unseen Sounds, Vital Blue, Who Dun It
Donald Byrd flute, saxophone Caricatures, Dance Band, Dancing in the Street, Giving It Up, Gold The Moon, White The Sun, I Love You, Marilyn, Morning, Onward 'til Morning, People Suppose To Be Free, Pretty Baby, Return of the King, Science Funktion, Tell Me, Veronica, Wild Life
Billy Cobham woodwind Do You Mean to Imply?, Dream, Dream (reprise), Kinky Dee, Layed Back Lifestyle, Mirror's Image, Mirror's Image (reprise), Nickels and Dimes, Panama, Permanent Jet Lag, Rendez-Vous at Studio Gimmick, Serengetti Plains, Slidin' By, Street Urchin
Bobby Hutcherson flute, reeds, tenor saxophone (Se Acabo) La Malanga, At the Source: Ashes & Rust / Eucalyptus / Obsidian, Camel Rise, Clockwork of the Spirits, Hey Harold (bonus track), Jonathan (bonus track), Little Angel, Love Song, Many Thousands Gone, Montara, Mtume, Oye Como Va, Togo Land (bonus track), Yuyo
The Nat Adderley Sextet flute, tenor saxophone Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Introduction, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Taurus, Virgo
Paul Smith saxophone All of Me, Always, Body and Soul, Fools Rush In, Georgia on My Mind, Green Dolphin Street, Have You Met Ms. Jones?, How High the Moon, Let's Get Away From It All, One Note Samba, Pennies From Heaven, San Francisco
Thelonious Monk saxophone 'Round Midnight, Blue Monk, Brilliant Corners, Consecutive Seconds, Just a Glance at Love, Let's Cool One, Monk's Point, Reflections, Rootie Tootie, Straight, No Chaser, Trinkle Tinkle
Dead Girl Radiation tenor saxophone Blues Up and Down, Eternal Triangle, Fried Bananas, Groovin' High, Here's to Alvy, Holy Land, Little Pony, Love for Sale, Moten Swing, St. Thomas, Strollin'
Brian Bromberg saxophone, tenor saxophone Basses Loaded, Buddha Belly, Cheer Up, It's Only Life!, Echoes, Floyd, Gold Rush, Hear Our Cry, The Gnocchi Man, Waltz for Daphne, What's All the Hubbub...Bub?, Yes or No
Freddie Hubbard bass flute, flute, saxophone, soprano saxophone Brigitte, Camel Rise, Ebony Moonbeams, Lazy Afternoon, Little Sunflower, Rahsann, The Love Connection, This Dream, Too High
Kurt Elling tenor saxophone All Or Nothing At All, Autumn Serenade, I'm Satisfied, Lush Life, Nancy With the Laughing Face, Say It (Over and Over Again), So Far Away, What's New, You Are Too Beautiful
Ramsey Lewis saxophone Camino El Bueno, Caring for You, Intimacy, My Angel’s Smile, Skippin’, Tequila Mockingbird, That Ole Bach Magic, Wandering Rose
Joe Sample flute, piccolo, saxophone As Long as It Lasts, Fly With the Wings of Love, In All My Wildest Dreams, Islands in the Rain, Melodies of Love, Rainbow Seeker, There Are Many Stops Along the Way, Together We'll Find a Way
Dizzy Gillespie saxophone Fire Dance, Free Ride, Incantation, Love Poem for Donna, Ozone Madness, The Last Stroke of Midnight, Unicorn, Wrong Number
Moacir Santos bass flute Anon, Coisa No. 2, Jequie, Kamba, Quiet Carnival, Route Infinitry, Sampaguita, Tomorrow Is Mine
Secret Society tenor saxophone Beer Can Alley, Boo, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Come Together, Evil Ways, Hurt So Bad, Wedding Bell Blues
Anders Elmén alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Azure, Blue Nun, Coming Home, Concepts in Blue, Mohawk, Nermus, Villlage Blues
David Byrne saxophone In the Upper Room, Jungle Book, Social Studies, The Sound of Business, Tree (Today Is an Important Occasion)
Arturo Sandoval tenor saxophone Caravan, Cherokee, Daahoud, Jordu, Sandu
Harvey Mason piccolo, saxophone, tenor saxophone Hop Scotch, Marching in the Street, Sweet Mercy, Wild Rice
Azar Lawrence alto saxophone Can't Hide Love, Kickin' Back, People Moving, Theme for a New Day
Karl Liebl alto saxophone Oh Happy Day, One Mint Julep (One Way), One Mint Julep (The Other Way), Uh-Huh
Marvin Gaye saxophone If I Should Die Tonight, Keep Gettin’ It On, Let’s Get It On, Please Stay (Once You Go Away)
Jean-Luc Ponty saxophone, tenor saxophone America Drinks and Goes Home, How Would You Like to Have a Head Like That, Idiot Bastard Son, Twenty Small Cigars
Otmaro Ruiz saxophone Cuantos Años, Distant Friends, El Primero, Just in Time
Sérgio Mendes horn, saxophone Alibis, Carnaval, Voodoo
Joanne Grauer tenor saxophone Can't Sleep, See You Later, The Voice
Pharoah Sanders reeds Answer Me, My Love, Love Will Find a Way, Pharomba
Jackie Ryan saxophone, tenor saxophone Make It Last, Sari, Sleepin' Bee
Herbie Hancock woodwind Come Running to Me, I Thought It Was You, Sunlight
Chris Beckers saxophone, tenor saxophone Funky Red Shoes, Gentle Grande, New Song
Carmen McRae saxophone Can't Hide Love, I Wish You Well, You're Everything
Benny Golson alto flute, alto saxophone Hesitation, Love Uprising, Walkin' and Stalkin'
東京ゲームオーケストラ alto saxophone, saxophone Reaching Up, Still Missing
Michael Franks saxophone A Robinsong, Meet Me In Deerpark
Sam Harris saxophone Always / The Bells / I Need You, I'd Do It All Again
Steve Olson performer Nobody Loves Me Like You Do, Take Good Care of My Heart
Graziano Raffa tenor saxophone I'm Beginning to See the Light, It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Alphonso Johnson tenor saxophone One to One, Scapegoat
Cher saxophone Happy Was the Day We Met, Wasn’t It Good
Cassius saxophone, tenor saxophone Till We Got You and Me, Under Influence
The Manhattan Transfer alto saxophone, brass Mystery, Spice of Life
Quincy Jones saxophone, soprano saxophone Ai no Corrida, Sanford & Son Theme (The Street Beater)
Jimmy Smith tenor saxophone Give Up the Booty
Stockard Channing saxophone There Are Worse Things I Could Do
Jaime Valle saxophone Here With You
Patti Austin saxophone All Behind Us Now
Lani Hall saxophone Sunshine After the Rain
Harry Chapin clarinet, flute, oboe, saxophone If You Want to Feel
Grumby performer Asfew (A Song for Ernie Watts)
Alice Coltrane English horn Spring Sounds from Rite of Spring
Glenn Frey saxophone The One You Love
Frank Zappa saxophone Cletus Awreetus‐Awrightus
David Benoit soprano saxophone Hymn for Aquino
Kazodah tenor saxophone Deep Song
Randy Crawford flute Rio de Janeiro Blue
Whitney Houston performer Someone for Me
Yellowjackets tenor saxophone Matinee Idol
Cannonball Adderley oboe Experience in E
Steve Rawles saxophone Alone at the Drive‐In Movie (instrumental)
Andrew Gold saxophone Never Let Her Slip Away
Mighty Mo Rodgers saxophone Prisoners of War
Abraham LaBoriel saxophone Quote Unquote (edited version)