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Ernie Watts

Real Name:
Ernest James Watts
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Saxophonist and composer, born 23 October 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Releases:
Come Together (LP, Album)   World Pacific Jazz 1970
You're The One That I Want / Alone At A Drive-In Movie (Instrumental) (Single) (3 versions)   RSO Records ... 1978
Just Holdin' On (12")   Elektra 1980
Just Holdin' On (7")   Elektra 1980
Just Holdin' On / Look In Your Heart (12")   Elektra 1980
Look In Your Heart (LP, Album)   Elektra 1980
Chariots Of Fire (12", Promo)   Qwest Records 1981
Chariots Of Fire (12")   Qwest Records 1982
Chariots Of Fire (LP)   Qwest Records 1982
Hold On / Gigolo (2 versions)   Qwest Records 1982
Musican (LP)   Qwest Records 1985
Sanctuary (LP, Album)   Qwest Records 1986
Unity (CD, Album)   JVC 1995
Appears On:
Big Swing Face (Album) (6 versions)   Fontana ... 1967
Earth Dance (LP)   World Pacific Jazz 1969
Righteous (LP, Album) Short's Stuff Philips 1969
Earth Rot (Album) (4 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1970
King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (3 versions)   Liberty ... 1970
Soul On Top (Album) (2 versions)   Verve Records ... 1970
Things Ain't What They Used To Be (And You Better Believe It) (LP)   Reprise Records 1970
Charles Kynard (LP, Album)   Mainstream Records 1971
Vital Blue (LP, Album, Gat)   Mainstream Records 1971
Buddy Rich Big Band (2xLP, Comp, Album) Big Swing Face, Group ... United Artists Records 1972
Lady Sings The Blues (2xLP, Album)   Motown 1972
Moving On (Album) (3 versions)   Polydor 1972
Rhymes & Reasons (Album) (2 versions)   Ode Records (2) 1972
Soul Zodiac (2xLP)   Capitol Records 1972
The Black Messiah (2xLP, Album)   Capitol Records 1972
The Grand Wazoo (Album) (6 versions)   Reprise Records ... 1972
Collision In Black (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1973
Countdown To Ecstasy (Album) (3 versions) My Old School ABC Records ... 1973
Fantasy (Album) (2 versions)   Ode Records (2) ... 1973
His California Album (LP)   Dunhill 1973
Keepsake (LP)   Wooden Nickel Records 1973
Let's Get It On (Album) (8 versions)   Motown ... 1973
Ms. Z. (LP)   Sussex 1973
Out Here On My Own (2 versions)   ABC Records ... 1973
Takin' My Time (Album) (2 versions) Let Me In Warner Bros. Records 1973
The Mack (Album) (2 versions)   Pathé Marconi EMI ... 1973
You've Got It Bad Girl (Album) (4 versions) "Sanford & Son Theme" ... Verve Records ... 1973
Astralsignal (LP)   Blue Note 1974
Astralsignal (8-Trk, Album)   Blue Note 1974
Black Bach (LP)   ABC Records 1974
Extrasensory Perception (LP, Album, Promo)   ABC Records 1974
Foxy Brown (Album) (3 versions)   Motown 1974
High Energy (LP, Album) Camel Rise, Ebony Moon... Columbia 1974
Hot City (Album) (2 versions)   Atlantic 1974
Live & In Concert (LP, Album)   Dunhill 1974
Payne And Pleasure (Album) (2 versions) A Song For You ABC Records ... 1974
Pretzel Logic (Album) (10 versions)   MCA Records ... 1974
Real (LP, Album)   ABC Records 1974
The Mark Of The Beast (LP)   Motown 1974
Wrap Around Joy (Album) (2 versions)   Ode Records (2) ... 1974
Hollywood Be Thy Name (LP, Album)   United Artists Records 1975
Linger Lane (LP)   Blue Note 1975
Love Corporation (Album) (2 versions)   RCA Victor 1975
Man-Child (Album) (5 versions)   Columbia ... 1975
Montara (2 versions) Camel Rise, Montara, (... Blue Note 1975
Night Lights Harmony (LP)   ABC Records 1975
Others By Brothers (Album) (2 versions)   RCA Victor ... 1975
Seriously Deep (Album) (2 versions)   Polydor ... 1975
Take Me Back (LP, Album, Gat)   Light Records 1975
The Sons Of Mrs. Rightheous (Album) (2 versions)   Haven Records ... 1975
Well Kept Secret (Album) (4 versions)   Polydor 1975
You (Album) (2 versions) The Sha-La Bandit Atlantic 1975
Can't Hide Love (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note ... 1976
Caricatures (Album) (3 versions)   Blue Note 1976
Celebration (LP, Album, Gat)   Horizon Records & Tapes 1976
Disco-Fied (LP, Album)   GRT 1976
Earthmover (LP) Sweet Mercy Arista 1976
Elementary (Album) (3 versions) Love My Blues Away, To... CBS ... 1976
Eternity (LP) Spring Rounds Warner Bros. Records 1976
Farther Along (Album) (2 versions) Stoney Night Mercury 1976
First Course (Album) (5 versions)   Epic 1976
Forever Taurus (LP)   Milestone Records 1976
Heat For The Feets (Album) (2 versions)   Chrysalis 1976
In The Pocket (LP, Album) Everybody Has The Blues Warner Bros. Records 1976
Intimate (LP, Album)   Columbia 1976
It's About Time (LP, Album)   Cotillion 1976
Look Out For #1 (Album) (3 versions)   A&M Records 1976
Presents The Disco Suite Symphony No. 1 In Rhythm And Excellence (Album) (2 versions)   Casablanca Records 1976
Raggie (LP, Album) Love Machine Metronome 1976
Rollin' Dice (LP, Album)   Buddah Records 1976
This Is Another Day (Album) (2 versions)   Light Records 1976
This Is Niecy (Album) (2 versions)   CBS 1976
Unfinished Business (LP, Album, Gat)   Fantasy 1976
Yesterday's Dreams (LP, Album)   Epic 1976
Action (2 versions)   Fantasy 1977
Bamalama (LP) Mercedes Metronome 1977
Brand New Day (LP, Album)   ABC Records 1977
Captain Fingers (LP, Album)   Epic 1977
Down Two Then Left (Album) (4 versions)   CBS ... 1977
Faces (LP, Album)   Mercury 1977
Free Ride (LP)   Pablo Records 1977
Free Ride (LP)   Pablo Records 1977
From Me To You (Album) (3 versions) From Me To You, Carry ... Epic 1977
Gentle Thoughts (LP)   JVC 1977
Guitar Player (2xLP, Comp) Valdez In The Country,... MCA Records 1977
Having A Party (3 versions)   Blue Thumb Records ... 1977
I've Never Been To Me (LP, Album)   Capitol Records 1977
Last Night On Earth (LP, Album)   ABC Records 1977
Let It Flow (Album) (5 versions)   Columbia ... 1977
Maxi (LP)   Blue Note 1977
No Es Hermosa? ("Isn´t She Lovely") (7")   Epic 1977
Nothing Will Be As It Was...Tomorrow (Album) (4 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1977
Paris By Night (LP, Album)   Barclay 1977
Peter McCann (LP, Album)   20th Century Records 1977
Romantic Journey (LP)   TELDEC 1977
Session II (LP)   Yamaha 1977
Simple Things (Album) (3 versions)   EMI-Bovema Holland ... 1977
Sit On It! (LP) Give Up The Booty Mercury 1977
Strange Ladies (LP)   MCA Records 1977
Sunbear (LP)   Soul Train Recording Co. 1977
Super Trick (LP, Album)   United Artists Records 1977
Supersonic Lover (Album) (2 versions) Supersonic Lover The Rocket Record Company 1977
The Two Of Us (LP) Wonderful ABC Records 1977
This Is Your Life (LP, Album)   Arista 1977
White Shadows (Album) (3 versions) Strengthen My Love, Li... Asylum Records ... 1977
...Is The Word (Album) (3 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1978
Brother To Brother (Album) (4 versions)   A&M Records 1978
Burchfield Nines (Album) (2 versions) A Robinsong, Meet Me I... Warner Bros. Records 1978
Cheryl Lynn (Album) (3 versions)   CBS ... 1978
Close Encounters (LP) Moonglow And Love Theme Arista 1978
Concierto De Aranjuez (LP, Album) Tighten Up Alfa Records, Inc 1978
Dream Machine (LP, Album)   Mushroom Records (US) 1978
Forever Yours (LP)   Philips 1978
Friendship (LP)   JVC 1978
Grease - The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture (2xLP, Album, Gat) Alone At The Drive-In ... RSO Records, Inc., RSO Records, Inc., RSO Records, Inc., RSO Records, Inc. 1978
Grease - You're The One That I Want / Alone At A Drive-In Movie (7", Pic) Alone At A Drive-In Mo... RSO Records, Inc. 1978
Hell Of An Act To Follow (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1978
In The Center (LP, Album)   CBS 1978
In Your Eyes (LP, Album)   Ariola Benelux 1978
Inner Conflicts (Album) (2 versions) Nickles And Dimes Atlantic ... 1978
Introducing Lorraine Feather (LP)   MPS Records 1978
Jerry Corbetta (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1978
Living Room Suite (Album) (3 versions)   Elektra 1978
Love On A Shoestring (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1978
Love Will Find A Way (Album) (2 versions)   Arista ... 1978
Make It Good (LP, Album, Promo)   Atlantic, Atlantic 1978
Night Grooves (Album) (5 versions) Happy Music, Rock Cree... Fantasy ... 1978
Rainbow Seeker (Album) (5 versions)   ABC Records ... 1978
Randy Meisner (LP, Album) Save The Last Dance Fo... Asylum Records 1978
Read My Lips (LP, Album)   A&M Records 1978
Save The Country (LP, Alb)   Pickwick 1978
Sky's The Limit (LP, Album)   ABC Records 1978
Special Touch (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1978
Sunlight (Album) (3 versions)   CBS ... 1978
That's What She Said (Album) (3 versions) What Can I Say?, That'... Milestone Records ... 1978
The Captain´s Journey (Album) (3 versions)   Elektra 1978
Voyager (LP, Album)   Asylum Records 1978
What Have You Done For Love? (LP, Album)   London Records 1978
You're The One That I Want / Alone At A Drive-In Movie (Single) (8 versions) Alone At A Drive-In Mo... RSO Records ... 1978
B.C. (Album) (2 versions) Oh Mendocino CBS 1979
Donald Byrd And 125th Street, N.Y.C. (Album) (3 versions)   Elektra 1979
Feel The Night (Album) (3 versions) Feel The Night, Midnig... Elektra 1979
Friendship (Album) (2 versions)   Elektra 1979
Fusion (12", Promo) Life Is The Song We Sing Nautilus Recordings 1979
Lee Ritenour In Rio (LP, Fol)   JVC 1979
Music From The Motion Picture "Fast Break" (Album) (2 versions) More Than Just A Frien... Motown 1979
Only Make Believe (LP, Gat) Say It's Gonna Last Fo... A&M Records 1979
Rickie Lee Jones (Album) (7 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1979
September Morn (LP, Album) Stagger Lee CBS 1979
The Ethel Merman Disco Album (LP)   A&M Records 1979
The Love Connection (Album) (3 versions)   CBS ... 1979
Tighten Up / The Situation (7") Tighten Up Elektra 1979
Turn You To Love (Album) (2 versions)   Elektra 1979
Wild & Peaceful (LP, Album)   Gordy 1979
Aim For The Heart (LP, Album)   Seed Records (4) 1980
Different Kinda Different (Album) (2 versions) Deep Purple CBS ... 1980
Here's To You (LP)   Mercury 1980
If You Believe (LP, Album)   RCA Victor 1980
Rodney Franklin (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1980
Shine The Light Of Love (LP, Promo)   Columbia 1980
The Best (LP, Comp)   JVC 1980
The Best Of Lee Ritenour (Comp) (2 versions)   Epic 1980
Arthur - The Album (Album) (2 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1981
Every Home Should Have One (Album) (2 versions) Every Home Should Have... Qwest Records 1981
Hot ! Live And Otherwise (2 versions) Even A Fool Would Let Go Arista 1981
I Like Your Style (LP)   Motown 1981
Sayin' Something! (LP)   Polydor 1981
Secret Combination (Album) (6 versions) Rio De Janeiro Blue Warner Bros. Records 1981
The Dude (Album) (2 versions) Ai No Corrida, The Dud... A&M Records ... 1981
Winners (LP, Album, Gat) The Real Thing A&M Records 1981
Yellowjackets (Album) (2 versions) Matinee Idol Warner Bros. Records 1981
Confidence (LP)   Atlantic 1982
Desire (LP)   Elektra Musician 1982
Donna Summer (Album) (2 versions) Love Is In Control (Fi... Geffen Records ... 1982
Let Me Know You (LP, Album)   Epic 1982
Lionel Richie (Album) (8 versions) Round And Round, You Are Motown ... 1982
Love Is In Control (Maxi) (2 versions) Love Is In Control (Fi... WEA International Inc. ... 1982
No Fun Aloud (Album) (2 versions) The One You Love Asylum Records 1982
Rio (Album) (4 versions)   Elektra Musician ... 1982
Still Life (American Concert 1981) (Album) (4 versions)   Rolling Stones Records ... 1982
Tootsie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album) (4 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1982
Another Page (Album) (7 versions) What Am I Supposed To ... Warner Bros. Records ... 1983
It's Your Night (Album) (2 versions) Try Your Love Again Qwest Records 1983
On The Line (Album) (5 versions)   Elektra Musician ... 1983
Picardía (LP, Album) Brujo (Voo-Doo), Carnaval A&M Records 1983
Seal In Red (2 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1983
Sergio Mendes (LP, Album)   A&M Records 1983
The Osterman Weekend (Original Soundtrack Recording) (2 versions)   That's Entertainment Records ... 1983
Trouble In Paradise (Album) (2 versions) My Life Is Good, Take ... Warner Bros. Records 1983
Banded Together (Album) (2 versions)   Elektra ... 1984
Confetti (Album) (2 versions) Alibis A&M Records 1984
Dynamite (Album) (2 versions) Take Good Care Of My H... Arista 1984
Heart & Soul (LP)   Reunion Records 1984
I Can Dream About You (Album) (4 versions) Second Nature MCA Records 1984
Jermaine Jackson (LP, Album) Take Good Care Of My H... Arista 1984
Patti Austin (Album) (3 versions) All Behind Us Now Mosaic Contemporary ... 1984
RIT/Special - Lee Ritenour Live (Laserdisc)   Pioneer Artists 1984
Runaway (LP, Album) Over And Over MCA Records 1984
A Decade Of Steely Dan (CD, Comp, RM) My Old School MCA Records 1985
Code Of Silence (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP)   Easy Street Records 1985
Magic (Album) (2 versions)   Motown 1985
Masterpiece (2 versions) The Most Beautiful Girl Warner Bros. Records 1985
Mastertouch (Album) (2 versions) Double Blue Verabra Records 1985
Mistral Gagnant (Album) (3 versions)   Virgin France S.A. 1985
Music For The Knee Plays (4 versions)   EMI Music (Netherlands) ... 1985
This Side Up (CD, Album)   GRP 1985
Voyeur (LP, Album)   MCA Records 1985
Earth Run (Album) (4 versions)   GRP 1986
High Tension (LP) Gentle Grande, Funky R... CrisCrazz Records 1986
Brazilian Scandals (CD, Album)   JVC 1987
The Old Masters, Box Three (9xLP, RM, Box) Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus Barking Pumpkin Records 1987
Basses Loaded (Album) (2 versions) What's All The Hubub..... Intima Records 1988
In Angel City (CD)   Verve Records 1988
Salaam Bombay! (CD)   DRG 1988
The Singles (Laserdisc, 8", NTSC)   Videoarts Japan, Inc, LaserVision 1988
Beautiful Noise (CD, Album, RE)   Columbia 1989
Ella / Things Ain't What They Used To Be (And You Better Believe It) (CD, Album)   Reprise Records 1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Comp, Album) (3 versions)   GRP 1989
Love Is Gonna Getcha (LP, Album) Through The Rest Of Time GRP 1990
Stolen Moments (CD, Album)   GRP Records (Swiss) 1990
It's About Time (The Acoustic Project) (CD, Album) Echoes Nova Records (3) 1991
The Best Of Alphonse Mouzon (LP)   Sam Hwa Records 1991
The Power Of Great Music (CD, Comp) Just Once, One Hundred... Warner Bros. Records 1991
The Power Of Great Music / The Best Of James Ingram (CD, Comp) Just Once, One Hundred... Warner Bros. Records 1991
By Design (CD, Album)   Fnac Music 1992
GRP All-Star Big Band (CD, Album)   GRP 1992
Haunted Heart (CD, Album)   Verve Records 1992
I Remember Clifford (CD, Album)   GRP 1992
My Kindred Spirit (LP, Album) Lonely Cafe, Ready For... Metronome 1992
The Manhattan Transfer Anthology: Down In Birdland (2 versions) Mystery Rhino Entertainment Company 1992
Dear Friends (2 versions)   Bluemoon Recordings ... 1993
For You (CD, Album)   Alfa Records, Inc 1993
Free Ride (CD)   Pablo Records 1993
Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology (2xCD, Comp) Back By The River Rhino Records (2) 1993
Requiem - The Holocaust (CD, Album) Introit / Krystallnach... Liberty 1993
The Donna Summer Anthology (Comp) (2 versions) Love Is In Control (Fi... PolyGram ... 1993
Always Say Goodbye (CD)   Verve Records 1994
City Life / Unfinished Business (Album) (2 versions)   BGP Records ... 1994
Monk's Blues (CD)   Columbia 1994
The Blackbyrds / Flying Start (CD) I Need You BGP Records 1994
The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994 (4xCD, Comp + Box) Hello My Lovely Verve Records 1994
Solidarité Enfants Sida (CD, Album, Comp) Ain't No Sunshine WEA Records (France) 1995
Blue Break Beats Volume 3 (CD) Don't Call Me Nigger W... Blue Note 1996
Now Is The Hour (CD)   Verve Records 1996
This Is Jazz (10xCD, RM, Comp + Box, Ltd) Straight, No Chaser, B... Columbia 1996
A Twist Of Jobim (CD) Children's Games, Lamento PolyGram 1997
Blue Movies: Scoring For The Studios (CD, Comp, Mono) Kojak, Theme From Mash Blue Note 1997
GRP New Magic Digital Sampler (CD, Comp) An Actor's Life GRP 1997
Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture) (CD) Come Rain Or Come Shin... Malpaso Records, Warner Bros. Records 1997
Blue Bossa - Cool Cuts From The Tropics - Volume 2 (CD, Comp) La Malanga Blue Note 1998
Live! (CD, Album, RM)   Motown 1998
One On One (CD, Comp) As You Are Hip-O Records 1998
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) Higga Boom, Don't Call... Blue Note 1999
The Art Of The Song (CD)   Verve Records 1999
The Reel (CD, Comp) The Streetbeater (Sanf... Hip-O Records 1999
Basie & Beyond (CD, Album)   Qwest Records, Warner Bros. Records 2000
Live In Rome (CD, Album, DTS)   Tweedle Music 2000
Playtime 1 - 10 Pure 70's Jazz-Funk Tracks (Comp) (2 versions) Three Days Of The Condor Hi & Fly Records 2000
The Voice Of Michael McDonald (CD, Comp) I Just Can't Let Go Rhino Entertainment Company 2000
David Axelrod (2 versions) Fantasy For Ralph, For... Mo Wax ... 2001
Fourever (4xCD, Comp, RM) Midnight Flower (Live)... Hip-O Records 2001
I Want You (Deluxe Edition) (CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Comp)   Motown 2001
Old Fool Back On Earth (2xCD, Album)   Anthology's 2001
Au Rêve (Album) (3 versions) Under Influence, Till ... Astralwerks ... 2002
The Ethel Merman Disco Album (CD, Album)   Fynsworth Alley 2002
Untinted (Sources For Madlib's Shades Of Blue) (CD, Comp) Montara, Montara Blue Note 2003
Blue Note Plays Burt Bacharach (CD) Do You Know The Way To... Blue Note 2004
Anthology (2xCD, Comp) Love Will Find A Way Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2005
Rio / On The Line (CD)   Wounded Bird Records 2005
Slow Dancer (CD, Album, RM, RE)   Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2005
The Best Of Quartet West (CD, Comp)   Universal Music (France) 2007
The Knee Plays (2 versions)   Nonesuch ... 2007
Frankie Valli Is The Word / Heaven Above Me (CD, Comp)   Collectors' Choice Music 2008
Head On (CD, Ltd, Con)   Blue Note 2008
Steve Ferguson (CD, Album, RE)   Muskrat Records, Warner Music (Japan) 2009
Your Songs (CD, Album, Bar)   Columbia 2009
Hot ! Live And Otherwise (CD, Album) Even A Fool Would Let Go Arista  
Jazzman (CD, Album, RE)   Tring International PLC  
The Best Of Buddy Rich (LP) The Rotten Kid, Norweg... World Pacific Jazz  
The New One (CD, Album)   Pacific Jazz Records  
The New One! (LP)   Pacific Jazz Records  
Windmills Of Your Wind (LP)   World Pacific Jazz  
Tracks Appear On:
You're The One That I Want (7") Alone At A Drive-In Movie RSO Records, Inc. 1978
Windows Volume 2 - The CTI Collection (CD, Comp) Rituals Of Spring, Fro... Castle Communications 1993
A Twist Of Jobim (CD) Children's Games, Lamento PolyGram 1997
The Greatest Jazz Standards (CD) Oleo West Wind 1999
Version Excursion (2 versions) Come Together Harmless 2000
Blue Note Plays Burt Bacharach (CD) Knowing When To Leave Blue Note 2004
Jazz Finest Volume 2 (CD) Rituals Of Spring, Fro... CTI Records  
Unofficial Releases:
No Frills (LP) Gondwana No Frills (2) 1994
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