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Julius Watkins (October 10, 1921 – April 4, 1977) [1] was an American jazz musician who played French horn. [2] Described by AllMusic as "virtually the father of the jazz French horn", [ 3 ] Watkins won the Down Beat critics poll in 1960 and 1961 for Miscellaneous Instrument.
The Julius Watkins Jazz French Horn Festival was organized by Tom Varner and was held annually from 1994 until 1998 in New York City, beginning at the Knitting Factory. [12] The Festival was made to honor Watkins' legacy and promote the continued progress of the art of jazz horn.
Les Jazz Modes is an album by Les Jazz Modes, a group led by French horn player Julius Watkins and saxophonist Charlie Rouse. The album was recorded in 1956 and released on the Dawn label. [1] [2] [3] The album was released on CD with additional tracks from Jazzville Vol. 1 (Dawn, 1956) and Modern Jazz Festival (Jazztone, 1956)
Julius Watkins – bandleader, French horn; Roger "King" Mozian – trumpet; Gunther Schuller, Bob Northern, James Buffington, John Barrows – French horn; Jay McAllister – tuba; Eddie Costa – piano, vibraphone; George Duvivier – bass; Ray Barretto – congas; Martha Zena Flowers – vocals (tracks 4 & 7) Billy Byers – arranger
Julius Watkins Sextet is an album by the french horn player Julius Watkins featuring tracks recorded in 1954 and 1955 which were originally released as two 10 inch LPs (BLP 5053, 5064) on the Blue Note label.
The Jazz Modes is an album by horn player Julius Watkins and saxophonist Charlie Rouse recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Atlantic label. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Reception
The University of Akron will host its second JazzWeek under the leadership of jazz program directors Chris Coles and Theron Brown April 9-12 at the University of Akron and other local venues.
Doug Watkins – bass; Art Taylor – drums; French Horns (recorded May 18, 1957), also released as Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes with French Horns. Julius Watkins – french horn; David Amram – french horn; Curtis Fuller – trombone; Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone; Addison Farmer – bass; Jerry Segal – drums; Hampton Hawes – piano ...