(1934-03-02)March 2, 1934 Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died
February 5, 1962(1962-02-05) (aged 27) near Holbrook, Arizona
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer
Instrument(s)
Double bass, cello
Years active
1950–1962
Labels
Blue Note, Prestige, Atlantic
Musical artist
Douglas Watkins (March 2, 1934 – February 5, 1962) was an American jazz double bassist.[1] He was best known for being an accompanist to various hard bop artists in the Detroit area, including Donald Byrd and Jackie McLean.[2]
^Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 479. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
he hired Watkins to take over the bass part; Oh Yeah and Tonight at Noon were the results. Watkins recorded only two albums as leader: Watkins at Large...
possibly the last. Gabaldon lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband DougWatkins, with whom she has three adult children. Her son, Sam Sykes, is also...
on Blue Note Records; all of the original Messengers (except bassist DougWatkins) had released albums under their own name on the label. Blue Note 1518...
quintet features trumpeter Art Farmer and rhythm section Horace Silver, DougWatkins and Art Blakey. These musicians were the first lineup of The Jazz Messengers...
features horn section Hank Mobley and Kenny Dorham and rhythm section DougWatkins and Art Blakey. One of the most successful tunes from the album, "The...
vibraphonist Milt Jackson and Jazz Messengers rhythm section Horace Silver, DougWatkins and Art Blakey. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "An...
quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist DougWatkins and drummer Pete La Roca. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the...
the group. The other members included Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley and DougWatkins. Their first recordings officially using the Jazz Messengers name were...
features brass section Donald Byrd and Hank Mobley and rhythm section DougWatkins and Louis Hayes. The front cover photograph was taken at Central Park...
a quartet on the album that included pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist DougWatkins, and drummer Max Roach. Rollins was a member of the Clifford Brown/Max...
84048 featuring Byrd with Jackie McLean or Hank Mobley, Duke Pearson, DougWatkins or Reggie Workman, and Lex Humphries. The Allmusic review by Michael...
1956, and features performances by Morgan with Hank Mobley, Hank Jones, DougWatkins and Art Taylor. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "At the time...
1957-05-17 1959 The Cats Idrees Sulieman, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Burrell, DougWatkins, Louis Hayes 1957-04-18 1961-01-00 Lush Life Earl May, Art Taylor, Red...
Sam Watkins is an American epic fantasy writer who publishes fiction as Sam Sykes. He is the son of Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series. His...
later that year. The quartet features rhythm section Horace Silver, DougWatkins and Art Blakey. The album was released on CD only in Japan, as a limited...
earliest hard bop sessions, alongside pianist Horace Silver, bassist DougWatkins and trumpeter Kenny Dorham. The results of these sessions were released...
features performances by Mobley, Donald Byrd, Ronnie Ball, Horace Silver, DougWatkins, Wendell Marshall, John LaPorta and Kenny Clarke. It was not issued as...
the Prestige label. The rhythm section is pianist Wade Legge, bassist DougWatkins and drummer Art Taylor. In an AllMusic review by Scott Yanow, he stated:...
1965) – rec. 1964 Clark Terry, Color Changes (Candid, 1961) – rec. 1960 DougWatkins, Soulnik (New Jazz, 1960) Randy Weston, Uhuru Afrika (Roulette, 1961)...
Forever: "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy"". Retrieved January 31, 2024. Levine, Doug (April 24, 2007). "Chick Corea, Bela Fleck Collaborate On New CD". VOA News...
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