Watkins At Large limited That’s the Way It’s Got

That’s the Way It’s Got to Be* (1974) (5:41)

you’re dealing with a smallish Arkestra (seven main instrumentalists

war das Ensemble meist in der klassischen Hardbop-Quintett-Besetzung mit Trompete

Ego A Go Go

Watkins At Large limited That’s the Way It’s GotFew bassists were as much in demand in the 1950s as Doug Watkins, who was part of the original line up of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In 1956 (the same year he seconded Sonny Rollins on "Saxophone Colossus"), the 22 year old was able to record his first album of bluesy and balladic hard bop for the Transition Records label run by visionary producer Tom Wilson (Bob Dylan, Mothers Of Invention, among others). Unfortunately, Watkins' promising career