Doug Watkins Quintet - Soulnik (1960) [Reissue 2009]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 219 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 89 MB | Covers - 34 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OJC/Prestige/New Jazz Records (00025218184823)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 219 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 89 MB | Covers - 34 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OJC/Prestige/New Jazz Records (00025218184823)
Bassist Doug Watkins only led two recording sessions before his death in 1962, and this set has sometimes appeared under Yusef Lateef's name. Watkins doubles on cello (an instrument he had reportedly only begun playing three days earlier) during the set with Lateef (who triples on tenor, flute, and oboe), pianist Hugh Lawson, bassist Herman Wright, and drummer Lex Humphries. The quintet performs three standards, Watkins' "Andre's Bag," and a couple of Lateef tunes. The use of oboe and cello on some numbers makes the date stand out a bit from the usual hard bop sessions of the period and straight-ahead jazz fans will want to get this CD.