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Ernie Watts

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American jazz musician

United StatesMusiciansBorn 1945 · age 80
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Ernest James Watts is an American jazz and R&B saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's album The Grand Wazoo he played the "Mystery Horn", a straight-necked C melody saxophone.

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Watts playing at the Old Town Square in Warsaw, Poland, August 2012Watts playing at the Old Town Square in Warsaw, Poland, August 2012Watts at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, 1987Watts at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, 1987

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Ernest James Watts is an American jazz and R&B saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's album The Grand Wazoo he played the "Mystery Horn", a straight-necked C melody saxophone. Watts also played the saxophone riff on "The One You Love" from Glenn Frey's album, No Fun Aloud.

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United States
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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Born 1945 · age 80
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