Keepin’ It Real:

Description

‘Keepin’ It Real’ debuts a new incarnation of his band Horizon featuring trumpeters Josh Evans and Giveton Gelin, bassist Curtis Lundy, pianist Victor Gould and drummer Victor Jones, now called New Horizon. ‘The original Horizon has run its course’, Watson concludes. ‘Art Blakey also moved on while everybody was still young and healthy, and everybody in that band has grown into their own thing. That’s why I wanted to start fresh, with new music, new personnel, fresh blood, and new energy’. Most importantly, the album is a vital continuation of the supple hard-bop sound that Watson has practiced throughout the decades, laced with the profound influences of gospel and R&B and now infused with the renewed vigor of hungry young collaborators.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Condition Blue – Bobby Watson
2. Keepin’ It Real – Bobby Watson
3. Elementary, My Dear Watson 2020 – Bobby Watson
4. Someday We’ll All Be Free – Bobby Watson
5. Mohawk – Bobby Watson
6. My Song – Bobby Watson
7. One for John (747) – Bobby Watson
8. Flamenco Sketches – Bobby Watson
9. The Mystery of Ebop – Bobby Watson