1. Swing, Dentz, Swing (Corea)
2. My One and Only Love (Mellin/Wood)
3. Boop Bap (Corea)
4. Miyako (Shorter)
5. Night and Day (Porter)
6. Invitation (Kaper,Webster)
7. Blues for John C. (Corea,Dentz,Simpkins ,Watts)
8. Bud Powell (Corea)
9. Sifu (Corea)
10. Andy Meets Chick (Corea,Simpkins)
11. Oleo (Rollins)

Ernie Watts – Alto, Tenor Saxophone
Chick Corea - Piano
Andy Simpkins - Bass
John Dentz – Drums

Originally released on the RealTime label as a double LP, this CD (which contains 11 of the 14 selections) is quite notable for containing some brilliant playing by Ernie Watts (during a period when his own recordings were very commercial). Chick Corea (sticking to acoustic piano) is also in excellent form as are bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer John Dentz (who was the actual leader). Although a few of the shorter numbers have their free moments, the highpoints are "My One and Only Love," "Night and Day," "Invitation," "Blues for John C.," "Bud Powell" and "Oleo," intense straightahead explorations that allow Watts and Corea opportunities to stretch out. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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1. 	Lover Man 	7:50
2. 	At The End Of My Rope 	6:45
3. 	River Of Light 	7:09
4. 	Nostalgia In Times Square 	4:46
5. 	Bird's Idea 	4:51
6. 	The Long Road Home 	5:40
7. 	Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 	5:57
8. 	Willow Weep For Me 	7:00
9. 	Moonlight and Shadows 	5:11

• Ernie Watts - Saxophones
• Kenny Barron - Acoustic Piano
• Reggie Workman - Acoustic Bass
• Mark Whitfield - Electric Guitar
• Carmen Lundy – Vocal

We all begin our lives in simple innocence, knowing deep down that all is good and all is love, we are home. Life's journey begins. Somehow, somewhere along the way we realize that life has become very complex and filled with all sorts of fear and doubt. When darkness surrounds us, we become lost on our journey. The memory of our simple essence begins to call and we begin our journey back home. Most of us spend the majority of our lives trying to get back home. It can be a very circuitous route, but I believe, we all eventually get there.

This Music is a reflection of my personal journey to date. Good luck on your journey. We're all on "The Long Road Home." ---Ernie Watts, erniewatts.com

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A1 	Going Home 	
A2 	Knowing When To Leave 	
A3 	Black Is Beautiful 	
A4 	Wichita Lineman 	
B1 	Boo 	
B2 	Planet Love 	
B3 	Fourth Dynasty

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Watts
Bass – Stanley Gilbert
Drums – Robert Morin
Piano – Clarence McDonald 

Super rare, deep and funky Jazz on World Pacific - 'Boo' is a killer track ! ---soundsoftheuniverse.com

Born in Norfolk, Virginia, but raised in Wilmington, Delaware, Ernie Watts is an American jazz saxophonist and composer, especially known for his incomparable, always-recognized sound. Greatly influenced by John Coltrane’s playing on “Kind of Blue,” Watts began studying saxophone at 13. At 16 he played with the Delaware Symphony as a featured soloist, but also was learning jazz by ear. After high school Watts studied music at West Chester University, then won a Downbeat scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, renowned as a school for jazz.

In 1966, while at Berklee, he was asked to join Buddy Rich’s big band, and toured the world with Buddy. By 1968 he had moved to LA, playing with the big bands of Gerald Wilson, Louis Bellson, and Oliver Nelson, with whom he also toured Africa. Watts became first-call for reeds in the LA studios, winning Most Valuable Player awards several times doing film, television, and music recording for over 25 years. Film scores where Watts is heard include The Color Purple, Ghostbusters, Tootsie, Fame and The Fabulous Baker Boys, among many others. He also recorded studio albums with Marvin Gaye, Frank Zappa, Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, and many other pop, rock, and R&B groups, and was a member of the Doc Severinsen Big Band on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson for 20 years.

But his first love remained jazz. He recorded with Thelonious Monk, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Quincy Jones, who produced Watts’ first Grammy-winning album “Chariots of Fire.” Watts toured Asia with Pat Metheny in the 80’s as part of Metheny’s Special Quartet, which included Charlie Haden. Haden began a new group, Quartet West, and Watts, a charter member, played and recorded with the late, critically-acclaimed Haden for over 25 years. The Quartet West recordings brought Watts to the attention of a wider jazz audience, and playing with Haden inspired him further to focus on playing acoustic jazz.

Today Watts has his own jazz groups on several continents, and works frequently in Europe with his Ernie Watts Quartet of over 15 years, based there. Under his own name, he has recorded with many jazz artists including Kenny Barron, Arturo Sandoval, Mulgrew Miller, Jack DeJohnette, and Eddie Gomez. In 2004, Watts founded Flying Dolphin Records with his wife Patricia, releasing eight albums on his label so far. “This gives me the flexibility and control I need to record my music as I hear it,” he says.

Ernie Watts has played on more than 500 recordings, teaches master classes at colleges and universities, and performs orchestral programs with symphonies internationally. With 24 albums in his own name, he has generated an impressive artistic legacy through his over fifty-year career—not only in the studio but also on the world’s major stages. Watts has been awarded two Grammys, and the Frankfurt Music Prize for lifetime achievement in performance and composition. ---jazzmusicarchives.com

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A1 	Chariots Of Fire (Theme) (Dance Version) 	5:54
A2 	Hold On 	4:24
A3 	Lady 	3:50
A4 	Gigolo 	4:36
B1 	Valdez In The Country 	5:14
B2 	Abraham's Theme 	3:46
B3 	Five Circles 	3:41
B4 	Chariots Of Fire (Theme) (Slow Version) 	4:28

Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – John Robinson
Electric Piano – Richard Tee
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Don Grusin
Guitar – Carlos Rios, David Williams, Steve Lukather
Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Piano – Michael Omartian
Synthesizer – Ian Underwood
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Ernie Watts
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet – Larry Hall
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jerry Hey

Inexplicably, Ernie Watts thought it a good idea to record an album dedicated to the movie Chariots of Fire, while having very little to do with the overall plot of the film. The opening number is indeed the theme to Chariots of Fire, but sped up to be danceable. The result is what disco connoisseur Morgan Geist might deem to be an "unclassic" -- really bad but in a very laughable way (it also could double as the fine theme to an afternoon syndicated talk show). James Ingram also makes an appearance on the smooth rocker "Hold On," and there's a ridiculous cover of the Lionel Richie/Kenny Rogers hit "Lady" and one of Donny Hathaway's "Valdez in the Country," which would be appropriate music bedding for your local cable weather forecast. The album is finally put out of its misery with a "slower" and more reggae-based interpretation of "Chariots of Fire" that is just as amusing as the album's opener, if not more so. Proceed with caution. ---Rob Theakston, AllMusic Review

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