Derek Watkins

An excellent veteran trumpeter from Britain, Derek Watkins amazingly led just two albums (1988’s Elevated Demand for MA Music and 1995’s On the Rainbow using the Brian Lemon Quartet in Zephyr/New Note) in his career. The kid and grandson of trumpeters, Watkins started playing trumpet himself when he was six. He 1st started employed in general public at 13 in his father’s dance music group. Developing quickly, Watkins was gigging around London by enough time he was 17 and quickly became a occupied studio room musician. He joined up with the best rings of Ted Heath and John Dankworth, caused the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Orchestra, and in 1969 toured and documented with Benny Goodman’s big music group. Watkins spent 1970-1974 in LA doing studio function and frequently playing at Dante’s with Louie Bellson and Don Menza, amongst others. After time for Europe, Watkins caused Peter Herbolzheimer, Wayne Last, Phil Woods, the Metropole Orchestra, as well as the Dutch Radio Big Music group, furthermore to keeping occupied within the studios.