February 27, 2020

Ken Watson ‎– A Little Chin Music (2000, CD, Usa)


Songs:
1. The Genesis Clone Variations (4:40)
2. Batting Practice (A Little Chin Music 9) (5:29)
3. Waiting Room (4:24)
4. Waterloo (4:13)
5. Lullaby For The Sisters (3:48)
6. PreTeen Beat (4:03)
7. Hot Dog And A Klondike (A Little Chin Music 99) (4:03)
8. On The Mound (A Little Chin Music 999) (5:48)
9. First Dance Recital (1:42)
10. A French Confection (3:40)
11. Wally On A Tight Rope (3:46)
12. Red Sky (1:08)

Musicians
Ken Watson: Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Keyboards, Computer

Self Released CD


Ken WATSON is an American jazz guitarist and composer. Originally active in the 70's with a band called BLACK MARKET, Ken started recording his first LP in the 80's with a full band consisting of David WEBB, Buddy STEWART, Greg MCPHERSON and Terry MORGAN. Inspired by jazzy progressive rock the likes of HAPPY THE MAN he privately released 'Assembly' in 1985.
The group didn't continue on after the 80's and WATSON wasn't in it for the life of a rock musician, but he continued to compose music for personal reasons and released more records a decade later on his own. With instruments being replaced by their digital counterparts the later records while still jazzy are more keyboard and electronic oriented. (progarchives)

It's musicians like Ken Watson, that really make hearing new progressive music so enjoyable. Here is man that because of time restraints, and family obligations has to do music as a "side" hobby. And we are the beneficiaries is his prodigeous talents. This is Kens' third cd to date, and again, he doesn't disappoint the listener, he has taken the time out of his busy life to offer this cd to the unsuspecting prog public. What he does at his personnel studio is amazing, the fact that he is doing this music as the sole performer is hard to believe.
Musically, he has a strong emphasis on radical keyboard arrangements, with some of the most perplexing layering you can imagine, he also is an excellent guitarist, and apparently a fantastic producer/engineer. Of course working alone means he is using digital drums, but on this cd you wouldn't even notice, as you will be immersed in the songs depth and details, and he is using a very nice sounding drum programmer. One could easily listen to this and hear strong echoes of Happy the Man, Zappa, UK, and Shawn Lane.
It's sad that todays demands can take a major talent like Ken Watson, and keep him from persuing his calling as a musician, and fronting a band, but the silver lining is that todays technology and homestudio gear has allowed people like KW the opportunity to be creative and get heard. In summary, Ken has delivered three solid recordings thus far, and he remains dedicated and faithful to his progressive calling on each of these. The lovers of highly sophisticated, complex, and deep music will find Ken Watsons' music a great addition to their collections. (MJBrady)

1 comment:

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