Person · Male
Derek Watkins
trumpeter
- From
- Reading, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1945–2013
- Releases
- 0
- jazz
About
Derek Roy Watkins (2 March 1945 – 22 March 2013) was an English jazz, pop, and classical trumpeter. Best known for his lead trumpet work on the soundtracks of James Bond films, Watkins recorded with British jazz bandleaders as well as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and The Beatles. Dizzy Gillespie called him "Mr. Lead".
Member of
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The Onslaught Orchestra trumpet
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London Studio Orchestra trumpet
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0905529e-d273-4f50-bce1-cb8efbf03d0d
- ISNI
- 0000000055523985
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