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Julius Watkins
- From
- Detroit, United States
- Active
- 1921–1977
- Releases
- 5
- hard bop
- jazz
About
Julius Watkins (October 10, 1921 – April 4, 1977) was an American jazz musician who played French horn. Described by AllMusic as "virtually the father of the jazz French horn", Watkins won the Down Beat critics poll in 1960 and 1961 for Miscellaneous Instrument.
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- MusicBrainz
- ec4d5918-4e2a-4b4f-8677-0bcff102cc1b
- ISNI
- 0000000055131922
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