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Julius Watkins

Julius Watkins is credited on 1,437 releases across 262 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,437

Pressings credited

262

Albums

8

Decades active

327

In collections

Biography

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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Credited work

1,437 releases · 262 albums · active 1952–2026

  • Performance · 1,714
  • Other credits · 64

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Columbia 30th Street Studio · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Nola Recording Studios

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