Bill Watrous

American trombonist (1939–2018)

Born: 8 May 1939
Middletown
Died: 3 July 2018
Los Angeles
Country: United States
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Bill Watrous was a jazz musician who played trombone. Bill Watrous was born on 8 May 1939 in Middletown and died on 3 July 2018 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz and big band music.

William Russell Watrous III (June 8, 1939 – July 2, 2018) was an American jazz trombonist. He is perhaps best known for his rendition of Sammy Nestico's arrangement of the Johnny Mandel ballad "A Time for Love", which he recorded on a 1993 album of the same name. A self-described "bop-oriented" player, he was well known among trombonists as a master technician and for his mellifluous sound.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana 1984

Also plays on

Albums where Bill Watrous is credited as a sideman

1972	Ella Loves Cole — Ella Fitzgerald	trombone
1978	Dream Dancing: Ella Fitzgerald & Cole Porter — Ella Fitzgerald	trombone
1980	Trilogy: Past Present Future — Frank Sinatra	trombone
1982	The Best Is Yet to Come — Ella Fitzgerald	trombone