Ernie Watt's Planet Love - Another gem not available on CD due to ignorance of the record companies

Ernie Watts Quartet's Planet Love was actually his debut LP released by World Pacific Jazz (ST-20155). Like some of the other albums I have discussed in my earlier posts, Planet Love was never reissued on CD and those who might go looking for it on vinyl don't have an easy task ahead of them. What a shame it is that such a mainstream jazz classic is not deemed worthy of a CD reissue. Ernie Watts is a veteran jazz player with who is very highly regarded and yet record companies seem to be ignorant of what a great stepping stone this first album from 1969 is. Listening to the album it's very evident how ispired Ernie Watts was by John Coltrane and will allow you to compare his playing back then to what he does nowadays. You'll be clearly able to see how his playing developed over the years and how he has managed to forge the distinct and unimitable style and sound that you hear on his records 30 years later.

If you are interested in it, check out the link in my comments.