Derek Watkins
Deceased Person
1945 – 2013
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Who was Derek Watkins?
Derek Roy Watkins was an English jazz, pop and classical trumpet player. Best known for his lead trumpet work on the soundtracks of every James Bond film from Dr. No to Skyfall, Watkins recorded with every notable British jazz bandleader as well as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra and The Beatles. Dizzy Gillespie called him "Mr. Lead".
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