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Beatitudes is an album by saxophonist and composer Bobby Watson and double bassist Curtis Lundy. It was recorded on April 11, 1983, at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was released on vinyl later that year by New Note Records. In 1997, the album was reissued on CD by Evidence Music. On the album, which features five Watson originals, a Lundy composition, and Gigi Gryce’s “Minority”, Watson and Lundy are joined by pianist Mulgrew Miller and drummer Kenny Washington.

Track listing:
“To See Her Face” (Bobby Watson) – 5:55
“Karita” (Bobby Watson) – 6:25
“Jewel” (Bobby Watson) – 6:03
“E.T.A.” (Bobby Watson) – 3:31
“Minority” (Gigi Gryce) – 3:46
“Orange Blossom” (Curtis Lundy) – 8:00
“Beatitudes” (Bobby Watson) – 8:22
Additional tracks on CD reissue
“On the One” (Bobby Watson) – 4:19
“Karita (alternate take)” (Bobby Watson) – 7:26
“To See Her Face (alternate take)” (Bobby Watson) – 5:28

Personnel:
Bobby Watson – alto saxophone
Curtis Lundy – double bass
Mulgrew Miller – piano
Kenny Washington – drums

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Released: 1983
Recorded: April 11, 1983
Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Length: 59:20
Label: New Note
KM 11867
Producer: Bobby Watson, Curtis Lundy