daughters from a previous marriage – Melody Watrous Ide and Cheryl Schoolcraft. Other Talents Bill Watrous played baseball. He was scouted by the New York Yankees when in his teens. Later on, Watrous considered joining a minor league baseball team in the early 80's. Awards and nominations 1975, Grammy Nomination for The Tiger of San Pedro 2019 The Legacy Circle Award of The International Trombone Association 2 Down Beat Awards and nominated top trombonist by Down beat for 7 years in a row. Discography As leader In Love Again (as William Russell Watrous with the Richard Behrke Strings) (MTA, 1964) Plays Love Themes for the Underground, the Establishment & Other Sub Cultures Not Yet Known (With the Walter Raim Concept) (MTA, 1969) Bone Straight Ahead (Famous Door, 1973) Manhattan Wildlife Refuge (Columbia, 1974) The Tiger of San Pedro (Columbia, 1975) Funk 'n' Fun (Yupiteru, 1979) Watrous in Hollywood (Famous Door, 1979) Coronary Trombossa! (Famous Door, 1980) I'll Play for You (Famous Door, 1980) La Zorra (Famous Door, 1980) Bill Watrous in London (Mole Jazz, 1982) Roaring Back to New York, New York (Famous Door, 1983) Bill Watrous and Carl Fontana (Atlas, 1984) Someplace Else (Soundwings, 1986) Reflections (Soundwings, 1987) Bone-Ified (GNP Crescendo, 1992) Time for Love (GNP Crescendo, 1993) Space Available (Double-Time, 1997) Live at the Blue Note (Half Note, 2000) Living in the Moment with The Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra (Sea Breeze, 2003) Live in Living Comfort (Stonequake, 2003) Mad to the Bone with The Rob Stoneback Big Band (Stonequake, 2003) Kindred Spirits with The Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra (Summit, 2006) As sideman With Deodato Prelude (CTI, 1973) With Kenny Burrell Blues - The Common Ground (Verve, 1968) With Paul Desmond Summertime (A&M/CTI, 1968) With Maynard Ferguson The Blues Roar (Mainstream, 1965) With Quincy Jones Golden Boy (Mercury, 1964) Roots (A&M, 1977) With O'Donel Levy Dawn of a New Day (Groove Merchant, 1973) Simba (Groove Merchant, 1974) With Milton Nascimento Courage (A&M/CTI, 1969) With Jimmy Witherspoon Blues for Easy Livers (Prestige, 1965) With Johnny Richards Aqui Se Habla Español (Roulette, 1967) With Red Rodney The Red Tornado (Muse, 1975) With Arturo Sandoval Dream Come True (1993) With Kai Winding Modern Country (Verve, 1964) The In Instrumentals (Verve, 1965) More Brass (Verve, 1966) Dirty Dog (Verve, 1966) Penny Lane & Time (Verve, 1967) Trombone Summit (MPS,1980) With Pennsbury Concert Jazz Band Then & Now (2013) 'With Ingrid James and San