3.) Pittsburgh City Paper, September 1, 2004
Reggie Watkins: A-List
JiveFam Productions
Writer: JUSTIN HOPPER

The latest result of the Ferguson-Pittsburgh connection is A-List, the debut solo album by trombonist/composer/arranger Reggie Watkins. And while A-List speaks volumes about Watkins own accomplishments as a musician and composer, it simultaneously acts as a rallying point for a young, vibrant set of jazz musicians around the city -- the top names and top players of a new generation who make up the first-choice list of the title. Pittsburgh-to-Chicago transplant Gene Stovall contributes vocals to three tracks, including one of his own compositions, the funk-jazz jam Sittin Here in My Room, complete with Stovalls signature borderline psychosis lyrics and turntable-scratch scat.