Music has been an oasis for Ernie Watts his whole life, ever since he first picked up a horn over fifty years ago. Since he and his wife started Flying Dolphin in 2004, his oasis has grown even deeper. This new project, recorded in Germany, has music from many sources: three compositions from Watts himself: lingeringTwilight Waltz, joyfulBass Geige(colloquial German for 'upright bass,') and title trackOasis.  Energetic sambaPalmitois by pianist Christof Saenger, and intricateKonbanwafrom drummer Heinrich Koebberling. A bebop classic,Shaw Nuffis by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie; the soaring balladYou Are Therecomes from Johnny Mandel and Dave Frishberg, andOne Day I'll Fly Away(made famous inMoulin Rouge) from Joe Sample and Will Jennings.  Also included is the Lennon/McCartney tuneBlackbird, andCrescentby Ernie's major inspiration John Coltrane, each tune with a Watts interpretation and his superlative sound, as well as a band that unites as one.  This Oasis is wide as well as deep.