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Watrous' career blossomed in the 1960s. He played and recorded with many prominent jazz musicians, including [[Count Basie]], [[Maynard Ferguson]], [[Woody Herman]], [[Quincy Jones]], [[Johnny Richards]], and trombonist [[Kai Winding]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Vande Kappelle|first=Robert P.|title=Blue Notes Profiles of Jazz Personalities|publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers|year=2011|isbn=9781498271240|pages=185-186|language=English}}</ref> He also played with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan.<ref name=":0" /> He played in the ''[[Merv Griffin Show]]'' house band from 1965 - 1968<ref name="NYT" /> and worked as a staff musician for [[CBS]] from 1967 - 1969.<ref name=":0" />
In 1971, he played with the [[jazz fusion]] group [[Ten Wheel Drive]]. Also in the '70s, Watrous formed his own band, The Manhattan Wildlife Refuge Big Band, which recorded two albums for [[Columbia Records]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> The band was later renamed Refuge West when Watrous moved to southern California. In July 1973 he attened the US tour of French [[zeuhl]] band [[Magma (band)|Magma]].
He continued to work as a bandleader, studio musician, and performer at jazz clubs.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> In 1983, Watrous collaborated with [[Alan Raph]] to publish ''Trombonisms'', an instructional manual covering performance techniques for trombone. He has recorded as a solo artist, bandleader, and in small ensembles. These recordings include a Japanese import album in 2001 containing material recorded in 1984 with [[Carl Fontana]], whom Watrous has cited as his favorite trombonist. He traveled periodically to San Diego to play with his good friend and former student, Dave Scott, a noted jazz musician himself and TV broadcast host. The annual SHSU (Sam Houston State University) Bill Watrous Jazz Festival in Huntsville, Texas is named in his honor and claims to be Texas' oldest jazz festival.<ref name="SHSU Jazz Festival">{{cite web |last1=Sam Houston State University |title=SHSU Bill Watrous Jazz Festival |url=https://www.shsu.edu/academics/music/events-and-special-events/jazz-festival/ |website=SHSU Bill Watrous Jazz Festival |access-date=1 April 2022 |ref=5}}</ref>
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