Brothers II, recorded in 2000 by Johnny Sandlin & released internationally on Summit Records, cracked the top 50 on the US jazz charts only a few weeks after its street date & remained on the charts for 9 weeks. The rhythm section on this CD is made up of Ken's former regularly working quartet (Ken Watters Group): David Marlow (piano), Roy Yarbrough (acoustic bass), Jay Frederick (drums) & special guest Tom Wolfe (guitar). Brothers II served to solidify Ken & Harry's reputation for producing listenable yet unmistakeably hard-core, straight ahead jazz. Ken's composition "Sommerset Road" (written for their late father Harry Watters Sr. & named after the street in Huntsville, Alabama where Ken & Harry grew up) was used in a nationally broadcast television special on civil rights presented by The Freedom Forum in Washington, DC. Several other selections from this 2000 release are still in regular rotation in various parts of the world (Australia, North & South America, U.K., French Caribbean, etc). "Rigorous Honesty! 'Brothers II' is the follow-up to brass masters Watters debut recording 'Brothers.' The music performed in a word is mainstream, immediately accessible and listenable. This is not to say that the listener is not challenged...far from that. Beginning with the trumpet/trombone leadership sans reeds, this music demands the listener's attention."                                                                                     - C. Michael Bailey / All About Jazz