Artist: Anthony Wilson
Album: Anthony Wilson
Genre: Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz
Label: Mama Foundation
Released: 1997
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Fargas Shuffle (Wilson) - 6:51
- The Parisian Knights (Thompson) - 5:59
- Karaoke (Wilson) - 10:09
- Leila (Wilson) - 7:03
- The New Fawn-Do! (Wilson) - 8:29
- Southern Gentleman (Salett-Wilson) - 9:21
- Pachinko (Wilson) - 4:47
- Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (Ellington-Russell) - 7:15
- Monsignor (Wilson) - 7:12
- Remington Ride (Penny-Remington) - 7:00
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- Personnel:
- Anthony Wilson - guitar
- Carl Saunders - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Ira Nepus - trombone
- Louis Taylor - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
- Pete Christlieb - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
- Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Brad Mehldau - piano
- Danton Boller - bass
- Willie Jones III - drums
- Bennie Wallace - tenor saxophone (#6)
This was a very impressive debut by guitarist Anthony Wilson, the son of veteran bandleader Gerald Wilson. Anthony, who had won the Thelonious Monk competition for best composition ("Karaoke," which is included on this set), is a fine bop-based guitarist who is a particularly inventive composer/arranger. Seven of the ten selections on this disc are his, as are all of the arrangements other than Lucky Thompson's "The Parisian Knights," which was transcribed by Wilson from the original record. His charts utilize such top L.A.-based players as trumpeter Carl Saunders, trombonist Ira Nepus, Louis Taylor on various reeds, tenorman Pete Christlieb, baritonist Jack Nimitz, pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Danton Boller and drummer Willie Jones III. Bennie Wallace takes a guest tenor solo on "Southern Gentleman." The solo stars are Christlieb, Saunders and Wilson, and overall, this is a highly enjoyable effort, a strong start to Anthony Wilson's career.
Review by Scott Yanow