(Post-Bop\Contemporary) Anthony Wilson - Anthony Wilson - 1997, MP3, V2

Anthony Wilson is a jazz guitarist and composer. He is the son of bandleader Gerald Wilson.
Born in Los Angeles on May 9, 1968, Wilson received his degree in music composition from Bennington College. He counts Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Wes Montgomery, and T-Bone Walker among his influences. His first album was nominated for a Grammy and his second, Goat Hill Junket (1998), also garnered notice. Subsequent recordings by his nine-piece band are Adult Themes (MAMA, 1999) and Power of Nine (Groove Note, 2006). Diana Krall and mandolinist Eva Scow appear on the latter.
He has also recorded two trio albums with Hammond organist Joe Bagg and drummer Mark Ferber, Our Gang in 2001 and Savivity in 2005 (both on Groove Note). In 2009 he recorded an album (again for Groove Note) of trio music with Larry Goldings on Hammond organ, and alternating drummers Jim Keltner and Jeff Hamilton.
He has been a member of Diana Krall's group since 2001, appearing on CDs and DVDs, notably the Grammy-winning Live in Paris. He has also recorded a CD with Brazilian guitarist Chico Pinheiro, "Nova," released in Brazil on Pinheiro's label Buriti, and in the US on Wilson's label Goat Hill Recordings.
Wilson's main guitar is a custom archtop by luthier John Monteleone; he has also played a blond 1958 Gibson Byrdland and various Gibson Les Pauls.

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. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Anthony Wilson (guitar)
Louis Taylor (soprano, tenor & alto saxophones, clarinet)
Pete Christlieb (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet)
Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet)
Bennie Wallace (tenor saxophone)
Carl Saunders (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Ira Nepus (trombone)
Brad Mehldau (piano)
Danton Boller (bass)
Willie Jones III (drums)