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Matt Wilson Quartet: Hug!

Read "Hug!" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


A hug is something which is a distant memory for most of us these days. The warm and friendly vibes of this new Matt Wilson album could be thought of as a virtual hug, full of smile-inducing swing and raffish humor. Wilson's partners on this excursion are some of his usual cohorts, saxophonist Jeff ...

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Matt Wilson Quartet: Gathering Call

Read "Gathering Call" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Other than leading his Arts & Crafts and Quartet ensembles, drummer Matt Wilson may be among the most recorded jazz session drummers of recent times. With guest pianist John Medeski, the ensemble delves into a set consisting of Wilson originals and a mixed bag of pop and jazz tunes, penned by diverse artists such as Beyonce,' ...

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Matt Wilson Quartet: That's Gonna Leave a Mark

Read "That's Gonna Leave a Mark" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Al primo ascolto di That's Gonna Leave a Mark, di quell'intelligentissimo (e divertente, come possono essere divertenti e argute le persone molto intelligenti) musicista che è Matt Wilson, il parallelo con il quartetto di Ornette Coleman viene sin troppo facile nell'apparente, quasi infantile accessibilità di certi temi, nel gusto per l'improvvisazione collettiva, nel recupero ironicamente sbilenco ...

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Matt Wilson Quartet: Humidity

Read "Humidity" reviewed by David A. Orthmann


An eclectic drummer, thinker, and bandleader, Matt Wilson shuns fixed stylistic boundaries. He’s endlessly curious and adventuresome, but invariably backs up imaginative leaps in conception and execution with solid musicianship and organizational skills. Humidity, Wilson’s fourth outing for Palmetto, finds his working quartet (plus violin, trumpet, and trombone on a few cuts) fully inhabiting every one ...

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Matt Wilson Quartet: Humidity

Read "Humidity" reviewed by Jim Santella


Founded in 1996, the Matt Wilson Quartet took shape in order to explore new and interesting ways of expressing mainstream jazz. Without a piano or a guitar to provide obvious harmonic concepts, the band has to rely on its two saxophonists and bassist for overlaps that carry the mood. Consequently, the song list avoids too many ...

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Matt Wilson Quartet: Humidity

Read "Humidity" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Drummer Matt Wilson’s Humidity is somewhat of a free affair. The recording is very much a drummer lead date, with angular, complex rhythms and harmonies, aggressive and assertive tempos, and pile and piles of smart composition. Wilson pays an obvious debt to the late Billy Higgins on the opener, which is essentially a trio between Wilson ...

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Matt Wilson Quartet: Smile

Read "Smile" reviewed by David Adler


Drummer Matt Wilson has been active with tenor great Dewey Redman for some time; Smile is the latest installment from his own inventive quartet. The very title, not to mention the close-up of Wilson’s grinning mug on the cover, suggests that this group likes to have fun. Andrew D’Angelo is on alto sax and bass clarinet, ...


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