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Dave Wilson: When Even Goes East

Read "When Even Goes East" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
March 19, 2026

There is a long and respected tradition in jazz of taking familiar popular songs and reimagining them in new ways. It involves uncovering fresh rhythmic vitality, harmonic subtleties, and emotional depth within melodies that listeners think they already know. Multi-instrumentalist Dave Wilson follows this tradition with conviction on When Even Goes East, an album that blends four original pieces with inventive reworkings of pop songs from the 1960s and 70s. The result is a collection that feels both reflective and ...

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The Dave Wilson Quartet: Stretching Supreme

Read "Stretching Supreme" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
January 2, 2022

On Stretching Supreme, his seventh album as leader of his own ensembles, saxophonist Dave Wilson pays homage to a musical hero-- the legendary John Coltrane--performing a trio of Coltrane's classic themes from his late-career “transitional" period, “A Love Supreme," “Dear Lord" and “Naima," recorded in October 2017 at Chris' Jazz Café in Philadelphia; “A Love Supreme" is divided into three parts, a lengthy “Introduction," “Acknowledgement" and “Resolution." They are complemented by Wilson's original composition, “On the Prairie," and the Henry ...

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Dave Wilson: There Was Never

Read "There Was Never" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
December 25, 2015

Saxophonist Dave Wilson cuts an imposing figure on the cover of There Was Never, his fourth album in total and his first on the Zoho Music imprint. There's intensity fixed on his face, with eyes closed in concentration and embouchure set for attack. And then there's his tenor saxophone. It has a larger than life presence in the photo. This is the picture of a man on a mission, a leader who knows what he wants, a musician who knows ...

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Dave Wilson: Spiral

Read "Spiral" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 12, 2011

Con una ritmica così fare un disco deve essere un sogno. Già il brano di apertura è un piccolo manifesto di interplay, e l'assolo di Phil Markowitz è di una categoria a sè stante per eleganza e virtuosismo. Dave Wilson si trova subito a suo agio con alle spalle un trio di tale levatura. Tre composizioni provengono dal mondo del rock: “Friend of the Devil" dei Grateful Dead, “My Own Prison" dei Creed e il finale “(You're the) Biggest Part ...

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Dave Wilson: Spiral

Read "Spiral" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
September 4, 2010

The nature of successful interlocking is that the pieces fit each other with seamless perfection. In a group of disparate musicians this is not always possible. However, with the ensemble that saxophonist Dave Wilson has put together the pieces seem to fit with enviable perfection. There is a swirling energy that keeps the unit cohesive; but, more than that, it appears as if saxophonist, pianist Phil Markowitz, bassist Tony Marino and drummer Adam Nussbaum were cut from the same cloth. ...

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Album Review

Dave Wilson: Spiral

by Dan Bilawsky
August 4, 2010

Saxophonist Dave Wilson's Spiral isn't directed at one specific jazz-listening demographic. High-brow originals ("Spiral") line up next to new arrangements of neglected jazz works (Richie Beirach's “Elm"), while rock-based performances (Creed's “My Own Prison") reside near gentler soprano saxophone statements ("Summer Breezes"). Fortunately, disparate stylistic directions don't derail the overall sound or focus of this project and the quartet manages to maintain a unified sound throughout. “Spiral" and “Elm," which start off the album, threaten to scare ...

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Take Five With...

Take Five With Dave Wilson

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2010

Meet Dave Wilson: Dave Wilson was born and raised in Bronxville, NY. As the leader of his own jazz groups, the Dave Wilson Quartet/Crazeology, Wilson and his band mates are known for their groundbreaking improvisations along with creative individualistic compositions and unique arrangements of standards. Wilson was also co-leader for many years, with the great trumpet stylist, Ben Mauger, of the well known Traditional/New Orleans ensemble, the Canal Street Hot 6, (CD; Back In the Day). The Canal Street Hot ...