Jazz Articles about Phil Wilson

Phil Wilson - Makoto Ozone: Live!!

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 7, 2011

Ha fatto bene la Capri Records ad andare a ripescare questo simpaticissimo disco del duo di Phil Wilson al trombone e Makoto Ozone al pianoforte. Siamo nel 1982 ad una esibizione live al Berklee Performance Center: Phil Wilson è insegnante al famoso istituto e Makoto Ozone un promettente pianista giapponese che subito dopo entrerà nel quartetto di Gary Burton dando inizio ad una carriera con case discografiche importanti e con colleghi famosi. L'ascolto rivela una serata con due musicisti in ...

Phil Wilson's Panamerican All-Stars: Celebrate the Music of Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim

by Michael P. Gladstone
September 2, 2007

So, what's not to like? Educator, arranger and trombonist Phil Wilson leads his Panamerican All-Stars to celebrate the music of Antonio Carlos “Tom" Jobim.

This music is timeless. If you're wondering how many times you can listen to “Corcovado, “Chega de Saudade, “Insensatez" or “Desafinado" without having to stifle a yawn of over-familiarity, put aside that trepidation for Celebrate the Music of Antonio Carlos “Tom" Jobim.

It's indisputable that there are over-exposed songs selected by artists from the ...

Phil Wilson's Panamerican All-Stars: Celebrates the Music of Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim

by Dan McClenaghan
May 25, 2007

Bossa nova music has a cool, light feeling, with delicate melodies drifting on gentle rhythms. It floated out of Brazil in the 1960s, spearheaded by Joao Gilberto, Vinicius de Moreas and, of course, Antonio Carlos “Tom" Jobim. The music was popularized in the United States in the 1960s via albums that teamed Jobim with saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd.Phil Wilson's Pan American All Stars Celebrate the Music of Antonio Carlos “Tom" Jobim--which may compete for the ...