Anthony Wilson (born May 9, 1968) is an American jazz guitarist, arranger and composer. He is the son of bandleader

Gerald Wilson Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. In addition to being a ...

Education and career

Born in Los Angeles on May 9, 1968, Wilson received his degree in music composition from

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. He counts Duke Ellington,

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, Ry Cooder, and

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among his influences. His first album '' Anthony Wilson'' was nominated for a Grammy Award and his second album, ''Goat Hill Junket'' (1998) also received praise. Albums with his nine-piece band include ''Adult Themes'' ( MAMA, 1999) and ''Power of Nine'' (Groove Note, 2006).

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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 more organ trio music with ''Jack of Hearts'' (again for Groove Note) featuring

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on Hammond organ, and alternating drummers

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and Jeff Hamilton. As a composer, he has received commissions from the International Association for Jazz Education, the Henry Mancini Institute, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, luthier John Monteleone, and the Jazz Coalition Commission Fund. His guitar quartet song cycle "Seasons" was composed as a vehicle for Monteleone's quartet of guitars called "The Four Seasons" which were included in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's 2011 exhibition "Guitar Heroes." "Seasons" was released as an audio CD and live performance film DVD set on Wilson's label Goat Hill Recordings in November 2011. Another 2011 album, recorded in Brazil, was "Campo Belo" (Goat Hill Recordings), featuring rising Brazilian music stars André Mehmari (piano and accordion), Edu Ribeiro (drums), and Guto Wirtti (bass). Wilson arranged and orchestrated Ivan Lins' song "Love Dance" for Barbra Streisand, on her 2009 album "Love Is the Answer," produced by Diana Krall. Wilson also played guitar on that album. Wilson can be heard on recordings by

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(Kisses on the Bottom, Concord),

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(American Standard, Verve), Leon Russell (Life Journey, Blue Note),

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(Nature Boy: The Standards Album, Verve), Al Jarreau (Accentuate the Positive, Verve),

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(The Way of the World, Anti-),

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(Fuse, Mammoth),

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(Midnight, Concord),

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(Before Me, Verve),

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(75th Birthday Bash Live!, Blue Note),

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and

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(No Regrets, PRA), Bobby Hutcherson (Wise One, Kind of Blue),

Till Brönner Till Brönner (born 6 May 1971 in Viersen, West Germany) is a jazz musician, trumpeter, flügelhorn player, singer, composer, producer and photographer. History From 1989–1991, Brönner was a member of the Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combin ...

(The Good Life, Verve). He has been a member of Diana Krall's group since 2001, appearing on albums and DVDs, notably the Grammy-winning '' Live in Paris''. He recorded the album ''Nova'' with Brazilian guitarist Chico Pinheiro which was released in Brazil on Pinheiro's label Buriti and in the US on Wilson's label Goat Hill Recordings. Wilson can also be heard on a number of his father

's recordings. Since 1986, he has held the guitar chair with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra. Since his father's death in 2014, Wilson has continued the leadership of the Gerald Wilson Orchestra in performances at the SOKA Jazz Festival (2014) and the Playboy Jazz Festival (2015). Wilson's main guitar is a custom "Radio Flyer" archtop built by luthier John Monteleone; he has also been seen on videos such as "Live in Paris" playing a blond 1958

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. Other frequently played guitars include a 1968 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, and a 1934 Gibson L-30, and a Fender American Vintage series Telecaster with pickups made by Ron Ellis.

Discography

* ''Anthony Wilson'' (Mama, 1997) * ''Goat Hill Junket'' (Mama, 1998) * ''Adult Themes'' (Mama, 1999) * ''Our Gang'' (Groove Note, 2001) * ''Savivity'' (Groove Note, 2005) * ''Power of Nine'' (Groove Note, 2006) * ''Nova'' with Chico Pinheiro (Goat Hill, 2008) * ''Jack of Hearts'' (Groove Note, 2009) * ''Campo Belo'' (Goat Hill, 2010) * ''Seasons: Live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'' (Goat Hill, 2011) * ''Frogtown'' (Goat Hill, 2016) * ''Songs and Photographs'' (Goat Hill, 2018) * ''The Plan of Paris'' (Goat Hill, 2022) With Jacintha * ''Autumn Leaves'' (Groove Note, 1999) * ''Lush Life'' (Groove Note, 2001) * ''Love Flows Like a River'' (Harmony 2005) * ''Jacintha Goes to Hollywood'' (Groove Note, 2007) With

* '' Live in Paris'' (Verve, 2002) * '' The Girl in the Other Room'' (Verve, 2004) * '' Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival'' (Verve, 2004) * '' The Girl in the Other Room'' (Verve, 2004) * ''

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'' (Verve, 2005) * '' From This Moment On'' (Verve, 2006) * '' Quiet Nights'' (Verve, 2009) * '' Turn Up the Quiet'' (Verve, 2017) * '' This Dream of You'' (Verve, 2020) With

* ''

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'' (Trend, 1985) * '' Jenna'' (

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, 1989) * '' State Street Sweet'' (MAMA/Summit, 1995) * '' Theme for Monterey'' (MAMA/Summit, 1998) * ''

New York, New Sound ''New York, New Sound'' is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 2003 and released on the Mack Avenue label. Reception AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars; in his review, Alex Henderson noted: "Wilson's musical personality is ve ...

'' (

Mack Avenue Mack Avenue Records is an independent record label in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Background Mack Avenue was founded in 1999 by Gretchen Carhartt Valade, a jazz fan and chair of the American apparel company Carhartt. The company is a sponsor ...

, 2003) * '' Monterey Moods'' (Mack Avenue, 2007) * ''

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'' (Mack Avenue, 2009) * '' Legacy'' (Mack Avenue, 2011) With others *

, ''

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'' (Anti-, 2010) *

Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...

, '' The Christmas Wish'' (Herb Alpert Presents 2017) *

Eden Atwood Eden Atwood is an American jazz singer and actress. She is the daughter of composer Hubbard Atwood and the granddaughter of the novelist A. B. Guthrie Jr. Career Atwood was born in Memphis, Tennessee. When she was five, her parents got a divorc ...

, ''Waves'' (Groove Note, 2002) *

Chris Botti Christopher Stephen Botti ( ; born October 12, 1962) is an award-winning American trumpeter and composer. In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album ''Impressions''. He was also nominated in ...

, ''To Love Again'' (Columbia, 2005) * Chris Botti, ''December'' (Columbia, 2006) * Till Bronner, ''The Good Life'' (Masterworks, 2016) *

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, '' It's Time'' (143/Reprise 2005) *

, ''75th Birthday Bash Live!'' (Blue Note 2007) *

Terri Lyne Carrington Terri Lyne Carrington (born August 4, 1965) is an American jazz drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets, and ma ...

, ''More to Say'' (E1, 2009) *

Pete Christlieb Pete Christlieb (born February 16, 1945) is an American jazz bebop, West Coast jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist. Biography Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is the son of bassoonist Don Christlieb. Christlieb ...

, ''For Heaven's Sake'' (CARS 1999) *

, ''Feeling Good'' (EmArcy 2006) * Randy Crawford, ''No Regrets'' (Wrasse/EmArcy, 2008) *

Lorraine Feather Lorraine Feather (born Billie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather; September 10, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and songwriter. Early life A native of Manhattan, she was born to jazz writer Leonard Feather and his wife Jane, a former big band sin ...

, ''Cafe Society'' (Sanctuary, 2003) * Richard Galliano, ''Sentimentale'' (Resonance, 2014) *

, ''Fuse'' (Mammoth/Edel 1999) * Bobby Hutcherson, ''Wise One'' (Kind of Blue, 2009) * Al Jarreau, '' Accentuate the Positive'' (Verve, 2004) *

Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...

, ''...Featuring'' (Blue Note 2010) *

, ''Before Me'' (Verve, 2006) *

, '' Kisses on the Bottom'' (Hear Music/MPL, 2012) *

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, ''Suspiria'' (Mute, 1993) *

Gaby Moreno Gaby Moreno is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter, producer, film composer and guitarist. Singing in both English and Spanish, Moreno's music covers many genres including Latin, Alternative, Blues, Folk and Americana. Biography Moreno was born i ...

Van Dyke Parks Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks. He is best known for his 1967 album ''Song Cycle'' and for his collaborations with ...

, ''Spangled!'' (Nonesuch, 2019) * Josh Nelson, ''Let It Go'' (Omagatoki 2007) * Josh Nelson, ''The Sky Remains'' (Origin, 2017) *

, ''American Classic'' (Blue Note/EMI/Shangri-La, 2009) *

, ''Nature Boy'' (Verve, 2003) *

Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Chantal Paradis (; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model, and actress. Paradis became a child star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's hig ...

, ''Live'' (Remark, 1994) * Dave Pike, ''Bophead'' (Ubiquity, 1998) * Leon Russell, '' Life Journey'' (Universal, 2014) *

, '' Midnight'' (Concord Jazz, 2003) * Kandace Springs, ''Indigo'' (Blue Note 2018) *

Curtis Stigers Curtis Stigers (born October 18, 1965) is an American jazz singer. He achieved a number of hits in the early 1990s, most notably the international hit " I Wonder Why" (1991), which reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 9 in the US. Career S ...

, ''Baby Plays Around'' (Concord Jazz, 2001) * Curtis Stigers, ''Secret Heart'' (Concord Jazz, 2002) * Donald Vega, ''With Respect to Monty'' (Resonance, 2015) *

Melody Gardot Melody Gardot (; born February 2, 1985) is an American jazz singer. At the age of 19, Gardot was involved in a bicycle accident and sustained a head injury. Music played a critical role in her recovery. She became an advocate of music therapy, ...

, '' Sunset in the Blue'' (Verve/Decca/Universal, 2020)

References

External links

Official site
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