Anthony Wilson Trio - Jack of Hearts (2LP, 45 tours)
Anthony Wilson, guitar [click here to see more vinyl featuring Anthony Wilson]
Larry Goldings, Hammond B-3 organ, celeste
Jeff Hamilton, drums (A2-B1, D1)
Jim Keltner, drums (A1, B2-C3, D2)
2 LP, gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Live
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Groove Note
Original Label : Groove Note
Recorded direct to 2-track pure analogue tape in the Oceanway Studio A in Hollywood on January 27 and 28, 2009
Engineered by Michael C. Ross, Wes Seidman
Produced by Joe Harley
Released in 2009
Tracks:
Side A :
- Mezcal
- Jack Of Hearts
- Hawkeyes
Side B :
- Carnegie Blues
- Theme from "Chinatown"
Side C :
- Vida Perdida Acabou
- Orange Crate Art
- Harajuku
Side D :
- Zweet Zursday
- Homecoming
Reviews :
"Jack of Hearts isn't the first Anthony Wilson album to feature an organist extensively; for example, he worked with the Los Angeles-based organist Joe Bagg on his 2005 release Savivity. But the guitarist has worked with acoustic pianists more often than organists (at least as of 2009), and Jack of Hearts is unusual in that it finds Wilson not using a pianist at all. On this early 2009 session, Wilson forms an intimate trio with Larry Goldings on organ and Jeff Hamilton or Jim Keltner on drums. In the '90s and 2000s, Goldings was one of the leading proponents of a post-Jimmy Smith aesthetic on the Hammond B-3. Goldings has been greatly influenced by the late Larry Young, who started out as a Smith disciple but evolved into an innovative, distinctive post-bop/modal player and went down in history as "The John Coltrane of the Organ." Of course, Goldings is not a clone of Young; he is most certainly his own person, but he shares Young's love of post-bop. So it isn't surprising that Goldings does a lot to shape the post-bop perspective that dominates Jack of Hearts. His presence is a major plus on material that was composed by Goldings and/or Wilson, and it is a major plus on memorable arrangements of Coleman Hawkins' "Hawkeyes" and two of Duke Ellington's lesser-known pieces ("Zweet Zursday" and "Carnegie Blues"). The fact that neither of those Ellington tunes is a standard speaks well of Wilson, who is smart enough to realize that one of the joys of the vast Ellington songbook is hearing all of the worthwhile Ellington compositions that didn't become standards. Jack of Hearts is a consistently engaging addition to Wilson's catalog." AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
"Sonically, you get everything you could hope for in a Michael C. Ross Oceanway live to two track analog production. There are sonic riches galore from the to-salivate-from Hammond B-3 organ with its big, fat warm bass lines to the warm, round yet precise electric guitar lines and the woody, cracklin' rim shots, snappy snares, punchy cymbals and cataclysmic kick drum explosions. Ross is going for impact not soundstage or three guys playing in the distance in a big room, so expect a big drum kit spread across the stage and room-filling man-sized images." Michael Fremer, Music Angle
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4,42 / 5 , Michael Fremer : Music = 8/10; Sound = 9/10