| …Arts and Crafts should be on that short list of jazz albums you need…even if – perhaps especially if – you’re not a hopeless fanatic about jazz. And why is that? Because this album succeeds on just about any level you can name. - Birmingham Black & White City Paper
Besides being a great drummer and a promising composer, Matt Wilson knows how to lead a band. - Boston Globe
As wacky as he is smart, Wilson brings some needed fun to the new-jazz scene.. - The New Yorker
He is a veritable singer on the traps; always musical, always supportive, forever dialogic.. -Jazz Times
“A band like this allows the music to go places and courageously goes along for the ride. While the destinations are of importance, how we get there is often what’s most rewarding. Smooth roads, bumpy roads, beautiful landscapes, weird detours and nice surprises all combine here for THE SCENIC ROUTE. We hope you enjoy the journey!” Matt comments about the recording.
Matt contributes four unique tunes including “The Scenic Route,” “25 Years of Rootabagas,” “Feel the Sway,” and “In Touch with Dewey.”
Also included are Ornette Coleman’s “Rejoicing,” Bobby Hutcherson’s “Little B’s Poem,” Pat Metheny’s “The Bat,” Thelonious Monk’s “We See,” Donald Ayler’s “Our Prayer” which is blended with John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance” and a swinging version of “Tenderly.”
This recording is dedicated to the memory of saxophonist Dewey Redman
(May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006) |