One Man's Blues (2000)

About this title: Many people may have forgotten what a unique and durable baritone saxophonist Wilson has been over the past three decades, but this CD, one of scant few in his discography, should give all a prompt reminder. He has the innate ability to effectively mix rough and smooth, lyrical or overblown lines at will, his meaty sound all his own with little excess or cops from influences. He moved to Richmond, Virginia, from NYC a decade ago and decided his local working band, dubbed the Jazzmaniacs, comprising pianist Steve Kessler, bassist Jim Masters, and drummer Tony Martucci, was good enough to do ... read more

Tracks:

1. It Was a Very Good Year [Drake]
2. This I Dig of You [Mobley]
3. More Than Too... It's Vie [Masters]
4. One Man's Blues [Chapin]
5. All the Things You Could Be by Now If I Sigmund Freud's Wife Was ... [Mingus]
6. Winter Wonderland [Bernard/Smith]
7. Lester Left Town [Shorter]
8. Sweet Thing [Stuart]
9. Mayberry R.I.P [Kessler/Wilson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.