The 2011 CD by guitarist Anthony Wilson is a gentle, thoughtful collection of tunes for guitar, piano (and sometimes accordion), bass, and drums, plus the occasional dash of clarinet. It's sunny, pleasant music that could easily have been released on ECM. Wilson's ultra-clean playing style falls into the Jim Hall/Joe Morris range, which makes it simultaneously quite pretty and kind of forgettable once the track in question is finished playing itself out. A little more of a Grant Green-style bite might have made this record more than a nice soundtrack to a late spring brunch. That's the problem with so much Brazilian music, though, it's so light and fluffy, it just drifts away while you're listening to it. Jazz listeners who aren't looking for a record that will sink its claws into their heart and never let go, or leave them breathless in the face of its virtuosity, but who, instead, just want to hear some nice, pretty songs for an hour or so could do a whole lot worse than this very well played, carefully arranged, and impeccably produced set of tunes. - Phil Freeman
Tracks
01. Campo Belo
02. March To March
03. Edu
04. After The Flood
05. Patrimonio
06. Elyria
07. Valsacatu
08. Flor De Sumare
09. Etna
10. Transitron
ANTHONY WILSON guitar
GUTO WIRTTI bass
EDU RIBEIRO drums
ANDRÉ MEHMARI piano, accordion (3)
JOANA QUEIROZ clarinet (8)
VITOR GONÇALVES accordion (8)
All music composed by Anthony Wilson
Recorded September 2010 at Nacena Studios, Sao Paulo
Goat Hill Recordings - GHR 002-A