ONE LP

ONE LP PORTRAITS: MUSICIANS: A - B: ANTHONY WILSON

  • {quote}The album I brought is one of my most treasured possessions: the actual 3-LP set ‘The Last Waltz’ by The Band that I got when it was originally released — Probably around 1978 or ’79, I think.'’The Last Waltz' was also released as a film, directed by Martin Scorsese. So it must have been around my 10th birthday when my mum took me and a group of good friends to see this movie at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood.  It was, of course, truly amazing.  Loud, epic, and unbelievable to witness on that huge screen.I had already listened to some of the albums that my mum had in her collection by ‘The Band’, and a lot of the people who appeared in the movie were favourites of mine already, like Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.  Dr. John, Neil Young, and Ringo, all of these people.  So we piled into the car and went to see this movie and I was completely blown away by the music, by the performances, by the songs. We all were.I just loved everything about it.  I got the album and just played it to death.  I know it by heart.To me, this album still embodies a lot of what I find the most essential in music.  All the performances are filled with so much commitment, so much power, and so much presence. Just listen to The Band play ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’  here and you’ll know exactly what I mean. It’s astonishing.These are artists who, at that time, were at the peak of their artistry.  To see Joni Mitchell; The Staples Singers; the basically one-camera close-up of Muddy Waters singing ‘Mannish Boy.’  To experience the great orchestral arrangements by Allen Toussaint and the huge recorded sound on vinyl or any format. This album is just a beast! I didn’t think of it this way when I was a kid but now, looking back, I can see that the kind of music that The Band played, that Joni Mitchell played, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, it was a mixture of all of the roots of American music, expressed so beautifully.  There was blues, there was jazz and often a kind of ragtime feel that I really love, there was country music and gospel; all kinds of folk forms existing together in an organic way, and just great, great songs and great songwriting.  And even in a kind of jam session-like, super amped-up party atmosphere, all the performers demonstrated a great sense of focus in bringing the best out of each song they played.All of that resonates with me more and more as I focus on increasing my ability to render songs themselves as vividly and specifically as possible.  And in making my own music, I find it crucial to stay connected to all the things that are root musical sources for me. ’The Last Waltz' serves as a kind of model for me in doing that. I don’t only love jazz. I love a huge range of music, and ‘The Last Waltz’ is surely one of the most important and enduring records for me in the way it encompasses all that I started out loving, and continue to love, about music.{quote}Anthony Wilson: On stage, Cody's Viva Cantina, Burbank CA. 31st March 2015My birthday - what a night...! Anthony was the featured player at the legendary John Pisano's Guitar NightThe Band: The Last Waltz released 1978Anthony Wilson
  • ABOUT
  • ONE LP PORTRAITS
    • ARTISTS of BLUE NOTE RECORDS
    • ARTISTS
      • ANGIE STIMSON
      • BRENDAN DAWES
      • CAROLINE PM JONES
      • COLIN FRASER GRAY
      • DAVID EDDINGTON
      • DAVID EDWARD BYRD
      • DAVID FRENCH
      • EOIN GALLAGHER
      • ESPO
      • GILLIAN WARE
      • GORDON HUMPHRIES
      • JAMES SCOTT
      • JEREMY KIDD
      • JOLINO BESERRA
      • MAX PRESNEILL
      • MORGAN HOWELL
      • NEIL ANTCLIFF
      • NEIL FERBER
      • PHILIP VAUGHAN
      • RACHEL FINKELSTEIN
      • TREVOR NEAL
      • TREVOR NORRIS
    • ARTS | MEDIA | VENUES
      • A - G
        • ANDERS JOHNSEN
        • ALYN SHIPTON
        • AUDREY FRANKLYN
        • BILL ADLER
        • BILL BIRCH
        • BOB GEORGE
        • BOB KOESTER
        • CHRIS BODEN
        • DAN MORGENSTERN
        • DAVID LEAVER
        • FRED COHEN
        • GEOFF MATTHEWS
        • GIANNI VALENTI
        • JEFF GAUTHIER
      • H - Z
        • JAMES GAVIN
        • JEANNIE HOPPER
        • JON DUFFIELD
        • JONATHAN HUGHES
        • KIRK SILSBEE
        • KITTEN KAY SERA
        • LEROY DOWNS
        • MARC RILEY
        • MARCO OLIVARI
        • MARIAN GORDON
        • MARK RADCLIFFE
        • MARY SCOTT
        • MAXINE GORDON
        • MIKE GORDON
        • REVD RALPH WILLIAMSON
        • ROGER McGOUGH
        • ROY MCGREGOR
        • SCOTT YANOW
        • SAM MILGROM
        • SEBASTIAN SCOTNEY
        • SIMON COOKE
        • TAD HERSHORN
        • TOM MULLIGAN
        • TONY DUDLEY-EVANS
        • VERA RYAN
        • VIV BROUGHTON
      • EPs
        • In Memoriam: Jack Bruce
        • Johnny Marr: From Ardwick to the Carnival
        • Peter Ind: Life, The Universe And Everything
      • PREMIERE EXH @ARChive Contmp MUSic | NYC
      • ONE LP - RONNIE SCOTT'S JAZZ CLUB
    • COMPILATION
    • LUTHIERS
      • DAVID GAGE
      • ROGER SADOWSKY
      • VINNY FODERA
    • MUSICIANS
      • A - B
        • ACKER BILK
        • ALAN FERBER | MARK FERBER
        • ALAN BARNES
        • ALISON DIAMOND
        • AL JARREAU
        • AMP FIDDLER
        • ANITA WARDELL
        • ANNE KEELER
        • ANNIE ROSS
        • ANTHONY WILSON
        • ARNIE SOMOGYI
        • ART THEMEN
        • ARTURO O'FARRILL
        • BARRELHOUSE CHUCK
        • BARRY ZWEIG
        • BECCA STEVENS
        • BENNIE MAUPIN
        • BENNY GOLSON
        • BILL LAURANCE
        • BILLY MITCHELL
        • BOBBY WELLINS
        • DR. BOBBY RODRIGUEZ
        • BRAD STUBBS
        • BUDDY WHITTINGTON
        • BUSTER WILLIAMS
      • C - F
        • CAROL KIDD
        • CHARLES McPHERSON
        • CHARLIE WOOD
        • CHRIS POTTER
        • CHRISTIAN SCOTT
        • CHUCK BERGHOFER
        • CORY HENRY
        • DAVE BERRY
        • DAVID BASSIE
        • DAVID LIEBMAN
        • DAVID WAS
        • DAREK OLES
        • DEL CASHER
        • DICK PEARCE
        • DOM FLEMONS
        • DON WELLER
        • DONNY McCASLIN
        • EDDIE HENDERSON
        • ERWIN HELFER
        • FAIRPORT CONVENTION
        • FLIP MANNE
        • FRANK DE VITO
        • FRANK POTENZA
        • FRED HERSCH
        • THE DYLAN PROJECT
      • G - L
        • GARY CROSBY
        • GEORGE CABLES
        • GENE CIPRIANO
        • GERALD CLAYTON
        • GERALD TRIMBLE
        • GILL ALEXANDER
        • GRAHAM NASH
        • GREG ABATE
        • GREG CARROLL
        • GREGORY PORTER
        • IAN SHAW
        • JACK BRUCE
        • JACOB COLLIER
        • JAMES MORRISON
        • JEANNIE PISANO
        • JIM HART
        • JIMMY HEATH
        • JOE LOVANO
        • JOHN BEASLEY
        • JOHN CLAYTON
        • JOHN JONES
        • JOHN LA BARBERA
        • JOHN MAYALL
        • JOHN PISANO
        • JOHNNY MARR
        • JON FADDIS
        • JON HENDRICKS
        • JUSTIN ROBINSON
        • KENNY BURRELL
        • KENNY WERNER
        • KIRK WHALLUM
        • KIT DOWNES
        • LARRY BALL
        • LAURANCE JUBER
        • LEE KONITZ
        • LEE PEARSON
        • LONNIE LISTON SMITH
        • LOUIS HAYES
      • M - R
        • MARCUS MILLER
        • MARQUIS HILL
        • MARTIN CARTHY
        • MARTIN SIMPSON
        • MARTIN TAYLOR
        • MARY STALLINGS
        • MATT PHILLIPS
        • MICHAEL LEAGUE
        • MICHELE MUNRO
        • MIKE STERN
        • MIKE WALKER
        • NORBERT WABNIG
        • THE O'FARRILLS
        • OLI ROCKBERGER
        • ORBERT DAVIS
        • PAT KELLEY
        • PAT MARTINO
        • PAT SENATORE
        • PAUL JONES
        • PAUL WERTICO
        • PEGGY SEEGER
        • PETER ERSKINE
        • PETER HOOK
        • PETER IND
        • PETER KING
        • PINO PALLADINO
        • RACHEL DUNS
        • RANDY WESTON
        • RICHARD SIMON
        • RICK KEMP
        • ROBERT GLASPER
        • ROD YOUNGS
        • ROGER BEAUJOLAIS
        • ROGER DAVIES
        • RON CARTER
        • RUTH PRICE
      • S - Z
        • SHEILA JORDAN
        • SONNY FORTUNE
        • SOWETO KINCH
        • STAN TRACEY
        • STEFAN GROSSMAN
        • STEVE CROCKER
        • STEVE GADD
        • STEVE KUHN
        • STEWART FORBES
        • TIR NA NOG
        • TARDO HAMMER
        • TED MAYER
        • TED SIROTA
        • TERENCE BLANCHARD
        • TERRY GIBBS
        • TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON
        • THEO BLACKMANN
        • TIERNEY SUTTON
        • TOM SCOTT
        • TOMASZ STANKO
        • VICTOR BAILEY
        • VICTOR BROX
        • VICTOR LEWIS
        • VINCE MENDOZA
        • WALT WHITMAN
        • WARREN VACHE
        • WAYLAND ROGERS
      • ONE LP@SCARBOROUGH JF15
    • PHOTOGRAPHERS
      • AVE PILDAS
      • BOB BARRY
      • BOB GRUEN
      • DON SABAN
      • EDWARD COLVER
      • GUY WEBSTER
      • JIM BROCK
      • JURGEN SCHADEBERG
      • LYNN GOLDSMITH
      • KAREN MCBRIDE
      • TERRY CRYER
      • TERRY O'NEILL
      • TOM MEYER
    • MUSIC LOVERS
    • ONE LP TV
      • Al Jarreau
      • Annie Ross
      • Bennie Maupin
      • Billy Mitchell
      • Buster Williams
      • Gregory Porter
      • Johnny Marr at the BBC
      • Mike Stern
      • Orbert Davis
      • Terry Cryer
  • ONE 45: NORTHERN SOUL
  • ONE LOVE: REGGAE
  • UNCONVENTION22
  • THE ONE LP EXPERIENCE
  • EDUCATION | EXHIBITIONS
    • EXHIBITIONS
    • ONE LP @EUROPE JAZZ NETWORK
    • ONE LP@LOUD & CLEAR, EDINBURGH
    • ONE LP@RNCM
    • ONE LP EXH@BCU/RHYTHM CHANGES
      • OVERVIEW
      • ATRIUM - FACE IN
      • ATRIUM - FACE OUT
      • THIRD FLOOR SECTION 1
      • THIRD FLOOR SECTION 2
    • ONE LP@DOCUMENTING JAZZ_2020
    • ONE LP@BAND ON THE WALL
    • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  • PORTFOLIO
  • CONTACT

ONE LP. Site design © 2010-2023 Neon Sky Creative Media