Anthony Wilson has cultivated a diverse body of work shaped by long-standing collaborations with jazz greats like John Clayton, Diana Krall, and Charles Lloyd, as well as by the deep musical influence of his father, legendary bandleader Gerald Wilson.

With his nonet, Wilson crafts lush, harmonically sophisticated arrangements with a reverence for jazz and blues tradition, that balance intricate ensemble interplay while spotlighting his nuanced compositional voice and the expressive artistry of the elite improvisers that comprise his ensemble.

His brand new album is a wonderful double vinyl affair entitled House of the Singing Blossoms (released August 29th, 2025) and is a simply magnificent ensemble of both music and creators.

“I like to be surrounded by people whom I trust for their musicality, but who most of all make me feel inspired by their presence and energy.” - Anthony Wilson.

Side A:
1. Triple Chase [7:08] (Gerald Wilson)
2. In A Silent Way [6:04] (Joe Zawinul)
3. Walk Tall [7:21] (Joe Zawinul)

Recorded live at Sam First on March 21st & 22nd, 2025 and manufactured in the USA at Furnace Record Pressing in Alexandria, VA. pulling it from the lush packaging and putting the first vinyl on the record player, we are first gifted the progressively characterized, slowly harmonically Triple Chase (a track culled from his own father, the composer and bandleader Gerald Wilson), and then comes the transportive jazz fusion cut In A Silent Way and the simply divine, heartfelt, joyous and impassioned Walk Tall (both from one of the masters of the era, Joe Zawinul).

Side B:
4. Bordertown [7:24] (Bennie Wallace)
5. Because [3:32] (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
6. House of the Singing Blossoms [11:11] (Anthony Wilson)

Flipping the lush vinyl LP over and we next get the Southern Americana-hued Bordertown, a track that richly exemplifies an atmospheric landscape to a tee and that is backed by the harmonically textured brilliance of the Beatles’ Because (which was itself inspired by the First movement of Beethoven’s Op. 27, No. 2 - Moonlight Sonata), rounding out on the opulent original title piece House of the Singing Blossoms.

Side C:
7. Blues For Wandering Angels [12:25] (Anthony Wilson)
8. Introduction & Yaqui Indian Folk Song [4:46] (Keith Jarrett)

Bringing the second vinyl out into the open, dropping the needle on it, up next is the twelve minute melodically layered, organically-imbibed Blues For Wandering Angels with the other track on this side being a sublime rendition of Keith Jarret’s effectively embracing Yaqui Indian Folk Song.

Side D:
9. Le Mistral [10:08] (Keith Jarrett)
10. Simple Song [11:30] (Ben Wendel)

The fourth, and final, side of this wondrous live experience opens on the pleasurably spirited Keith Jarrett track Le Mistral, a cut to this day still has me saying that he was the genius of modern jazz, and that is followed by an emotively strident version of Ben Wendel’s resplendent Simple Song.

Sam First Records is the in-house label for the Westside Los Angeles jazz club, Sam First. A product of the club owner Paul Solomon and musician/artistic director David Robaire, the label is keeping the spirit of jazz moving forward in the 21st century.

Recorded using Sam First’s state-of-the-art analog to digital recording setup, carefully mixed in-house and then mastered by Bernie Grundman. The music is then pressed onto two 180-gram vinyl LPs and packaged in poly-lined paper sleeves with protective lining.

Jacket is thick stock (24pt) gatefold displaying a full-bleed print of the vibrant cover photo taken by Sam First Records owner, Paul Solomon, as well as photos from the recording session by Brian Bixby. Edition of 1,000, each copy displaying its own unique foil-stamped number.

Musicians:
Anthony Wilson (guitar)
CJ Camerieri (trumpet & french horn)
Alan Ferber (trombone)
Nicole McCabe (alto saxophone)
Bob Reynolds (tenor saxophone)
Henry Solomon (baritone saxophone)
Gerald Clayton (piano)
Anna Butterss (acoustic bass)
Mark Ferber (drums)

Official Purchase Link

www.anthonywilsonmusic.com