Vessels of Wood and Earth Dan Wilson

• 1 The Rhythm Section 05:48
• 2 Bird of Beauty 06:04
• 3 The Reconstruction Beat 05:32
• 4 Vessels of Wood and Earth 07:17
• 5 Who Shot John 07:56
• 6 After the Rain/Save the Children 07:32
• 7 Inner City Blues 06:37
• 8 Juneteenth 05:59
• 9 Cry Me a River 04:23
• 10 James 05:22
• 11 Born to Lose 04:06
• Total Runtime 01:06:36

Info for Vessels of Wood and Earth

On Vessels of Wood and Earth, guitarist/composer Dan Wilson's debut album for legendary bassist/ composer Christian McBride's Brother Mister label (and the imprint's second release), the young player casts a groove so strong that even when soloing he propels the music irresistibly forward. Dan burst into the national spotlight when Joey DeFrancesco, one of the all-time greatest jazz organists, invited him to a coveted spot in his trio. Dan went on to tour with McBride's trio, Tip City, and on Vessels of Wood and Earth, Dan got to experience McBride as a producer.

Dan Wilson, guitar
Christian Sands, piano
Marco Panascia, bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums
Additional musicians:
Joy Brown, vocals (6, 7, 9)
Christian McBride, bass (4, 8)

Dan Wilson
Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Dan Wilson spent the majority of his youth within the church community, where his musical path began.

Traces of his major guitar influences – including Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, and George Benson to name a few – can be discerned through his playing, but his musical identity has been shaped by everything from gospel and blues to traditional jazz, hip-hop and horn players like Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.

After graduating from Hiram College, Wilson made his recording debut with pianist Joe McBride and performed to worldwide acclaim with Joey DeFrancesco and Christian McBride’s Tip City, eventually recording his debut as a leader To Whom It May Concern.

Wilson has had the honor of sharing the stage with jazz greats including Eric Marienthal, Russell Malone, Les McCann, René Marie, Jeff Hamilton, David Sanborn and Dave Stryker. He also teaches jazz guitar and music theory through private lessons. ​

Wilson’s career took him on an exploratory journey into foundations laid down by the guitar/organ tradition, eventually leading to an invitation to perform with jazz great Joey DeFrancesco’s trio quartet, with which Wilson went on to earn a GRAMMY® Award nomination with for DeFrancesco’s Project Freedom album (Mack Avenue Records, 2017).

This collaboration allowed the guitarist to insert his own dialect into the musical prowess and respect that DeFrancesco had earned throughout his journey.

Wilson had been playing with DeFrancesco for a few years when he met bassist, composer, arranger, Christian McBride. From there, Wilson went on to tour with McBride’s trio Tip City, eventually leading McBride to serve as producer on "Vessels of Wood and Earth" and release the album on his newly formed imprint Brother Mister Productions through Mack Avenue Music Group.

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