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"From the first note of the first song Frogtown engages and it doesn’t let go of its considerable grip for four sides. Music: 10 / Sound: 10" -- Michael Fremer, Analog Planet
The lacquers for this edition of Frogtown on 180-gram HQ vinyl were cut from the original 96K/24bit digital files by mastering legend Bernie Grundman, and the vinyl was pressed at RTI. This is a spectacular sounding analog edition.
The jackets & labels were designed by Los Angeles-based architecture/design house Aamp Studio (www.aampstudio.com) and printed using offset lithography and letterpress processes by Stumptown Printers (www.stumptownprinters.com) in Portland, Oregon.
The package includes a poster-size "Frogtown" foldout and lyric sheet.
LP plays at 33 1/3 rpm.
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"Deftly moving among jazz, folk and pop with the great saxophonist Charles Lloyd on the wistful ballad "Your Footprints," in addition to the rustic guitar churn of "Silver and Flint" and the folk-pop in "Arcadia," Wilson sets his credentials as a civic treasure in his own right." -- LA Times
This edition of Frogtown on compact disc was designed by Los Angeles-based architecture/design house Aamp Studio (www.aampstudio.com) and printed using offset lithography and letterpress processes by Stumptown Printers (www.stumptownprinters.com) in Portland, Oregon. It is a wallet-style package with an 8-panel fold-out booklet including all song lyrics.
Includes unlimited streaming of Frogtown
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
“Frogtown,” a new album of original instrumental and vocal songs, is guitarist Anthony Wilson’s widest-ranging work to date, and his debut as a vocalist.
Wilson enlisted Grammy-winning producer/bassist Mike Elizondo (Gary Clark Jr., Kimbra, Ry Cooder), a longtime friend and musical colleague, to help him realize this collection of layered and personal sonic stories.
Featuring a cast of renowned musicians — drummers Jim Keltner and Matt Chamberlain, violinist Petra Haden, and keyboardists Patrick Warren and Josh Nelson — each song on “Frogtown” evokes a distinct feeling and landscape, and takes the listener someplace new.
Virtuosic guitar and ensemble work, well-made songs and detailed arrangements, and intimate vocals are the driving forces of the album.
An album highlight is the song “Your Footprints” — written by Wilson with songwriter Dan Wilson (Adele, Taylor Swift, Semisonic) — featuring a special guest appearance from iconic jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd.
The collaboration with Lloyd alludes to Wilson’s deep jazz roots, and evokes memories of his father, the late, great composer/bandleader Gerald Wilson.
Other songs summon varied musical influences — FM radio of the 1970’s, Ry Cooder’s diverse body of work, children’s rhymes, guitar styles from the 1920’s to the present day.
“Frogtown” travels into, through, and beyond genres; the album's melodies and lyrics guide the listener through tender and complex emotional landscapes.
Anthony Wilson steps confidently into the center of the frame for this musical and personal portrait.
credits
released April 15, 2016
FROGTOWN
Anthony Wilson — all guitars, vocals
Petra Haden — violin, bird whistle
Mike Elizondo — bass, synth bass
Patrick Warren — piano, organ, pump organ, autoharp,
keyboards & samples
Jim Keltner — drums & percussion (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 12)
Matt Chamberlain — drums & percussion (tracks 3 — 8, 11)
Charles Lloyd — tenor saxophone on “Your Footprints”
Jesse Harris — harmonica (track 9)
Josh Nelson — piano (tracks 5 & 10)
Daniel Rosenboom — trumpet
Bob Reynolds — tenor saxophone
Adam Schroeder — baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Produced by Mike Elizondo
Recorded at Can-Am Recorders
Engineered and mixed by Adam Hawkins
Assistant engineers — Brent Arrowood, Robert Rossman, Alonzo Lazaro
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Audio consultation by Joe Harley
Designed by Aamp Studio
Portrait Photograph by Jesse Harris
Printed by Stumptown Printers
Born in Los Angeles in 1968, guitarist and composer Anthony Wilson is known for a body of work that moves fluidly across
genres.
The son of legendary jazz trumpeter and bandleader Gerald Wilson, his musical lineage has deeply influenced his creative trajectory, compositional choices, instrumental groupings, and the wide-ranging twelve album discography that blooms out of them....more
So much fun and joy and swing, and the instrumentation allows for some super-fresh sounds as well as some old-timey goodness. And simply great tunes too! Giles
Beautiful album. Absolutely no filler tracks, and every tune is a character that stands out. Perfectly combines scripted melody with inspired and well played solos. Aaron Parks is a storyteller, and every song on this album is a chapter in one epic tale. ianjworsomething