Guest akanalog Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 i just bought a muse record from 1978 by a dude named joe lee wilson. the album has bobby few and steve lacy on it and it is very nice. wilson has a deep throaty sort of mumbly voice. i dislike jazz vocalists generally, the whole concept doesn't appeal to me, but he has a really nice voice and some of the songs remind me of sort of a leon thomas kind of thing with some nice creator has a master plan type grooving going on. on the more traditional songs his voice is still nice. from the record credits he has performed with many big names but i know i never heard of this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Don't know much about him either but I picked up a new CD of his on a whim (it was cheap) a couple of months ago called 'Ballads for Trane' on the Italian Philology label. I really like his baritone voice on this and the Italian musicians are excellent, the whole thing reminds me slightly of the Coltrane/Hartman collaboration. One of my favourites of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 I have a couple of his cds and a few appearances with Archie Shepp and others. A very interesting vocalist that I enjoy hearing. Should seek out more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Carter Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 One of my favorite Lps was Joe Lee Wilson's Hey Look At You on the Inner City label, which was probably a reissue of a European release. It's been reissued in Japan. Joe was on the New York scene for a while. Last I heard, he's England and still performing. Joe C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akanalog Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 actually the one i got is on inner city i think. but i think it is called "secrets of the sun". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Joe Lee Wilson's one of my favorites. One of the few "true" jazz singers of either/any gender, no "pop" overtones or trappings at all. A thing he did w/Shepp on Marge called A TOUCH OF THE BLUES is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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