Ed Wiley Jr - Until Sunrise

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:31
Size: 100,0 MB
Art: Front

(6:47)  1. Until Sunrise
(4:05)  2. Twig's Tune
(4:46)  3. E-Three
(3:03)  4. My Foolish Heart
(6:55)  5. Jug Love
(6:28)  6. Come Rain Or Come Shine
(4:10)  7. Our Love Is Here To Stay
(7:13)  8. Blues Alley

During the 1950s and '60s, Ed Wiley Jr. recorded for such labels as Atlantic and Chess and also worked with such legends as Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Big Joe Turner, and Big Mama Thorton; then, after putting his horn aside for years to raise his children, the Texas tenor returned in the 1990s, recording new albums and performing regularly. Wiley grew up in Houston and found inspiration in such "Texas tenors" as Arnett Cobb and Illinois Jacquet. He performed his first gig at age 13 and scored his first hit record in 1950 with "Cry, Cry Baby." Wiley had moved from Houston to Baltimore just as the song was becoming a hit and subsequently recorded for Mercury, Chess, and Atlantic. 

During the early '50s he performed extensively, including a tour out west with blues singer Piney Brown and pianist Roosevelt Wardell, the latter a mainstay of his bands. In 1953 Wiley added vocalist May Robinson to his band and married her a year later. After years of going back and forth between his home in Baltimore and Robinson's in Philadelphia, the couple finally settled in Philly in 1960. At this point Wiley put down his horn and concentrated on raising his family. He worked as a machinist until his children were raised, and then returned to music. He performed mostly on the East Coast and in the 1990s began recording once again, releasing albums such as Until Sunrise (1994) and In Rememberance (1995) through Swing Records, his son's record label. Bio ~ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ed-wiley-jr./id137322142#fullText

Until Sunrise

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Ed Wiley, Jr. - About The Soul

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:24
Size: 152.0 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[8:49] 1. Without A Song
[4:04] 2. Too Close For Comfort
[6:22] 3. Till There Was You
[5:08] 4. Play Ray
[7:49] 5. Giselle
[2:20] 6. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
[2:58] 7. Somebody Stole My Gal
[6:30] 8. B Man
[7:08] 9. Bay Area Blues
[5:19] 10. Send Me Someone To Love
[4:53] 11. By Bye Blackbird
[4:58] 12. St. Theresa's Blues

The Houston-raised Ed Wiley Jr. was born into the Texas-tenor style made popular by such fellow Houstonians as Arnett Cobb and Illinois Jacquet. His soulful horn had graced numerous rhythm ’n’ blues bands by 1950 when he had a hit of his own with “Cry, Cry Baby.” Two decades later, Wiley took a long break from music, not returning to performing until the 1990s. Since 1994, he has recorded five albums, About the Soul being the latest. At 76, Wiley displays the confidence and surefootedness of the longtime performer. His technique is still sufficient to execute his earthy ideas, and his tone remains capable of expressing the intense emotion that permeates his music.

Wiley’s colleagues include some of the best in the business — pianists Kenny Barron, John Ozment and the late John Hicks; guitarists Jimmy Ponder and Kevin McNeal; bassists Keter Betts, Mike Boone and Corcoran Holt; and drummers Ben Riley, Mickey Roker and Mark Prince. ~David Franklin

About The Soul

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Ed Wiley, Jr. - In Remembrance

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:13
Size: 154,2 MB
Art: Front

( 5:06)  1. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
(12:03)  2. There's Blues Everywhere
( 3:02)  3. Shaw Nuff
( 9:04)  4. In Remembrance
( 6:20)  5. Lift Ev'ry Voice
( 5:17)  6. Go Down Moses
( 8:05)  7. Jesus Loves Me
(12:21)  8. Let Us Break Bread Together
( 5:52)  9. Sleepy

On this recording, tenor saxophonist Ed Wiley, Jr. pays tribute to the African-American music continuum, from Negro spirituals to bebop. Included is the classic Go Down Moses, and an emotional solo rendition of Nobody Knows which features Wiley's lush, warm tone. The passionate title track, In Remembrance, written by Wiley, captures the essence of Black struggle. Also includes Charlie Parker's up-tempo bebop tune, Shaw-Nuff. This recording features Ed Wiley, Jr. on tenor and alto sax; Milt Hinton on bass; Shirley Scott on piano; Micky Roker and Bobby Durham on drums; Terell Stafford on trumpet; Wycliffe Gordon, longtime member of the Wynton Marsalis band, on trombone. Arrangements by Ed Wiley, Jr. and Shirley Scott. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/In-Remembrance-Ed-Wiley-Jr/dp/B000EZ91FQ

In Remembrance

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Ed Wiley, Jr. - Sassy

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:45
Size: 135,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:15)  1. Room 608
(5:28)  2. Stretchin' Out
(4:07)  3. Sassy
(6:41)  4. Little Girl Blue
(4:50)  5. Lazarus
(8:29)  6. No Greater Love
(3:08)  7. Max The Maximum
(4:17)  8. Billy Boy
(5:13)  9. Do You Know A Good Thing When You See One?
(4:51) 10. Blues For Duane
(2:20) 11. Here, There And Everywhere
(4:00) 12. Sassy - (Alternate Take)

One of the tracks on Sassy, the Lennon-McCartney tune “Here, There and Everywhere,” says much about Ed Wiley’s fourth release for Swing Records. The album was compiled from three sessions recorded between 1999 and 2000 in Brooklyn, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and mixed in two Washington, D. C., studios. Not surprisingly the results are uneven. To Wiley’s credit, the one constant is his big, soulful Texas tenor. The other constants, despite an occasional clash of styles, include the adventurous minds of trumpeter Nicolas Payton, pianist Sir Roland Hanna and guitarist Mark Whitfield. Compare styles in the two versions of the title tune-a truly sassy line-that Wiley wrote in honor of Sarah Vaughan. B-3 organist Joey DeFrancesco propels the first version, while the second, lower and slower, relies on Whitfield’s guitar, but that soul-filled, down-home cushion is missing. Elsewhere, “Room 608,” a tricky bop line by Horace Silver, finds alto player Donald Harrison stealing some of the thunder from Wiley. 

It’s not meant to be a cutting session; Wiley is consistently generous with stretch-out room for his sidemen. “Lazarus” is interesting in that it begins with solos and ends with the written head for the ensemble. Included in four front lines is trombonist Al Grey, but he solos only on “No Greater Love.” Good to hear his Vic Dickenson inspired humor, but also bittersweet: he died before the CD was released. Overall, Wiley can be proud of this release, but he shouldn’t stray too far from his roots. ~ Harvey Siders https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/ed-wiley-jr-sassy/

Personnel: Ed Wiley Jr. - tenor saxophone; Roland Hanna - piano; Paul Bollenback - guitar; Al Grey - trombone; Nicholas Payton - trumpet; Donald Harrison - alto saxophone; Carl Allen - drums; Davey Yarborough - tenor saxophone.

Sassy

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