Jack Wilson Quartet Featuring Roy Ayers Call Me: Jazz From The Penthouse (1966)

Previously scheduled for Record Store Day 2020, now made available earlier due to the Corona crisis.

Limited Edition of 1000 pressed on blue vinyl & housed in a gatefold jacket 2 LP Set, previously only available on CD Wilson’s band features a young Roy Ayers 4 page full color insert featuring interviews with Roy Ayers and drummer Von Barlow and previously unseen photographs

Call Me: Jazz from the Penthouse presents previously unreleased live recordings of underrated jazz pianist Jack Wilson and his quartet, best known for his work on the Atlantic and Blue Note labels. Featuring a young Roy Ayers and recorded in Seattle at the Penthouse jazz club in July and August of 1966 when Wilson’s group was touring the west coast with Redd Foxx, these recordings feature a mix of standards, current pop hits of the day, and originals by Wilson himself. In addition to Roy Ayers on vibes, the group features Von Barlow on drums and Buddy Woodson on bass. The deluxe 4-page insert features an appreciation by Ahmad Jamal, interviews with Roy Ayers and Von Barlow, producer’s notes, and previously unseen archival photographs. These recordings were made just two weeks before Wilson & Co. would enter the studio to record his classic Blue Note debut Something Personal.