When I think of the phrase "it takes a village to raise a child," I often think of my music training and all of the great musicians and people I have come across throughout the years, starting with the great trumpeter Zilner Randolph, who was Louis Armstrong's musical director in the '40s. I was five years old when I met the master, and the piano lessons he gave me were really life lessons - I just did not realize it at the time. The village raising a child soon grew, and I entered high school, where Reginald Willis became my mentor. Because of this, I won a four-year scholarship to Berklee College of Music. Mulgrew Miller and James Williams as well as my peers and other members of the village became my teachers and mentors. Now, living in New York City since '95, I continue to be inspired in this great city by great musicians and great people. One of those great people is Lorraine Tiezzi, who is a real lover of this Black American art form. This album is about saying thank you to all the people in the village who continue to raise that child. Since the pandemic, it has really humbled me in many ways - this is my way of saying thank you. I bring you Lorraine's lullabies.
-Anthony Wonsey
New York City
Photo: Sergio Santillán
1. Sweet Lorraine 04:59
2. Giving Rise to Doubt 07:03
3. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 07:04
4. Little Mouse 07:33
5. Blues for Hiroshi 06:59
6. It Might As Well Be Spring 08:17
7. Blacker Black's Revenge 05:12
8. Avo's Blooze 04:13
9. Do You Remember Me 08:03
10. Melancholy Mind 06:44
Anthony Wonsey – piano
Dmitri Kolesnik – bass (2 – 7, 9)
Brandi Disterfheft – bass (8 & 10)
Chris Beck – drums (3 – 10)
Antoine Drye – trumpet (8, 9)
Zet Harris – tenor saxophone (8, 9), soprano saxophone (10)
Milton Suggs – voice (10)
Produced by Jeremy Pelt
Recorded at GB’s Juke Joint in Astoria, NY on January 24, 2021
Engineered by Glen Bluey
Mixed and mastered by Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Cover Art by Gerald Cannon (www.cannonmusicnart.com)
Photography by Carolin Rechberg
Design and layout by John Sellards
