MATT WILSON QUARTET - Hug! (Sealed) (CD)

Need a little musical snuggle time? The irrepressible drummer/composer Matt Wilson brings us a virtual 'Hug!'. A new Matt Wilson album isn't so much a snapshot capturing the drummer at a particular moment in time. Rather, his recordings are more like a musical family tree,vividly illustrating the web of relationships that manifest in his music. A creative force since the 1980s, he embodies a verdant and radically unbounded aesthetic, and ' Hug' embraces some of his deepest nourishing roots. Featuring Wilson's long-running quartet with saxophonist Jeff Lederer, cornetist Kirk Knuffke and bassist Chris Lightcap, 'Hug!' documents one of jazz's most potent and expressive working bands exploring a typically far-flung Wilsonian program.