Phillip Wilson tracks available as free downloads

The avant-jazz blog Destination: Out is spotlighting another St. Louis native in their latest post, which features MP3s of three tracks from Esoteric, a 1979 collaboration between trumpeter Olu Dara and drummer Phillip Wilson.

Wilson grew up in St. Louis; was an original member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago; played at Woodstock with the Butterfield Blues Band; and went on to perform with many of the most significant jazz and creative musicians of the 1970s and 1980s. He died in 1992 when he was just 50, and though he was an important and prolific player in his time, his memory seems a bit neglected these days. So, kudos to the folks at D:O for reviving these cuts, which you can download here. As is customary, they'll only be online for a short time, so act quickly if you want them.