What do Q-Tip, A Tribe Called Quest and US3 have in common, besides being hip-hop and acid-jazz heavies? All have been influenced by organist Reuben Wilson. Decades before these new-era beat-keepers made their marks, Wilson was serving up grooves that would be used as fodder for contemporary funk and soul-jazz. Along with the likes of Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff, Wilson can justly be regarded as a granddaddy to many of today's pulse-finders. On his latest Savant title, Wilson once again shows himself to be a master of subterranean hip-bop, his signature staccato notes and smoothly flowing tone simultaneously accenting and propelling the music forward.

Featuring: Grant Green Jr- guitar; Robert Chaseman- saxophone; Wilbur Bascomb- bass; Shawn Hill / J.T. Lewis- drums.

Tracks: Movin’ On; Slick Willie; Waita Minute; Miss Mansfield; Funk Farm; Watch Me Fly; Feel Free; What You Won’t Do For Love; Caught Up in the Rapture.

 Movin' On

 Miss Mansfield

 Funk Farm

 Watch Me Fly