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For those who miss Bing, Frank and Ella and the debonair way they could swing a well-written composition, Wilson has gift-wrapped a Southern-styled present for you. Michael McCall, Associated Press


“The year is young, but go ahead and reserve a spot for Wilson on the “Best Albums of 2011” list…” - Chuck Dauphin, musicnewsnashville.com


“Countrypolitan Duets, as its title suggests, is a nod to country’s potential for sophistication and broad appeal.”Jessica Phillips, Country Weekly




Piano Brings Back Memories: Franzel and Wilson



BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

Singer Anna Wilson from Nashville and pianist Jeff Franzel from Manhattan, N.Y. warm up Tuesday at the Great Bend Municipal Auditorium.

…When jazz artist Anna Wilson was searching for the right songwriter, Franzel’s name was mentioned. It’s been a match made in heaven ever since they met….
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Country and jazz to shake hands when Anna Wilson takes stage



Midland Reporter-Telegram
March 22, 2012

By Georgia Temple
Entertainment Editor
Singer Anna Wilson found her place in music by merging her present with her past.

“I grew up with my mom playing piano in the house, and her repertoire was largely the Great American Songbook and road tunes so I really got that sense of melody and style,” Wilson said in a telephone interview with the Reporter-Telegram. “As I got older and pursued other genres, I moved to Nashville to be a songwriter and a country artist, I thought. By being around that world and doing it for a while, I realized that wasn’t what suited me best.”  READ ARTICLE


MontAnna Reprises with Carl Tatz Design



PRO SOUND / MIX Online —-Nashville, TN (December 21, 2011)—Monty Powell and Anna Wilson’s new MontAnna Mix Room in Nashville was designed by Carl Tatz Design LLC, just like their previous studio.

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Rascal Flatts Talk Opry Membership and Duet Projects



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by Chuck Dauphin, Nashville  |   October 05, 2011 3:30 EDT

…”Easy” was not the only collaboration from Rascal Flatts in 2011. They also were a part of Anna Wilson’s Countrypolitan Duets release, adding their harmonies to “You’re The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me,” with Ray Price.

“We’re huge fans of Ray Price to begin with, but Anna Wilson is a dear friend,” Jay says.  Her husband and I write together all the time. He told me ‘We’re doing this project,’ and we love in Anna and believe in what she’s doing. It was a wonderful idea to meld jazz and Country together. We were excited to be a part of it.”…


Countrypolitan Duets receives 4 Star rating



Country Music People reviews Anna’s new CD, Countrypolitan Duets and gives it a four-star rating!
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Countrypolitan Duets named one of the Most Interesting Things of 2011-2012



Nashville Arts & Entertainment 
2011-12 Edition

Mention Anna Wilson’s name around town and you will likely hear, “THE Jazz singer.”  Arguably Nashville’s most acclaimed jazz singer, Wilson has produced a unique musical offering this year fusing  a little bit of country and a whole lot of Jazz in her new project, Countrypolitan Duets.  The word “countrypolitan” originated as a Nashville sound–a type of country music engineered by Chet Atkins and Owen Bradley incorporating string sections instead of banjos and fiddles.  It was revolutionary then and remains so now.

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