Artist:Warren Wolf
Song:Senor Mouse
Album:Warren Wolf
Vibraphonist Warner Wolf is a worthy successor to the legacy of Milt Jackson and Gary Burton. He has recorded as a leader since 2005 and has a close relationship with bassist Christian McBride and is a member of McBride's band Inside Straight. He was born Warren Wolf Jr. Nov. 10, 1979 in Baltimore. His father Warren Wolf Sr. was also a musician and got Wolf started early learning piano, drums and vibraphone. After studying at the Peabody Institute, Wolf attended high school at the Baltimore School of the Arts. Then he studied at Berklee School of Music in Boston with vibraphonist Dave Samuels. He also played in local clubs. After graduating from Berklee, Wolf became a percussion instructor until he returned to Baltimore in 2005. After releasing two albums on a small label, Wolf joined bassist Christian McBride's band Inside Straight. McBride got him a record deal with Mack Avenue Records. Wolf writes a lot of his own songs. Senor Mouse is a Chick Corea classic from the 2011 album Warren Wolf. This was Wolf's debut album for Mack Avenue. The album was produced by Mack Avenue A&R director Al Pryor and McBride. McBride also plays bass and he has appeared on all of Wolf's albums. Other musicians are Jeremy Pelt on trumpet, Tim Green on sax, Peter Martin on Piano and Greg Hutchinson on drums. Wolf recorded five albums for Mack Avenue. His latest album History of the Vibraphone was released in 2024 on the Canadian label Cellar Live. In a couple of weeks, Wolf will be appearing with Christian McBride & Inside Straight for a week at Village Vanguard in New York. Here's Warren Wolf with Alex Brown on piano performing Senor Mouse at The Checkout in Berklee in Boston Mar. 5, 2014.
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