Matt Wilson Quartet – ‘Hug!’ (2020)
Music has always been a pick-me-up elixir, and the new Matt Wilson album arrives just in time. Right now, we can all use a ‘Hug!’
Music has always been a pick-me-up elixir, and the new Matt Wilson album arrives just in time. Right now, we can all use a ‘Hug!’
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