Jessica is an album by Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 80's recorded in 1982 and released on the Trend label.[1]
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| Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra of the 80's | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | November 29 and December 6, 1982 | |||
| Studio | Mars Studio, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Trend TR-531 | |||
| Producer | Albert Marx | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "this is a highly enjoyable and consistently swinging album".[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.
- "Jessica" - 5:26
- "I Love You Madly" (Duke Ellington) - 3:36
- "Blues Bones and Bobby" - 10:24
- "Getaway" (Beloyd Taylor, Peter Cor Belenky) - 9:27
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington) - 4:29
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:39
Personnel
edit- Gerald Wilson - composer, arranger, conductor
- Rick Baptist, Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear, Hal Espinosa, Snooky Young - trumpet
- Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Thurman Green - trombone
- Maurice Spears - bass trombone
- Anthony Ortega, Jerome Richardson, Henry de Vega - alto saxophone
- Roger Hogan, Harold Land, Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone
- Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone
- Gerald Wiggins - piano
- Harold Land, Jr. - electric piano
- Milcho Leviev - keyboards
- Johnny Williams - bass, electric bass
- Clayton Cameron - drums
References
edit- ^ Discogs album entry, accessed August 26, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jessica – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2016.