Portraits (Gerald Wilson album)
| Portraits | ||||
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| Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | December 2, 1963 and January 8, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:33 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 80 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Gerald Wilson chronology | ||||
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Portraits is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in late 1963 and early 1964 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said: "this was a very impressive unit although now somewhat underrated".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated
- "So What" (Miles Davis) - 5:55
- "Caprichos" - 6:55
- "Paco" - 6:10
- "Ravi" - 5:53
- "Aram" - 3:43
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:10
- "Eric" - 3:11
Personnel[edit]
- Gerald Wilson - arranger and conductor
- Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Carmell Jones, Nat Meeks, Al Porcino - trumpet
- Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lew McCreary (tracks 2, 5 & 7), Lester Robertson (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6) - trombone
- Don Switzer - bass trombone
- Bud Shank - flute (track 2)
- Joe Maini, Jimmy Woods - alto saxophone
- Teddy Edwards, Harold Land - tenor saxophone
- Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone
- Jack Wilson - piano
- Joe Pass - guitar
- Dave Dyson (tracks 2, 5 & 7), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6) - bass
- Chuck Carter - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Portraits – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.