Gerald Wilson You Better Believe It + Moment Of Truth + Bonus Track

Description: Personnel: Gerald Wilson (lead, arr, cond, tp), Carmell Jones, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito, Johnny Audino, Al Porcino, Jack Traynor (tp), Bob Edmondson, Lester Robertson, John Ewing, Frank Strong, Lou Blackburn (tb), Kenny Shroyer (b-tb), Buddy Collette (as, cl, fl), Bud Shank (as, fl), Harry Klee, Joe Maini (as), Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Walter Benton (ts), Jack Nimitz, Don Rafell (bs), Jack Wilson (p), Richard Groove Holmes (org), Joe Pass, Gene Edwards (g), Jimmy Bond (b), Mel Lewis (d) Composer, arranger and trumpeter Gerald Wilson has recorded big band albums of extraordinarily consistent brilliance throughout his remarkable and enormously long career. And those he made in the 1960s represent one of several peaks. On both You Better Believe It! and its worthy follow-up Moment of Truth, Wilsons writing is personal and uncluttered; he resists the temptation to deploy all his forces at once, building logically to climactic tutti passages, dealing mostly with blues and groovy originals. The orchestra, made up of top West Coast men, generates a strong drive, plays cleanly and precisely, and was blessed with fine soloists. Holmes is impressive with a big band shouting behind and around him. Carmell Jones, who is also heavily featured, shows he was a thinking young musician. But as good as them were Teddy Edwards, Walter Benton, Harold Land, Joe Maini, Jack Wilson, and guitarist Joe Pass, who plays stunningly in every one of his featured segments. Amid this wealth of jazz talent, though, Wilsons writing, particularly on Moment of Truth, remains the star of the show, with a harmonic sophistication that is never exercised at the expense of jazz virtues like groove, drive and swing. TRACKLIST: 01. Blues for Yna, Yna (Gerald Wilson) 6:50 02. Jeri (Gerald Wilson) 3:41 03. Moody Blue (Gerald Wilson) 3:06 04. Straight Up and Down (Gerald Wilson) 4:42 05. The Wailer (Gerald Wilson) 7:19 06. You Better Believe It (Wilson-Holmes) 5:17 07. Yvette (George Stoll) 3:34 08. Viva Tirado (Gerald Wilson) 5:42 09. Moment of Truth (Gerald Wilson) 4:20 10. Patterns (Gerald Wilson) 5:54 11. Teri (Gerald Wilson) 2:53 12. Nancy Jo (Gerald Wilson) 2:37 13. Milestones (Miles Davis) 5:30 14. Latino (Gerald Wilson) 5:02 15. Josefina (Gerald Wilson) 4:25 16. Emerge (Les Robertson) 3:25 17. Cherokee (Ray Noble) 3:53 * (*) Bonus track Sources: Tracks #1-8, from the album "You Better Believe It!" (Pacific Jazz ST-34) Tracks # 9-16, from the album "Moment of Truth" (Pacific Jazz ST-61) Track #17, from the album "Business Meetin'" (Pacific Jazz ST-53) Personnel on "You Better Believe it!": Gerald Wilson, leader, arranger, conductor & trumpet. Collective personnel includes: Carmell Jones, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito, Johnny Audino, Al Porcino, Jack Traynor (tp); Bob Edmondson, Lester Robertson, John Ewing, Frank Strong (tb); Kenny Shroyer (btb); Buddy Collette (as, cl, fl); Harry Klee, Joe Maini (as); Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Walter Benton (ts); Don Raffell (bs); Gene Edwards (g); Richard Groove Holmes (org); Jimmy Bond (b); Mel Lewis (d). Recorded at Pacific Enterprises, Inc./ Rex Studios; Los Angeles, September 9 & 30, 1961 Personnel on "Moment of Truth": Gerald Wilson, leader, arranger & conductor. Carmell Jones, Jules Chaikin, Johnny Audino, Fred Hill, Al Porcino (tp); Bob Edmondson, Lou Blackburn, Frank Strong, Les Robertson, (tb); Bob Knight, Frank Strong (btb); Bud Shank (as, fl); Joe Maini (as); Teddy Edwards, Harold Land (ts); Don Raffell, Jack Nimitz (bs); Jack Wilson (p); Joe Pass (g); Jimmy Bond (b); Mel Lewis (d); Modesto Duran (added on conga drums #8 & 14) Recorded at Pacific Enterprises, Inc./ Rex Studios; Los Angeles, on August 27, 1962 Personel on Bonus track #17: Carmell Jones, trumpet; Bud Shank, Clifford Scott, alto saxes; Harold Land, Wilbur Brown, tenor saxes; Don Rafell, baritone sax; Frank Strazzeri, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Ron Jefferson, drums; Gerald Wilson, arranger. Recorded at Pacific Enterprises Inc./Rex Studios, Los Angeles, on May 23, 1962 Photos by Woody Woodward and FSR Archives A Richard Book presentation Original recordings produced by Albert Marx This compilation produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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