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Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. [2] He arranged music for Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Julie London, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny ...
You Better Believe It! (1961) Moment of Truth. (1962) Portraits. (1964) Moment of Truth is an album that the Gerald Wilson Big Band recorded in 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1] [2]
Albert Marx and Richard Bock. Gerald Wilson chronology. Feelin' Kinda Blues. (1965) The Golden Sword. (1966) Live and Swinging. (1967) The Golden Sword (subtitled Torero Impressions in Jazz) is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1966 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Eternal Equinox. (1968) California Soul is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1968 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1][2]
McCann/Wilson. (1964) On Stage. (1965) Feelin' Kinda Blues. (1965) On Stage is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1965 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [ 1][ 2]
The Guardian's review by John Fordham said "Gerald Wilson has confirmed the awesome firepower he still commands - both as a writer and a hirer of some of the best soloists". [3] In JazzTimes Thomas Conrad wrote: "This album lacks the sweep and majesty of Wilson’s best recordings of the ’60s and ’70s, but the charts are graceful, the ...
In JazzTimes Bill Beuttler wrote: "Gerald Wilson’s new album, Legacy, is aptly titled. His son Anthony Wilson and grandson Eric Otis each contribute a composition to the project, which is anchored by Wilson’s own seven-part suite "Yes Chicago Is…", a celebration of his home through much of the 1940s. Wilson, who turns 93 in September ...
Richard Bock. Gerald Wilson chronology. The Golden Sword. (1966) Live and Swinging. (1967) Everywhere. (1968) Live and Swinging (subtitled The Gerald Wilson Orchestra Plays Standards and Blues) is a live album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1967 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.