GERALD WILSON BIG BAND MOMENT OF TRUTH

PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1962                      PJ-61 LP 

In 1960, Wilson formed a Los Angeles-based band that began

a series of superb recordings for the Pacific Jazz label.

Musicians in the band at various times included lead trumpeter

 Snooky Young, trumpeter Carmell Jones,

saxophonists Harold Land, Don Raffell and Teddy Edwards,

 guitarist Joe Pass, vibists Roy Ayers and Bobby

Hutcherson, and drummers Mel Lewis and Mel Lee.

His wife of over fifty years, Josefina Villasenor Wilson, is

Mexican-American. A number of Wilson's compositions showed

 his love of Spanish/Mexican themes, especially

 "Viva Tirado," which later became

 a hit for the rock band El Chicano.





credits and sessions recording:

 recorded: August/September 1962 at Pacific Jazz Studio in Hollywood

issues: 1963 PACIFIC JAZZ PJ-61 (mono), PACIFIC JAZZ ST-61 (stereo) ;

1989 CD PACIFIC JAZZ B2-92928 ; CD BLUE NOTE

Side A recorded August 27, GERALD WILSON (arr, cond);

 CARMELL JONES, JULES CHAIKIN, JOHN AUDINO,

FRED HILL (tp); BOB EDMONDSON, LOU BLACKBURN,

 FRANK STRONG, BOB KNIGHT (tb); TEDDY

EDWARDS, HAROLD LAND (ts); JOE MAINI (as);

 DON RAFFELL (reeds); BUD SHANK (fl); JACK WILSON (p);

 JOE PASS (g); JIMMY BOND (b); MEL LEWIS (dr)

Side B recorded September, same personnel as above except 

AL PORCINO is added to trumpet section, KENNY SHROYER &

 LES ROBERTSON replace FRANK STRONG & BOB KNIGHT,

 JACK NIMITZ replaces DON RAFFELL;

MODESTO DURAN (cga) is added on #A1 & B2

 tracks list:

A1     Viva Tirado     5:40

A2     Moment Of Truth     4:15

A3     Patterns     5:54

A4     Teri     2:54

A5     Nancy Joe     2:37

B1     Milestones     5:30

B2     Latino     5:00

B3     Josefina     4:18

B4     Emerge     3:22

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