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9/29/25

The Gerald Wilson Orchestra

 
 

The Golden Sword

 

The Golden Sword (Torero Impressions In Jazz) 

Pacific Jazz Records 1966  – PJ-10111

notes:

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.


credits:
Arranged By – Gerald Wilson
Art Direction – Woody Woodward
Bass – Buddy Woodson
Congas – Max Garduno
Drums – Mel Lee
Flute, Piccolo Flute – William Green
Guitar – Laurindo Almeida
Piano – Jack Wilson
Saxophone – Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Jimmy Woods, Teddy Edwards
Saxophone, Flute – Anthony Ortega
Trombone – Ernie Tack, John Ewing, Lester Robertson
Trumpet – Al Porcino, Conte Candoli, Freddie Hill, Jimmy Owens,
 Jules Chaikin, Mel Moore*, Mike Barone, Nat Meeks*
Vibraphone – Roy Ayers, Victor Feldman

Recorded at TTG Sound Studios in Hollywood, CA on June 21, 1966 (tracks 4, 8 & 10) 
July 8, 1966 (tracks 1, 5 & 7) and August 19, 1966 (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9)

Producer – Albert Marx, Richard Bock

tracklist:

A1     The Golden Sword
Composed By – G. Wilson*
3:11    
A2     Man Of La Mancha
Composed By – J. Darion*, M. Leigh*
2:16    
A3     The Breeze And I
Composed By – E. lecuona*
5:23    
A4     Carlos
Composed By – G. Wilson*
5:23    
A5     Chanson Du Feu Follet (Song Of Mad Fire)
Composed By – M. DeFalla*
4:07    
B1     Mi Corazon (My Heart)
Composed By – G. Wilson*
2:58    
B2     Blues Latinese
Composed By – G. Wilson*
5:35    
B3     The Feather (From "Teatihuacan Suite")
Composed By – G. Wilson*
4:15    
B4    La Mentira (The Lie)
Composed By – A. Carrillo*
2:05    
B5     The Serpent (From "Teatihuacan Suite")
Composed By – G. Wilson*
4:05 
 
 
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