California Soul (album)
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California Soul is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1968 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception
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AllMusic rated the album with 2 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "Gerald Wilson's next to last Pacific Jazz release is one of his weakest due in large part to the commercial material".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated
- "California Soul" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 4:06
- "Light My Fire" (The Doors) - 5:00
- "Channel Island" - 5:05
- "Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby" (Krzysztof Komeda) - 2:47
- "Sunshine of Your Love" (Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) - 2:49
- "Russian River" - 5:20
- "Yesterlove" (Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson) - 3:57
- "Down Here on the Ground" (Gale Garnett, Lalo Schifrin) - 4:45
- "El Presidente" - 4:10
- Recorded at Liberty Studios in Hollywood, CA on August 7, 1968 (tracks 3 & 9), August 16, 1968 (tracks 1, 4 & 7) and September 2, 1968 (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 8).
Personnel
- Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor
- Bobby Bryant (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 8), Larry McGuire (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9), Ollie Mitchell (tracks 1, 4 & 7), Alex Rodriguez (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9), Tony Rusch (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9), Dalton Smith (tracks 1, 4 & 7) - trumpet
- Thurman Green, Lester Robertson, Frank Strong - trombone
- Mike Wimberly - bass trombone
- Art Maebe - French horn, tuba (tracks 3 & 9)
- David Duke (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 8), George Hyde (tracks 1, 4 & 7), Jim McGee (tracks 1, 4 & 7) - French horn
- Ramon Bojorquez, Henry DeVega - alto saxophone
- Anthony Ortega - alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Hadley Caliman, Harold Land - tenor saxophone
- Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 4 & 7)
- Richard Aplanalp - baritone saxophone
- Alan Beutler - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
- William Green - flute, piccolo (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
- Pete Terry - bass clarinet, bassoon
- Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone
- Tommy Flanagan (tracks 3 & 9), Jimmy Rowles, Mike Wofford (tracks 1, 4 & 7) - piano, organ, electric harpsichord
- Mike Anthony - guitar
- Stanley Gilbert - bass (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
- Wilton Felder - electric bass
- Carl Lott - drums
- Hugh Anderson, Joe Porcaro - percussion
References
- ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed January 29, 2016
- ^ Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography Part 2, accessed January 29, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. California Soul – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2016.