Live and Swinging
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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.[1][2]
Reception
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AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars.[3]
Track listing
All coompositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated
- "Paper Man" (Charles Tolliver) - 6:46
- "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 3:27
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:10
- "The "It's" Where It's At" - 5:38
- "Blues for a Scorpio" - 5:52
- "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 5:17
- "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) - 3:03
- "Viva Tirado" - 7:46
- Recorded at Marty's on the Hill in Los Angeles, CA on March 31, 1967 (tracks 2, 3 & 7) and April 1, 1967 (tracks 1, 4-6 & 8)
Personnel
- Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor
- Gary Barone, Dick Forrest, Larry McGuire, Al Porcino, Alex Rodriguez, Charles Tolliver - trumpet
- Mike Barone, Thurman Green, Lester Robinson - trombone
- Don Switzer - bass trombone
- Ramon Bojorquez, Anthony Ortega - alto saxophone
- Hadley Caliman, Harold Land - tenor saxophone
- Howard Johnson - baritone saxophone, tuba
- Phil Moore III - piano
- Jack Wilson - organ
- Buddy Woodson - bass
- Carl Lott - drums
References
- ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed January 12, 2016
- ^ Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography Part 2, accessed December 15, 2015
- ^ a b Live and Swinging – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.