Jessica (Gerald Wilson album)

Jessica
Studio album by
Gerald Wilson Orchestra of the 80's
Released1983
RecordedNovember 29 and December 6, 1982
StudioMars Studio, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
LabelTrend
TR-531
ProducerAlbert Marx
Gerald Wilson chronology
Lomelin
(1981)
Jessica
(1983)
Calafia
(1984)

Jessica is an album by Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 80's recorded in 1982 and released on the Trend label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "this is a highly enjoyable and consistently swinging album".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.

  1. "Jessica" - 5:26
  2. "I Love You Madly" (Duke Ellington) - 3:36
  3. "Blues Bones and Bobby" - 10:24
  4. "Getaway" (Beloyd Taylor, Peter Cor Belenky) - 9:27
  5. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington) - 4:29
  6. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:39

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Discogs album entry, accessed August 26, 2016
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jessica โ€“ Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2016.