The Golden Sword (album)

The Golden Sword
Studio album by
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Released1966
RecordedJune 21, July 8 and August 19, 1966
TTG Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 10111
ProducerAlbert Marx and Richard Bock
Gerald Wilson chronology
Feelin' Kinda Blues
(1965) 		The Golden Sword
(1966) 		Live and Swinging
(1967)

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.[1]

Music

The ten tracks "pay tribute to aspects of Mexico".[2] "Carlos" is a tribute to bullfighter Carlos Arruza.[3]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Golden Sword was released by Pacific Jazz Records.[2] AllMusic rated the album with 4½ stars; in his review, Scott Yanow called it "One of Gerald Wilson's most memorable albums".[2] An All About Jazz reviewer described it as "one of the best Wilson albums of the entire Pacific Jazz lot".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated

  1. "The Golden Sword" - 3:11
  2. "Man of La Mancha" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) - 2:16
  3. "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona) - 5:23
  4. "Carlos" - 5:23
  5. "Chanson du Feu Follet (Song of Mad Fire)" (Manuel de Falla) - 4:07
  6. "Mi Corazon (My Heart)" - 2:58
  7. "Blues Latinese" - 5:35
  8. "The Feather (From "Teatihuacan Suite")" - 4:15
  9. "La Mentira (The Lie)" (Álvaro Carrillo) - 2:05
  10. "The Serpent (From "Teatihuacan Suite")" - 4:05
  • 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).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed January 29, 2016
    - Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography Part 2, accessed January 29, 2016
  2. ^ a b c d Yanow, Scott. The Golden Sword – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Hovan, C. Andrew (November 1, 2000). "Gerald Wilson: The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra". All About Jazz.