mr jazz Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) on its way. Any thoughts? For me, always a pleasure to have a new recording by this seemingly ageless (91!) composer/arranger. lala has a cut-Blues on Belle Isle. Edited November 12, 2009 by mr jazz Quote
sidewinder Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Heard a track from this the other day in the HMV shop (a remake of 'Everywhere', I think) and it sounded stunning. This one is going to be a must-buy for me. Quote
bichos Posted November 24, 2009 Report Posted November 24, 2009 just listen to it and it´s wonderful! always with this "gerald wilson touch" that´s very special!! keep boppin´ marcel Quote
brownie Posted November 24, 2009 Report Posted November 24, 2009 I'm sold Had some doubts about this new release but the respond here has made me a believer by now! Added this to my puchase list! Quote
Tom 1960 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Posted November 26, 2009 Sirius/XM has been playing a few tracks off the latest release. Sounds like a good one. Quote
felser Posted November 26, 2009 Report Posted November 26, 2009 Sirius/XM has been playing a few tracks off the latest release. Sounds like a good one. I havent heard this or his other Mack Avenue releases, but was stunned at how good his 90's releases on MAMA were, possibly the strongest of his career (and I really like the 60's Pacific Jazz stuff), so have no problem imagining that this one could be really special. Quote
fasstrack Posted November 26, 2009 Report Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) on its way. Any thoughts? For me, always a pleasure to have a new recording by this seemingly ageless (91!) composer/arranger. lala has a cut-Blues on Belle Isle.Gerald Wilson is an inspiration to composers, as is Benny Golson---and not just b/c of their age. It takes a lifetime of thought and getting it right to get to be that good. I think anything Wilson puts out is worth getting. I loved his early 60s work with Joe Pass and others in the band. BTW: His son Anthony is also a fine guitarist. He did a great job on the late, great Nancy Lamott's recording 'Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer'. Duet on P.S. I Love You (the only tune he's on) was very nice. Edited November 26, 2009 by fasstrack Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted November 27, 2009 Report Posted November 27, 2009 is this like his best recent recording in a while? gw is my **FAVORITE!!!!! Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted November 27, 2009 Report Posted November 27, 2009 have u guys ever heard the Gearld Wilson Orchestra Of The Eighties lps on discovery? i have them all Quote
mr jazz Posted November 27, 2009 Author Report Posted November 27, 2009 the road we take back to our condo from town here in Rehoboth Beach is called State Street so naturally "State Street Suite" comes to mind. Another great Wilson release! Quote
mr jazz Posted November 30, 2009 Author Report Posted November 30, 2009 my copy of Detroit finally appeared and I must say it's delightful. Another winner from maestro Wilson! Quote
John Tapscott Posted September 21, 2010 Report Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) Detroit is a really fine CD which I've listened to quite a bit over the past few months. Typical strong Wilson themes, those fat and satisfying Wilsonian voicings, lots of hard swing. Great stuff. One question - on the long track "Everywhere" (not part of the actual Detroit suite), there is a long but uncredited trombone soloist - it's either Dennis Wilson or Luis Bonilla. My guess is Wilson. Anyone know for sure? Since trombonists get too little appreciation anyway, I'd like to set the record straight. Mack Avenue is a bit careless when it comes to listing soloists - they kind of screwed up the listing on Monterey Moods too, but I don't think they left anyone out. Edited September 21, 2010 by John Tapscott Quote
brownie Posted June 13, 2011 Report Posted June 13, 2011 One more album from Gerald Wilson coming out any day now... A review from the Columbia Daily Tribune! Quote
mr jazz Posted August 4, 2011 Author Report Posted August 4, 2011 anyone have Legacy? Comments? Quote
Lazaro Vega Posted August 9, 2011 Report Posted August 9, 2011 Legacy features a couple of variations on classical music themes, notably Nessun Dorma as a vehicle for Sean Jones and maybe Gary Smulyan (the soloists, unfortunately, are not listed). There's also a variation of Stravinsky's The Firebird. All of these swing and are not "third stream." Then there's another approach at writing a suite for Chicago, which includes shorter movements than the previous State Street Suite (Sweet). Nice record -- his orchestral chords are very much his own. So many bands in their last stage lose their identity when the leader isn't a composer as well as "bandleader." This one sounds like a Gerald Wilson recording. Quote
JSngry Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 Just now hearing Legacy, and the writing is gorgeous, and gorgeously, expertly played. Not as "roaring" as a band made up of old-school big band road-dogs, but those times and most of those people are gone now, so that's that. Solos are good, but quite often "New York-y" in a not-good way. Style over substance, and there's an alto & a trumpet soloist who sound embarrassingly "bluesy", and a tenor player whos all doodley-doodley. I do like Anthony Wilson and whoever it is playing the plunger trombone. The rhythm section, otoh, holds the band together just fine and frames the charts very nicely. I'd like more sweat and nasty, but like I said, that was then... I'm keeping this one for the writing and the ensemble playing, both of which are outstanding. Memory has me hearing Harold Land, Carmell Jones, Bobby Bryant, Joe Maini, Anthony Ortega, Joe Pass, etc, playing the solos, and that little bit of self-deception works just fine. Recommended, even with the hesitations about most of the solos. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 Going on the wish-list. Thanks, Jim Quote
Lazaro Vega Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 "whoever it is playing the plunger trombone." Might be Dennis Wilson.... Quote
mikeweil Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 have u guys ever heard the Gearld Wilson Orchestra Of The Eighties lps on discovery? i have them all I wish I had - only some excerpts so far, which were pretty good. Would be a great choice for a Mosaic Select. Quote
John Tapscott Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 I found "Legacy" a disappointment compared to some of Gerald's earlier Mack Avenue CD's esp. "Detroit", "Monterey Moods" and "In My Time". Not quite as "meaty" or gripping, IMO. The recording quality is not what it could be, and the production is mediocre (no soloists listed- what's up with that?) Too bad it wasn't recorded on the west coast. The L.A. Wilson Band is better than the NY Wilson band. Quote
Head Man Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 have u guys ever heard the Gearld Wilson Orchestra Of The Eighties lps on discovery? i have them all I wish I had - only some excerpts so far, which were pretty good. Would be a great choice for a Mosaic Select. Yes, they really are excellent. IMO they're better than his recent ones on Mack Avenue but then, even slightly-lesser Gerald Wilson's are worth hearing. BTW quite a few of his Discovery albums are available on Amazon at quite reasonable prices Quote
JSngry Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 "whoever it is playing the plunger trombone." Might be Dennis Wilson.... I suspected as much.Too bad it wasn't recorded on the west coast. The L.A. Wilson Band is better than the NY Wilson band. No argument here, none at all. Quote
sidewinder Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) have u guys ever heard the Gearld Wilson Orchestra Of The Eighties lps on discovery? i have them all I wish I had - only some excerpts so far, which were pretty good. Would be a great choice for a Mosaic Select. Yes, they really are excellent. IMO they're better than his recent ones on Mack Avenue but then, even slightly-lesser Gerald Wilson's are worth hearing. BTW quite a few of his Discovery albums are available on Amazon at quite reasonable prices The Discovery LPs are great - I have all of them, I think. 'Lomelin' is particularly good. The only negative is the tinkly electric piano, which sounds a bit dated in an 80s way on some of the material. At this time Gerald still had real A-team soloists on board too (Ernie Watts, Harold Land, Oscar Brashear etc.) Just listening to this one at the moment - recommended ! Edited January 5, 2012 by sidewinder Quote
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