Monterey Moods

Monterey Moods is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 2007 and released on the Mack Avenue label.[1]

Monterey Moods
Studio album by
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007
Recorded2007
StudioLegacy Recording, Studio A, NYC
GenreJazz
Length59:29
LabelMack Avenue
MAC 1039
ProducerAl Pryor
Gerald Wilson chronology
In My Time
(2005)		 Monterey Moods
(2007)		 Detroit
(2009)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
All About Jazz[4]

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Michael G. Nastos noted: "The music is for the most part punchy, vital, and alive with the spirit of the breezy, ocean-splashed, spacious West Coast... It's easy to hear Wilson at the peak of his very formidable powers, and this recording is highly recommended for those who enjoy the modern mainstream big-band sound of now".[2] The Guardian's review by John Fordham said "Gerald Wilson has confirmed the awesome firepower he still commands - both as a writer and a hirer of some of the best soloists".[3] In JazzTimes Thomas Conrad wrote: "This album lacks the sweep and majesty of Wilson’s best recordings of the ’60s and ’70s, but the charts are graceful, the section work is clean, and the joy is real".[5] On All About Jazz Jack Bowers noted: "the 89-year-old dean of American Jazz composers has scored another triumph, saluting the festival's golden anniversary with a picturesque seven-part suite, Monterey Moods, that musically epitomizes the scope and character of that annual event".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.

  1. "Monterey Moods Suite":
    1. "Allegro" - 6:12
    2. "Jazz Swing Waltz" - 9:09
    3. "Ballad" - 7:09
    4. "Latin Swing" - 11:36
    5. "Blues" - 10:00
    6. "Bass Solo" - 2:27
    7. "Hard Swing" - 1:40
  2. "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) - 6:00
  3. "The Mini Waltz" - 5:26

Personnel

References
  1. Mack Avenue catalog, accessed August 26, 2016
  2. Nastos, Michael G.. Monterey Moods – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  3. Fordham, John (November 16, 2007). "Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Monterey Moods – review". The Guardian. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  4. Bowers, J. All About Jazz Review, December 18, 2007
  5. Conrad, T. JazzTimes review accessed August 26, 2016
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