Theme for Monterey

Theme for Monterey is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1997 and released on the MAMA label.[1]

Theme for Monterey
Studio album by
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
ReleasedMarch 24, 1998
RecordedNovember 24 & 25, 1997
StudioCapitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length63:15
LabelMAMA
MMF 1021
ProducerDouglas Evans
Gerald Wilson chronology
State Street Sweet
(1994)		 Theme for Monterey
(1998)		 New York, New Sound
(2003)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic rated the album with 4½ stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "In 1997, bandleader/arranger Gerald Wilson was commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival to write an original piece to be performed at that year's festival. Wilson's goal was to compose a melody that the audience would leave the venue singing to themselves. He succeeded by casting his "Theme for Monterey" in five different styles, with his big band interpreting the theme in a variety of moods—as a ballad, a Latin romp, a medium-tempo piece and a shouting conclusion... Highly recommended".[2] In JazzTimes Bill Bennett wrote: "Throughout, Wilson's dense orchestrations hinge on sharp accents and grand sweep and provide surging support for strong solos".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.

  1. "Theme for Monterey: Romance" - 6:29
  2. "Theme for Monterey: Lyon's Roar" - 12:18
  3. "Theme for Monterey: The Lone Cypress" - 9:30
  4. "Theme for Monterey: Spanish Bay" - 8:49
  5. "Theme for Monterey: Cookin' on Cannery Row" - 6:51
  6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 13:27
  7. "Anthropology" (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:51

Personnel

References
  1. Summit Records catalog, accessed August 26, 2016
  2. Yanow, Scott. Theme for Monterey – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  3. Bennett, B. JazzTimes review June 1998
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