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California Soul (album)

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Released
  
1968

California Soul (1968)
  
Eternal Equinox (1968)

Release date
  
1968

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Richard Bock

Artist
  
Gerald Wilson

Label
  
Pacific Jazz Records

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Recorded
  
August 7 & 16 and September 2, 1968 Liberty Studios, Hollywood, CA

Similar
  
Gerald Wilson albums, Jazz albums

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California Soul is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1968 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.

Contents

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Reception

AllMusic rated the album with 2 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "Gerald Wilson's next to last Pacific Jazz release is one of his weakest due in large part to the commercial material".

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated

  1. "California Soul" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 4:06
  2. "Light My Fire" (The Doors) - 5:00
  3. "Channel Island" - 5:05
  4. "Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby" (Krzysztof Komeda) - 2:47
  5. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) - 2:49
  6. "Russian River" - 5:20
  7. "Yesterlove" (Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson) - 3:57
  8. "Down Here on the Ground" (Gale Garnett, Lalo Schifrin) - 4:45
  9. "El Presidente" - 4:10
  • Recorded at Liberty Studios in Hollywood, CA on August 7, 1968 (tracks 3 & 9), August 16, 1968 (tracks 1, 4 & 7) and September 2, 1968 (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 8).

    • Personnel

  • Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor
  • Bobby Bryant (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 8), Larry McGuire (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9), Ollie Mitchell (tracks 1, 4 & 7), Alex Rodriguez (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9), Tony Rusch (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9), Dalton Smith (tracks 1, 4 & 7) - trumpet
  • Thurman Green, Lester Robertson, Frank Strong - trombone
  • Mike Wimberly - bass trombone
  • Art Maebe - French horn, tuba (tracks 3 & 9)
  • David Duke (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 8), George Hyde (tracks 1, 4 & 7), Jim McGee (tracks 1, 4 & 7) - French horn
  • Ramon Bojorquez, Henry DeVega - alto saxophone
  • Anthony Ortega - alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
  • Hadley Caliman, Harold Land - tenor saxophone
  • Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 4 & 7)
  • Richard Aplanalp - baritone saxophone
  • Alan Beutler - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
  • William Green - flute, piccolo (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
  • Pete Terry - bass clarinet, bassoon
  • Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone
  • Tommy Flanagan (tracks 3 & 9), Jimmy Rowles, Mike Wofford (tracks 1, 4 & 7) - piano, organ, electric harpsichord
  • Mike Anthony - guitar
  • Stanley Gilbert - bass (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
  • Wilton Felder - electric bass
  • Carl Lott - drums
  • Hugh Anderson, Joe Porcaro - percussion

    • References

    California Soul (album) Wikipedia
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