Released September 28, 2009 Producer Al Pryor Artist Gerald Wilson Label Mack Avenue Records | Length 62:47 Detroit
(2009) Legacy
(2011) Release date 28 September 2009 Genre Jazz | |
Recorded 2009
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The gerald wilson orchestra in the studio recording before motown from the new cd detroit
Detroit is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 2009 and released on the Mack Avenue label.
Contents
The great gerald wilson and his new cd detroit
Reception
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Michael G. Nastos noted: "A quite spirited and energetic music is heard here from the 90-year-old Wilson, whose charm and wit would rival anyone many decades his junior. It's a swinging affair molded in the traditional big-band visage of Count Basie, Ernie Wilkins, or early Quincy Jones, with Wilson's deft touch for embellishing the blues". In JazzTimes Owen Cordle wrote: "Wilson’s chord progressions, chord voicings and rhythmic figures for the ensemble are strong characteristics of his writing. He also has a flair for atmospheric themes. One could quibble about the combo-esque strings of solos and the scarcity of ensemble interludes. Nevertheless, his writing style continues to serve him well". On All About Jazz Robert J. Robbins noted: "Gerald Wilson's six-movement "Detroit Suite" demonstrates that after nearly seven decades in the music business, the nonagenarian composer and arranger still has a great deal to offer in terms of musical creativity".
Track listing
All compositions by Gerald Wilson.
- "Blues on Belle Isle" - 5:30
- "Cass Tech" - 8:47
- "Detroit" - 6:40
- "Miss Gretchen" - 7:07
- "Before Motown" - 7:12
- "The Detroit River" - 8:47
- "Everywhere" - 12:32
- "Aram" - 6:12
Songs
1Blues On Belle Isle5:31
2Cass Tech8:47
3Detroit6:40