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State Street Sweet

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Released
  
1995

Length
  
56:25

Release date
  
1995

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1994

Artist
  
Gerald Wilson

Label
  
MAMA Records

Producer
  
Douglas Evans and Gerald Wilson

State Street Sweet (1994)
  
Theme for Monterey (1997)

Similar
  
Gerald Wilson albums, Jazz albums

State Street Sweet is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1994 and released on the MAMA label.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic rated the album with 4½ stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "this edition of the Gerald Wilson Orchestra is quite strong but it is the leader's colorful and distinctive arrangements that give the band its personality. Recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.

  1. "State Street Sweet" - 2:46
  2. "Lake Shore Drive" - 6:04
  3. "Lighthouse Blues" - 7:48
  4. "Come Back to Sorrento" (Ernesto De Curtis) - 5:19
  5. "The Serpent" - 4:03
  6. "The Feather" - 5:54
  7. "Caprichos" - 6:28
  8. "Jammin' in C" - 8:47
  9. "Carlos" - 6:35
  10. "Nancy Jo" - 2:21

Personnel

  • Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor
  • Ron Barrows (track 9), Bob Clark (tracks 3, 4 & 6-9), George Graham (tracks 1-5 & 10), Tony Lujan (tracks: 1, 2 & 5-10), Bobby Shew (tracks 3 & 6-9), Frank Szabo (tracks 1-5 & 10), Snooky Young -trumpet
  • Thurman Green (tracks 1-5 & 10), Alex Iles (tracks 6-9), Charlie Loper, Ira Nepus - trombone
  • Maurice Spears - bass trombone
  • John Stephens, Randall Willis - alto saxophone
  • Plas Johnson (track 4), Carl Randall, Louis Taylor - tenor saxophone
  • Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone
  • Brian O'Rourke - piano
  • Eric Otis (tracks 3 & 7), Anthony Wilson - guitar
  • Trey Henry - bass
  • Mel Lee - drums

    • Songs

    1State Street Sweet (feat Anthony Wilson - Trey Henry - Snooky Young - Bobby Shew - Alex Iles & John Stephens)Anthony Wilson - Bobby Shew - Snooky Young - 2:47
    2Lakeshore Drive (feat Anthony Wilson - Trey Henry - Snooky Young - Bobby Shew - Alex Iles & John Stephens)Anthony Wilson - Bobby Shew - Snooky Young - 6:06
    3Lighthouse Blues (feat Eric Otis)Eric Otis7:50

    References

    State Street Sweet Wikipedia
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