Released March 24, 1998 Length 63:15 Label MAMA Records | Recorded November 24 & 25, 1997 Producer Douglas Evans Release date 24 March 1998 | |
Similar New York - New Sound, In My Time, The Golden Sword | ||
Theme for Monterey is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1997 and released on the MAMA label.
Contents
Reception
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". In JazzTimes Bill Bennett wrote: "Throughout, Wilson's dense orchestrations hinge on sharp accents and grand sweep and provide surging support for strong solos".
Track listing
All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.
- "Theme for Monterey: Romance" - 6:29
- "Theme for Monterey: Lyon's Roar" - 12:18
- "Theme for Monterey: The Lone Cypress" - 9:30
- "Theme for Monterey: Spanish Bay" - 8:49
- "Theme for Monterey: Cookin' on Cannery Row" - 6:51
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 13:27
- "Anthropology" (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:51
Personnel
Songs
1Romance6:31
2Lyons' Roar12:19
3The Lone Cypress9:31