Detroit | ||||
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Studio album by
Gerald Wilson Orchestra | ||||
Released | September 28, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 New York and Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 62:47 | |||
Label |
Mack Avenue MAC 1049 | |||
Producer | Al Pryor | |||
Gerald Wilson chronology | ||||
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Detroit is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 2009 and released on the Mack Avenue label. [1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
All About Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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". [2] 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". [4] 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". [3]
All compositions by Gerald Wilson.