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1983 studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra of the 80's
Jessica |
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Released | 1983 |
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Recorded | November 29 and December 6, 1982 |
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Studio | Mars Studio, Los Angeles, CA |
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Genre |
Jazz |
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Label |
Trend TR-531 |
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Producer | Albert Marx |
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Jessica is an album by
Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 80's recorded in 1982 and released on the
Trend label.
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Reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png)
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AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "this is a highly enjoyable and consistently swinging album".
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Track listing
All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.
- "Jessica" - 5:26
- "I Love You Madly" (
Duke Ellington) - 3:36
- "Blues Bones and Bobby" - 10:24
- "
Getaway" (Beloyd Taylor, Peter Cor Belenky) - 9:27
- "
Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington) - 4:29
- "
Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington,
Bob Russell) - 3:39
Personnel
-
Gerald Wilson -
composer,
arranger,
conductor
- Rick Baptist, Bobby Bryant,
Oscar Brashear, Hal Espinosa,
Snooky Young -
trumpet
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Garnett Brown,
Jimmy Cleveland,
Thurman Green -
trombone
- Maurice Spears -
bass trombone
- Anthony Ortega, Jerome Richardson, Henry de Vega -
alto saxophone
- Roger Hogan,
Harold Land,
Ernie Watts -
tenor saxophone
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Jack Nimitz -
baritone saxophone
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Gerald Wiggins -
piano
- Harold Land, Jr. -
electric piano
-
Milcho Leviev -
keyboards
- Johnny Williams -
bass,
electric bass
- Clayton Cameron -
drums
References