Jenna (album)
| Jenna | ||||
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| Studio album by Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 90's [sic] | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | June 27 & 28, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Sage & Sound Recording, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 60:15 | |||
| Label | Discovery DSCD-964 | |||
| Producer | Albert Marx | |||
| Gerald Wilson chronology | ||||
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Jenna is an album by Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 90's [sic] recorded in 1989 and released on the Discovery label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic rated the album with 4½ stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "This CD is an excellent all-round showcase for both Gerald Wilson's arrangements and his superior big band".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.
- "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 4:13
- "Jenna" - 9:46
- "Carlos" - 5:19
- "Back to the Roots" - 5:01
- "The Wailer" - 4:28
- "Blues for Yna Yna" - 6:53
- "B-Bop & the Song" - 5:19
- "Couldn't Love, Couldn't Cry" - 2:34
- "Yarddog Mazurka" - 3:14
- "48 Years Later" - 3:20
- "Lunceford Special" (Jimmie Lunceford) - 3:33
- "Margie" (Con Conrad, J. Russel Robinson, Benny Davis) - 3:12
- "Flying Home" (Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Sid Robin) - 3:23
Personnel[edit]
- Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor
- Rick Baptist, Ronald Barrows, Oscar Brashear, Robert Clark, Snooky Young - trumpet
- Luis Bonilla, Thurman Green, Charles Loper - trombone
- Maurice Spears - bass trombone
- Daniel House, Carl Randall, John Stephens, Louis Taylor Jr. - saxophones
- Randall Willis - baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
- Michael Cain - piano
- Anthony Wilson - guitar
- Stanley Gilbert - bass
- Mel Lee - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Discovery Records checklist, accessed August 26, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jenna – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2016.