Jessica (Gerald Wilson album) explained

Jessica
Type:	Album
Artist:	Gerald Wilson Orchestra of the 80's
Cover:	Jessica (Gerald Wilson album).jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	November 29 and December 6, 1982
Studio:	Mars Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Trend TR-531
Producer:	Albert Marx
Chronology:	Gerald Wilson
Prev Title:	Lomelin
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Calafia
Next Year:	1984

Jessica is an album by Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 80's recorded in 1982 and released on the Trend label.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "this is a highly enjoyable and consistently swinging album".

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.

1. "Jessica" - 5:26
2. "I Love You Madly" (Duke Ellington) - 3:36
3. "Blues Bones and Bobby" - 10:24
4. "Getaway" (Beloyd Taylor, Peter Cor Belenky) - 9:27
5. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington) - 4:29
6. "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
  • 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
• Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone
• Gerald Wiggins - piano
• Harold Land, Jr. - electric piano
• Milcho Leviev - keyboards
• Johnny Williams - bass, electric bass
• Clayton Cameron - drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/Gerald-Wilson-Orchestra-Of-The-80s-Jessica/release/5704298 Discogs album entry