Something Personal Explained

Something Personal
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jack Wilson
Cover:	Something Personal.jpg
Released:	August 1967^[1]
Recorded:	August 9–10, 1966 Annex Studios, Los Angeles
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:07 original LP 44:58 CD reissue
Label:	Blue Note BST 84251
Producer:	Jack Tracy
Chronology:	Jack Wilson
Prev Title:	Ramblin'
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Easterly Winds
Next Year:	1967

Something Personal is an album by American jazz pianist Jack Wilson featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1967.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "this album is an excellent showcase for the often-overlooked Jack Wilson".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Wilson except as indicated

1. "Most Unsoulful Woman" - 6:53
2. "The Sphinx" (Ornette Coleman) - 5:07
3. "Shosh" - (Blues in F) 8:59
4. "Serenata" (Leroy Anderson) - 6:58
5. "Harbor Freeway 5 P.M." - 7:12
6. "C.F.D." - 4:58
7. "One and Four" [aka. "Mr. Day"] (John Coltrane) - 4:51 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded on August 9 (4, 6-7) and August 10 (1-3, 5), 1966.

Personnel

• Jack Wilson - piano
• Roy Ayers - vibes
• Ray Brown - bass (#3-6), cello (#1-2)
• Charles 'Buster' Williams - bass (#1-2)
• Varney Barlow - drums

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=9ykEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Jack+Wilson+84251&pg=PA64 Billboard Aug 19, 1967
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4200-series/#blp-4251 Blue Note discography
3. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=something-personal-r150348|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 23, 2010