Theme for Monterey - EP
Gerald Wilson
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Romance | Gerald Wilson | 6:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lyons' Roar | Gerald Wilson | 12:18 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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The Lone Cypress | Gerald Wilson | 9:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Spanish Bay | Gerald Wilson | 8:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cookin' On Cannery Row | Gerald Wilson | 6:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Summertime | Gerald Wilson | 13:29 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Anthropology | Gerald Wilson | 5:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Album Review
In 1997, bandleader/arranger Gerald Wilson was commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival to write an original piece to be performed at that year's festival. Wilson's goal was to compose a melody that the audience would leave the venue singing to themselves. He succeeded by casting his "Theme for Monterey" in five different styles, with his big band interpreting the theme in a variety of moods — as a ballad, a Latin romp, a medium-tempo piece and a shouting conclusion. His memorable five-part suite has solos by his son, guitarist Anthony Wilson, trumpeter Oscar Brashear, pianist Brian O'Rourke, trombonist George Bohanon, trumpeter Carl Saunders, Randall Willis on tenor, and others. Also on this CD are a couple pieces commissioned by the Ira and Leonore Gershwin Foundation, reworkings of "Summertime" and "Anthropology." Wilson was proud that he was able to give five-part harmonies to every melody note in the latter piece (Charlie Parker's original based on "I Got Rhythm"). Highly recommended.
Customer Reviews
Theme for Monterey
This album could be considered Gerald Wilson's best. The harmonic structures that he is so famous for remind me of the compositions and arrangements he did for Pacific Jazz in the sixties. This album will become a classic if it is not one now
Biography
Born: September 4, 1918 in Shelby, MS
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
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