Portraits (Gerald Wilson album)

1964 studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Portraits

Studio album by

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Released| 1964
Recorded| December 2, 1963 and January 8, 1964
Studio| Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre| Jazz
Length| 37:33
Label| Pacific Jazz
PJ 80
Producer| Richard Bock
Gerald Wilson chronology
| Moment of Truth
(1962)  | Portraits
(1964)  | McCann/Wilson
(1964)

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Portraits is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in late 1963 and early 1964 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said: "this was a very impressive unit although now somewhat underrated".[2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated

1. "So What" (Miles Davis) - 5:55
2. "Caprichos" - 6:55
3. "Paco" - 6:10
4. "Ravi" - 5:53
5. "Aram" - 3:43
6. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:10
7. "Eric" - 3:11

## Personnel

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* Gerald Wilson \- arranger and conductor
* Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Carmell Jones, Nat Meeks, Al Porcino \- trumpet
* Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lew McCreary (tracks 2, 5 & 7), Lester Robertson (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6) - trombone
* Don Switzer - bass trombone
* Bud Shank \- flute (track 2)
* Joe Maini, Jimmy Woods \- alto saxophone
* Teddy Edwards, Harold Land \- tenor saxophone
* Jack Nimitz \- baritone saxophone
* Jack Wilson \- piano
* Joe Pass \- guitar
* Dave Dyson (tracks 2, 5 & 7), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6) - bass
* Chuck Carter - drums

## References

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1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Portraits – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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Gerald Wilson

Studio albums|

* You Better Believe It! (1961)
* Moment of Truth (1962)
* Portraits (1963–64)
* McCann/Wilson (with Les McCann, 1964)
* On Stage (1965)
* Feelin' Kinda Blues (1965)
* The Golden Sword (1966)
* Everywhere (1967–68)
* California Soul (1968)
* Eternal Equinox (1969)
* Lomelin (1981)
* Jessica (1982)
* Calafia (1984)
* Jenna (1989)
* State Street Sweet (1994)
* Theme for Monterey (1997)
* New York, New Sound (2003)
* In My Time (2005)
* Monterey Moods (2007)
* Detroit (2009)
* Legacy (2011)

Live albums|

* Live and Swinging (1967)

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Teddy Edwards

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader

co-leader|

* Sonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair (split album, 1958)
* It's About Time (1959)
* Sunset Eyes (1960)
* Teddy's Ready! (1960)
* Back to Avalon (1960)
* Together Again!!!! (with Howard McGhee, 1961)
* Good Gravy! (Contemporary, 1961)
* Heart & Soul (1962)
* Nothin' But the Truth! (1966)
* It's All Right! (1967)
* Feelin's (1974)
* The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (1976)
* Young at Heart (with Howard McGhee, 1979)
* Wise in Time (with Howard McGhee, 1979)
* Out of This World (1980)
* Good Gravy (Timeless, 1981)
* Mississippi Lad (1991)
* Blue Saxophone (1992)
* La Villa: Live in Paris (1993)
* Tango in Harlem (1994)
* Horn to Horn (with Houston Person, 1994)
* Close Encounters (with Houston Person, 1996)
* Midnight Creeper (1997)
* Sunset Eyes 2000 (and Saskia Laroo, 2000)
* Ladies Man (2000)
* Smooth Sailing (2001)

With
Gerald
Wilson|

* You Better Believe It! (1961)
* Moment of Truth (1962)
* Portraits (1963–64)
* McCann/Wilson (with Les McCann, 1964)
* On Stage (1965)
* Feelin' Kinda Blues (1965)
* The Golden Sword (1966)

With
others|

* Wheelin' and Dealin' (Frank Butler, 1978)
* Groove Funk Soul (Joe Castro, 1960)
* Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968)
* Get Up & Get It! (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1967)
* Welcome Home (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1868)
* Just the Way It Had to Be (Milt Jackson, 1969)
* Memphis Jackson (Milt Jackson, 1969)
* That's the Way It Is (Milt Jackson, 1969)
* Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones, 1978)
* Feeling Good (Julie London, released 1965)
* My Son the Jazz Drummer! (Shelly Manne, 1962)
* Les McCann Sings (1961)
* Everybody Loves a Winner (Freddie Redd, 1990)
* Bluesmith (Jimmy Smith, 1972)
* Leroy Walks! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1957)
* Leroy Walks Again!! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1962–63)

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