California Soul (album)

California Soul
Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Released 1968
Recorded August 7 & 16 and September 2, 1968
Liberty Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Pacific Jazz
ST 20135
Producer Richard Bock
Gerald Wilson chronology
Everywhere
(1968)
California Soul
(1968)
Eternal Equinox
(1968)

California Soul is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1968 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic rated the album with 2 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "Gerald Wilson's next to last Pacific Jazz release is one of his weakest due in large part to the commercial material".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated

  1. "California Soul" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 4:06
  2. "Light My Fire" (The Doors) - 5:00
  3. "Channel Island" - 5:05
  4. "Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby" (Krzysztof Komeda) - 2:47
  5. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) - 2:49
  6. "Russian River" - 5:20
  7. "Yesterlove" (Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson) - 3:57
  8. "Down Here on the Ground" (Gale Garnett, Lalo Schifrin) - 4:45
  9. "El Presidente" - 4:10

Personnel

References

  1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed January 29, 2016
  2. Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography Part 2, accessed January 29, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. California Soul – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
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