Eternal Equinox
| Eternal Equinox | ||||
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| Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded |
June 2 & 3, 1969 Liberty Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Pacific Jazz ST 20160 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Gerald Wilson chronology | ||||
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Eternal Equinox is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1969 which became his last released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic rated the album with 4½ stars.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated
- "Equinox" (John Coltrane) - 4:55
- "Aquarius" (Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado) - 3:01
- "Pisces" - 4:05
- "Scorpio Rising" - 4:35
- "Celestial Soul" - 4:19
- "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" (Al Cleveland, Terry Johnson, Smokey Robinson) - 3:00
- "Yes, Me and Now" - 3:54
- "Bluesnee" - 5:28
- Recorded at Liberty Studios in Hollywood, CA on June 2, 1969 (tracks 1, 2 & 5) and June 3, 1969 (tracks 3 & 6-8).
Personnel
- Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor
- Jay Daversa (tracks 1-3 & 5-8), Paul Hubinon, Larry McGuire, William Peterson (track 4), Tony Rusch (track 4) - trumpet
- Thurman Green, Lester Robinson (tracks 1-3 & 5-8), Frank Strong - trombone
- Alexander Thomas (tracks 1-3 & 5-8), Mike Wimberly (track 4) - bass trombone
- Arthur Maebe - French horn (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
- William Green - flute, piccolo (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
- Anthony Ortega - alto saxophone, flute
- Henry DeVega (tracks 1-3 & 5-8), Bud Shank (track 4) - alto saxophone
- Hadley Caliman, Harold Land - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
- Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
- Richard Aplanalp - baritone saxophone
- Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
- George Duke - piano
- Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
- Jean-Luc Ponty - violin (track 4)
- Wilbert Longmire - guitar (track 4)
- Bob West - electric bass
- Paul Humphrey (track 4), Carl Lott (tracks 1-3 & 5-8) - drums
- William Marshall - vocals (track 6)
References
- ↑ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed January 29, 2016
- ↑ Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography Part 2, accessed January 29, 2016
- 1 2 Eternal Equinox – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
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