You Better Believe It!
| You Better Believe It! | ||||
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| Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded |
September 9 & 30, 1961 Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:30 | |||
| Label |
Pacific Jazz PJ 34 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Gerald Wilson chronology | ||||
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You Better Believe It! is an album by the 17 Piece Orchestra of Gerald Wilson featuring Richard "Groove" Holmes recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Joe Viglion said: "The 17-piece orchestra performs like a trio or quartet, each musician knowing where to be and when to execute, so the tension shifts and the moods change as subtle instrumentation slides in track by instrumental track. Shifting from quiet to quickly dramatic, the ideas keep flowing from Wilson's creative fount ".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated
- "Blues for Yna Yna" - 6:51
- "Jeri" - 3:40
- "Moody Blue" - 3:05
- "Straight Up and Down" - 3:49
- "The Wailer" - 7:16
- "You Better Believe It" (Richard "Groove" Holmes, Gerald Wilson) - 5:16
- "Yvette" - 3:33
Personnel
- Gerald Wilson - arranger and conductor
- John Audino, Carmell Jones, Al Porcino (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7), Jack Trainor (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7), Ray Triscari (tracks 1, 4 & 5), Jimmy Zito (tracks 1, 4 & 5) - trumpet
- Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson (tracks 1, 4 & 5), Frank Strong (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7) - trombone
- Kenny Shroyer - bass trombone
- Buddy Collette - clarinet, alto saxophone, flute
- Harry Klee (tracks 1, 4 & 5), Joe Maini (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7) - alto saxophone
- Walter Benton (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7), Teddy Edwards, Harold Land (tracks 1, 4 & 5) - tenor saxophone
- Jack Nimitz (tracks 1, 4 & 5) Don Raffell (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7) - baritone saxophone
- Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
- Gene Edwards - guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7)
- Jimmy Bond - bass
- Mel Lewis - drums
References
- ↑ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
- 1 2 Viglion, Joe. You Better Believe It – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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