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Portraits (Gerald Wilson album)

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Portraits
Studio album by
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Released1964
RecordedDecember 2, 1963 and January 8, 1964
StudioPacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length37:33
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 80
ProducerRichard Bock
Gerald Wilson chronology
Moment of Truth
(1962)
Portraits
(1964)
McCann/Wilson
(1964)

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 ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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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.