18.Portraits . . . Gerald Wilson Orchestra (PJ-80)

1.So What
2.Caprichos
3.Paco
4.Ravi
5.Aram
6.'Round Midnight
7.Eric

Al Porcino or Ray Triscari, Carmell Jones, Nathaniel Meeks, Freddie Hill & Jules Chaikin-(trumpets); Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Don Switzer, Lester Robertson or Lew McCreary-(trombones); Joe Maini,Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jimmy Woods & Jack Nimitz-(reeds); Joe Pass-(guiter); Bud Shank-(flute); Jack Wilson-(piano); Leroy Vinnegar or Dave Dyson-(bass);Chuck Carter-(drums)
B.Shank is heard on 2 only. Modesto Duran (bongos) is heard on 3 & 4 only. Al Porcino, Lester Robertson & Leroy Vinnegar are replaced by Ray Triscari, Lew McCreary & Dave Dyson on 2, 5 & 7: Recorded at Paciffic Jazz Studios in Hollywood, 1963.
· Joe plays beautiful solo on 6 by acoustic guitar.
· Once availabled as CD(Capitol Records CDP 7 93414 2).
· (note on Aug. 12, 2000) Mosaic Records issued 5 CDs box set with 20 pages booklette in 2000, it contains all Gerald's albums of Pacific label as a leder.
According to the discography of its booklette, 1, 3, 4 & 6 were recorded in December 2, '63, 2, 5 & 7 were recorded in January 8, '64.

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