| California Soul | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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California Soul is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1968 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic gave the album a rating of 2 stars. In his review, Scott Yanow criticized the album, stating that it was one of Gerald Wilson's weakest releases on Pacific Jazz, primarily due to the commercial material." [3]
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