California Soul (album)

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California Soul
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Studio album by
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Released1968
RecordedAugust 7 & 16 and September 2, 1968
Liberty Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Pacific Jazz
ST 20135
Producer Richard Bock
Gerald Wilson chronology
Everywhere
(1968)
California Soul
(1968)
Eternal Equinox
(1968)

California Soul is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1968 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated

  1. "California Soul" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 4:06
  2. "Light My Fire" (The Doors) - 5:00
  3. "Channel Island" - 5:05
  4. "Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby" (Krzysztof Komeda) - 2:47
  5. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) - 2:49
  6. "Russian River" - 5:20
  7. "Yesterlove" (Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson) - 3:57
  8. "Down Here on the Ground" (Gale Garnett, Lalo Schifrin) - 4:45
  9. "El Presidente" - 4:10

Personnel

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References

  1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed January 29, 2016
  2. Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography Part 2, accessed January 29, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. California Soul – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 29, 2016.