| Detroit | ||||
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| Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 New York and Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 62:47 | |||
| Label | Mack Avenue MAC 1049 | |||
| Producer | Al Pryor | |||
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Detroit is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 2009 and released on the Mack Avenue label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| All About Jazz | [3] |
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Michael G. Nastos noted: "A quite spirited and energetic music is heard here from the 90-year-old Wilson, whose charm and wit would rival anyone many decades his junior. It's a swinging affair molded in the traditional big-band visage of Count Basie, Ernie Wilkins, or early Quincy Jones, with Wilson's deft touch for embellishing the blues". [2] In JazzTimes Owen Cordle wrote: "Wilson’s chord progressions, chord voicings and rhythmic figures for the ensemble are strong characteristics of his writing. He also has a flair for atmospheric themes. One could quibble about the combo-esque strings of solos and the scarcity of ensemble interludes. Nevertheless, his writing style continues to serve him well". [4] On All About Jazz Robert J. Robbins noted: "Gerald Wilson's six-movement "Detroit Suite" demonstrates that after nearly seven decades in the music business, the nonagenarian composer and arranger still has a great deal to offer in terms of musical creativity". [3]
All compositions by Gerald Wilson.