Moment of Truth (Gerald Wilson album)

Moment of Truth
Studio album by Gerald Wilson Big Band
Released	1962
Recorded	August 27, and September 1962 Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:30
Label	Pacific Jazz PJ 61
Producer	Richard Bock
Gerald Wilson chronology
You Better Believe It! (1961) Moment of Truth (1962) Portraits (1964)

Moment of Truth is an album that the Gerald Wilson Big Band recorded in 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Record Collector	[4]

AllMusic rated the album with 4½ stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said: "Gerald Wilson's Pacific Jazz albums of the 1960s were arguably the most significant of his career. ...Recommended". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated

1. "Viva Tirado" - 5:40
2. "Moment of Truth" - 4:15
3. "Patterns" - 5:54
4. "Teri" - 2:54
5. "Nancy Joe" - 2:37
6. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 5:30
7. "Latino" - 5:00
8. "Josefina" - 4:18
9. "Emerge" (Lester Robertson) - 3:22

Personnel

• Gerald Wilson - arranger and conductor
• John Audino, Jules Chaiken, Freddie Hill, Carmell Jones, Al Porcino (tracks 6-9) - trumpet
• Lou Blackburn, Bob Edmondson, Lester Robertson (tracks 6-9), Frank Strong (tracks 6-9) - trombone
• Bob Knight - bass trombone
• Joe Maini - alto saxophone
• Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
• Teddy Edwards, Harold Land - tenor saxophone
• Jack Nimitz (tracks 6-9), Don Raffell - baritone saxophone
• Jack Wilson - piano
• Joe Pass - guitar
• Jimmy Bond - bass
• Mel Lewis - drums
• Modesto Duran - congas (tracks 1 & 7)

References

1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
2. Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography, accessed December 15, 2015
3. Yanow, Scott. Moment of Truth – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2016.
4. Waring, Charles (October 2022). "Jazz Collector". Record Collector (536): 118.