| Portraits | ||||
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| Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | December 2, 1963 and January 8, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:33 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 80 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Gerald Wilson chronology | ||||
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Portraits is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in late 1963 and early 1964 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said: "this was a very impressive unit although now somewhat underrated". [2]
All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated
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