New York, New Sound

New York, New Sound is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 2003 and released on the Mack Avenue label.^[1]

New York, New Sound
Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Released	August 25, 2003
Recorded	February 2003
Studio	Clinton Recording Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	76:29
Label	Mack Avenue MAC 1009
Producer	Stix Hooper
Gerald Wilson chronology
Theme for Monterey (1998) New York, New Sound (2003) In My Time (2005)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars; in his review, Alex Henderson noted: "Wilson's musical personality is very much in evidence -- and his personality is that of an arranger/bandleader, not a hotshot soloist. Wilson prefers to leave the soloing to other people, which is something he has long had in common with Duke Ellington".^[2] In JazzTimes Ira Gitler wrote: "Hats off to the all-star band, but especially Wilson for the intersectional sonic vibrancy and overall dynamics he gave them to work with".^[4] On All About Jazz Russell Moon noted: "There is good and bad news here. The good news is that the album is terrific. Many jazz fans will be introduced to Wilson's talent through this album, and will seek more. No doubt Gerald Wilson will be in demand because of this album. The bad news is that the New Sound of New York isn't as good as the old sound of Los Angeles to this listener's ears... So give Gerald Wilson full marks for the courage to take on some of his best work and give it a new visage".^[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings describes it as “a record any jazz lover should be delighted to hear.”^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.

1. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 7:28
2. "Blues for the Count" - 9:55
3. "Equinox" (John Coltrane) - 6:42
4. "Viva Tirado (Mucho Mas)" - 9:14
5. "Teri" - 3:37
6. "Blues for Yna Yna" - 8:08
7. "Theme for Monterey" - 14:51
8. "M Capetillo" - 4:53
9. "Josefina" - 5:16
10. "Nancy Jo" - 6:08

Personnel

• Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor
• Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 2 & 6)
• Jon Faddis (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 10), Frank Greene (tracks 3, 4 & 7), Eddie Henderson, Sean Jones, Jimmy Owens - trumpet
• Luis Bonilla, Benny Powell, Douglas Purviance, Dennis Wilson - trombone
• Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone, flute
• Jesse Davis - alto saxophone
• Frank Wess - tenor saxophone, flute
• Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone
• Kenny Barron (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 10), Renee Rosnes (tracks 3, 4 & 7) - piano
• Oscar Castro-Neves (track 8), Anthony Wilson - guitar
• Bob Cranshaw (tracks 2, 3 & 6), Trey Henry (tracks 5, 7 & 9), Larry Ridley (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8 & 10) - bass
• Stix Hooper (tracks 2-4 & 7), Lewis Nash (tracks: 1, 5, 6 & 8-10) - drums

References

1. Mack Avenue catalog, accessed August 26, 2016
2. Henderson, Alex. New York, New Sound – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1517. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Gitler, I. JazzTimes review December 2003
5. Moon, R. All About Jazz Review, October 14, 2003