Moment of Truth (Gerald Wilson album)

Moment of Truth
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

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[edit]

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[edit]

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated

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

Personnel[edit]

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[edit]

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

[1] Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016

[2] Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography, accessed December 15, 2015

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, Scott. Moment of Truth – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[4] Waring, Charles (October 2022). "Jazz Collector". Record Collector (536): 118.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Sonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair (split album, 1958) It's About Time (1959) Sunset Eyes (1960) Teddy's Ready! (1960) Back to Avalon (1960) Together Again!!!! (with Howard McGhee, 1961) Good Gravy! (Contemporary, 1961) Heart & Soul (1962) Nothin' But the Truth! (1966) It's All Right! (1967) Feelin's (1974) The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (1976) Young at Heart (with Howard McGhee, 1979) Wise in Time (with Howard McGhee, 1979) Out of This World (1980) Good Gravy (Timeless, 1981) Mississippi Lad (1991) Blue Saxophone (1992) La Villa: Live in Paris (1993) Tango in Harlem (1994) Horn to Horn (with Houston Person, 1994) Close Encounters (with Houston Person, 1996) Midnight Creeper (1997) Sunset Eyes 2000 (and Saskia Laroo, 2000) Ladies Man (2000) Smooth Sailing (2001)
With Gerald Wilson	You Better Believe It! (1961) Moment of Truth (1962) Portraits (1963–64) McCann/Wilson (with Les McCann, 1964) On Stage (1965) Feelin' Kinda Blues (1965) The Golden Sword (1966)
With others	Wheelin' and Dealin' (Frank Butler, 1978) Groove Funk Soul (Joe Castro, 1960) Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968) Get Up & Get It! (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1967) Welcome Home (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1868) Just the Way It Had to Be (Milt Jackson, 1969) Memphis Jackson (Milt Jackson, 1969) That's the Way It Is (Milt Jackson, 1969) Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones, 1978) Feeling Good (Julie London, released 1965) My Son the Jazz Drummer! (Shelly Manne, 1962) Les McCann Sings (1961) Everybody Loves a Winner (Freddie Redd, 1990) Bluesmith (Jimmy Smith, 1972) Leroy Walks! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1957) Leroy Walks Again!! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1962–63)