Pacific Jazz PJ-80 · 12-inch LP · 1964

PJ-80

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Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Released: 1964
Tracks: 7

Who's on it

Gerald Wilson – arranger
Jules Chaikin – trumpet
Freddie Hill – trumpet
Carmell Jones – trumpet
Nat Meeks – trumpet
Al Porcino – trumpet
Bob Edmondson – trombone
John Ewing – trombone
Lester Robertson – trombone
Don Switzer – bass trombone
Joe Maini – alto sax
Jimmy Woods – alto sax
Teddy Edwards – tenor sax
Harold Land – tenor sax
Jack Nimitz – baritone sax
Joe Pass – guitar
Jack Wilson – piano
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Chuck Carter – drums
Modesto Duran – bongo
Lew McCreary – trombone
Bud Shank – flute
Dave Dyson – bass

Credits

Producer: Richard Bock

The tracks

Side one

1So WhatOn this track: Gerald Wilson, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Carmell Jones, Nat Meeks, Al Porcino, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson, Don Switzer, Joe Maini, Jimmy Woods, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Joe Pass, Jack Wilson, Leroy Vinnegar, Chuck CarterDecember 2, 1963 · 5:55
2CaprichosJanuary 8, 1964 · 6:55
3PacoDecember 2, 1963 · 6:10

Side two

1RaviDecember 2, 1963 · 5:53
2AramOn this track: Gerald Wilson, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Carmell Jones, Nat Meeks, Al Porcino, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lew McCreary, Don Switzer, Joe Maini, Jimmy Woods, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Joe Pass, Jack Wilson, Dave Dyson, Chuck CarterJanuary 8, 1964 · 3:43
3'Round MidnightOn this track: Gerald Wilson, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Carmell Jones, Nat Meeks, Al Porcino, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson, Don Switzer, Joe Maini, Jimmy Woods, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Joe Pass, Jack Wilson, Leroy Vinnegar, Chuck CarterDecember 2, 1963 · 5:10
4EricOn this track: Gerald Wilson, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Carmell Jones, Nat Meeks, Al Porcino, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lew McCreary, Don Switzer, Joe Maini, Jimmy Woods, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Joe Pass, Jack Wilson, Dave Dyson, Chuck CarterJanuary 8, 1964 · 3:11

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The 2 sessions

December 2, 1963Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CAGerald Wilson Orchestra
- Gerald Wilson – arranger
- Jules Chaikin – trumpet
- Freddie Hill – trumpet
- Carmell Jones – trumpet
- Nat Meeks – trumpet
- Al Porcino – trumpet
- Bob Edmondson – trombone
- John Ewing – trombone
- Lester Robertson – trombone
- Don Switzer – bass trombone
- Joe Maini – alto sax
- Jimmy Woods – alto sax
- Teddy Edwards – tenor sax
- Harold Land – tenor sax
- Jack Nimitz – baritone sax
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Jack Wilson – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Chuck Carter – drums
- Modesto Duran – bongo
4 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
January 8, 1964Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CAGerald Wilson Orchestra
- Gerald Wilson – arranger
- Jules Chaikin – trumpet
- Freddie Hill – trumpet
- Carmell Jones – trumpet
- Nat Meeks – trumpet
- Al Porcino – trumpet
- Bob Edmondson – trombone
- John Ewing – trombone
- Lew McCreary – trombone
- Don Switzer – bass trombone
- Joe Maini – alto sax
- Jimmy Woods – alto sax
- Teddy Edwards – tenor sax
- Harold Land – tenor sax
- Jack Nimitz – baritone sax
- Bud Shank – flute
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Jack Wilson – piano
- Dave Dyson – bass
- Chuck Carter – drums
3 tracks on this record · 3 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

16 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-88	On Stage	Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1965	Gerald Wilson, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Nat Meeks, Al Porcino, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson, Don Switzer, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Joe Pass, Jack Wilson, Chuck Carter, Bud Shank

15 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-61	Moment Of Truth	Gerald Wilson Big Band	1963	Gerald Wilson, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Carmell Jones, Al Porcino, Bob Edmondson, Lester Robertson, Joe Maini, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Joe Pass, Jack Wilson, Modesto Duran, Bud Shank

14 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-10149	Gerald Wilson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1965	Gerald Wilson, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Nat Meeks, Al Porcino, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson, Don Switzer, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Joe Pass, Chuck Carter

12 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-10099	Feelin' Kinda Blues	Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1966	Gerald Wilson, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Nat Meeks, Al Porcino, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Modesto Duran
	PJ-10111	The Golden Sword (Torero Impressions In Jazz)	Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1966	Gerald Wilson, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Nat Meeks, Al Porcino, John Ewing, Lester Robertson, Jimmy Woods, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Jack Wilson

10 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-34	You Better Believe It	Gerald Wilson	1961	Gerald Wilson, Carmell Jones, Al Porcino, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson, Joe Maini, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz
	PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Gerald Wilson, Carmell Jones, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz, Leroy Vinnegar, Bud Shank

6 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-31	Les McCann Sings	Les McCann Ltd.	1961	Gerald Wilson, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz
	PJ-10166	Les McCann Ltd. With Gerald Wilson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Les McCann Ltd. With Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1961	Gerald Wilson, Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Jack Nimitz

5 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PJ-53	Business Meetin'	Carmell Jones	1962	Gerald Wilson, Carmell Jones, Harold Land, Leroy Vinnegar, Bud Shank
PJ-10118	Live And Swinging!	The Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1967	Gerald Wilson, Al Porcino, Don Switzer, Harold Land, Jack Wilson
PJ-10132	Everywhere · not on the site yet	The Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1968	Gerald Wilson, Lester Robertson, Harold Land, Joe Pass, Jack Wilson

4 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-1289	Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers	Various Artists	1960	Gerald Wilson, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Leroy Vinnegar
	PJ-49	Brass Bag	Tricky Lofton And Carmell Jones	1963	Gerald Wilson, Carmell Jones, Bob Edmondson, Leroy Vinnegar

3 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C3542	Leroy Walks!	The Leroy Vinnegar Sextet	1958	Gerald Wilson, Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-13	This Is The Blues Vol. 1	Various Artists	1961	Gerald Wilson, Teddy Edwards, Harold Land
C3582	Songs I Like To Sing!	Helen Humes	1961	Al Porcino, Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
C3608	Leroy Walks Again!!	Leroy Vinnegar Quintet!!	1963	Freddie Hill, Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
C3612	Conflict	Jimmy Woods Sextet Featuring Elvin Jones	1963	Carmell Jones, Jimmy Woods, Harold Land

2 of them 42 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 592	The 3 Herds	Woody Herman And His Orchestra	1956	Al Porcino, Jack Nimitz
PJ-1221	On Stage	The Bill Perkins Octet	1956	Jack Nimitz, Bud Shank
LP 1232	Martians Come Back!	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1956	Leroy Vinnegar, Bud Shank
LP 1270	Way Up There	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1957	Leroy Vinnegar, Bud Shank
MGV-8216	Men From Mars	Woody Herman And His Orchestra	1957	Al Porcino, Jack Nimitz
C3550	Harold In The Land Of Jazz	Harold Land	1958	Harold Land, Leroy Vinnegar
V-8795	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1958	Al Porcino, Bud Shank
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Jack Nimitz, Bud Shank
PJ-1267	Singin' The Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	1959	Gerald Wilson, Teddy Edwards
C3568	Art Pepper + Eleven	Art Pepper + Eleven	1959	Al Porcino, Bud Shank
MGV-4021	Ella Swings Lightly	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1959	Al Porcino, Bud Shank
MG-36143	Rugolo Plays Kenton	Pete Rugolo	1959	Al Porcino, Bud Shank
PJ-6	It's About Time	Teddy Edwards With Les McCann Ltd.	1960	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-1293	Like Soul!	Gloria Smyth	1960	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
LP 1324	Groove Funk Soul	Joe Castro	1960	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
C3571	Helen Humes	Helen Humes	1960	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
C3574	Carl's Blues	The Curtis Counce Group	1960	Gerald Wilson, Harold Land
C3583	Teddy's Ready!	Teddy Edwards Quartet	1960	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-14	Sunset Eyes	Teddy Edwards	1961	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-21	New Groove	Bud Shank	1961	Carmell Jones, Bud Shank
PJ-29	The Remarkable Carmell Jones	Carmell Jones Quintet	1961	Carmell Jones, Harold Land
PJ-30	This Is The Blues Vol. 2	Various Artists	1961	Carmell Jones, Bud Shank
PJ-35	Barefoot Adventure (Soundtrack)	Bud Shank	1961	Carmell Jones, Bud Shank
C3598	Swingin' With Humes	Helen Humes	1961	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-33	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers/The Elmo Hope Quintet Featuring Harold Land	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers	1962	Harold Land, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-54	Back In Town!	Bumble Bee Slim	1962	Joe Pass, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-56	On Time	Les McCann Ltd.	1962	Joe Pass, Leroy Vinnegar
LP 1376	Hear Ye!!!!Hear Ye!!!!	The Red Mitchell-Harold Land Quintet	1962	Carmell Jones, Harold Land
C3592	Good Gravy!	Teddy Edwards Quartet	1962	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
C3601	Love Moods	Helyne Stewart	1962	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
C3606	Heart & Soul	Teddy Edwards	1962	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-64	Brasamba!	Bud Shank, Clare Fischer, Joe Pass	1963	Joe Pass, Bud Shank
PJ-77	Extension	Clare Fischer Orchestra	1963	Jack Nimitz, Bud Shank
LP 1427	The Two Sides Of Jack Wilson	Jack Wilson With Philly Joe Jones & Leroy Vinnegar	1964	Jack Wilson, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-91	McCann/Wilson	Les McCann And The Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1965	Gerald Wilson, Teddy Edwards
PJ-93	Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Featuring Dizzy Gillespie	Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Featuring Dizzy Gillespie	1965	Freddie Hill, Jack Nimitz
A-9116	Additions To Further Definitions	Benny Carter	1966	Teddy Edwards, Bud Shank
A-9129	Sound Pieces	Oliver Nelson	1966	Al Porcino, Jack Nimitz
PJ-10110	Bud Shank And The Sax Section	Bud Shank And The Sax Section	1966	Jack Nimitz, Bud Shank
LP 1488	Virgo Vibes	Roy Ayers	1967	Harold Land, Jack Wilson
A-9153	Live From Los Angeles	Oliver Nelson's Big Band	1967	Freddie Hill, Jack Nimitz
A-9159	Light My Fire	Bob Thiele And His New Happy Times Orchestra / Gabor Szabo With The California Dreamers And Tom Scott & Bill Plummer	1967	Lew McCreary, Bud Shank

Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel) · Wikipedia (release, running order, credits) · Wikidata

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