Moment of Truth (Gerald Wilson album)

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

Moment of Truth
Studio album by
Gerald Wilson Big Band
Released1962
RecordedAugust 27, and September 1962
Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length33:30
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 61
ProducerRichard Bock
Gerald Wilson chronology
You Better Believe It!
(1961)
Moment of Truth
(1962)
Portraits
(1964)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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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

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References

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