Detroit is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 2009 and released on the Mack Avenue label.[1]

Detroit
Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Released	September 28, 2009
Recorded	2009 New York and Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:47
Label	Mack Avenue MAC 1049
Producer	Al Pryor
Gerald Wilson chronology
Monterey Moods (2007) Detroit (2009) Legacy (2011)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
All About Jazz	[3]

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Michael G. Nastos noted: "A quite spirited and energetic music is heard here from the 90-year-old Wilson, whose charm and wit would rival anyone many decades his junior. It's a swinging affair molded in the traditional big-band visage of Count Basie, Ernie Wilkins, or early Quincy Jones, with Wilson's deft touch for embellishing the blues".[2] In JazzTimes Owen Cordle wrote: "Wilson’s chord progressions, chord voicings and rhythmic figures for the ensemble are strong characteristics of his writing. He also has a flair for atmospheric themes. One could quibble about the combo-esque strings of solos and the scarcity of ensemble interludes. Nevertheless, his writing style continues to serve him well".[4] On All About Jazz Robert J. Robbins noted: "Gerald Wilson's six-movement "Detroit Suite" demonstrates that after nearly seven decades in the music business, the nonagenarian composer and arranger still has a great deal to offer in terms of musical creativity".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson.

1. "Blues on Belle Isle" - 5:30
2. "Cass Tech" - 8:47
3. "Detroit" - 6:40
4. "Miss Gretchen" - 7:07
5. "Before Motown" - 7:12
6. "The Detroit River" - 8:47
7. "Everywhere" - 12:32
8. "Aram" - 6:12

Personnel

References