Jessica is an album by Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 80's recorded in 1982 and released on the Trend label.[1]

Jessica
Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra of the 80's
Released	1983
Recorded	November 29 and December 6, 1982
Studio	Mars Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Trend TR-531
Producer	Albert Marx
Gerald Wilson chronology
Lomelin (1981) Jessica (1983) Calafia (1984)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "this is a highly enjoyable and consistently swinging album".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.

1. "Jessica" - 5:26
2. "I Love You Madly" (Duke Ellington) - 3:36
3. "Blues Bones and Bobby" - 10:24
4. "Getaway" (Beloyd Taylor, Peter Cor Belenky) - 9:27
5. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington) - 4:29
6. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:39

Personnel

• Gerald Wilson - composer, arranger, conductor
• Rick Baptist, Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear, Hal Espinosa, Snooky Young - trumpet
• Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Thurman Green - trombone
• Maurice Spears - bass trombone
• Anthony Ortega, Jerome Richardson, Henry de Vega - alto saxophone
• Roger Hogan, Harold Land, Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone
• Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone
• Gerald Wiggins - piano
• Harold Land, Jr. - electric piano
• Milcho Leviev - keyboards
• Johnny Williams - bass, electric bass
• Clayton Cameron - drums

References