Gerald Wilson - You Better Believe It! + Moment Of Truth

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You Better Believe It!
1	Blues For Yna, Yna	6:52
2	Jeri	3:44
3	Moody Blue	3:08
4	Straight Up And Down	4:44
5	The Wailer	7:23
6	You Better Believe It Written-By – Gerald Wilson, Richard "Groove" Holmes	5:20
7	Yvette Written-By – George Stoll	3:37
Moment Of Truth
8	Viva Tirado!	5:44
9	Moment Of Truth	4:22
10	Patterns	5:57
11	Teri	2:55
12	Nancy Jo	2:40
13	Milestones Written-By – Miles Davis	5:34
14	Latino	5:03
15	Josephina	4:31
16	Emerge Arranged By, Written-By – Lester Robertson	3:28
Bonus Track
17	Sea Breeze Alto Saxophone – Sonny Criss, Willie Smith Bass – Red CallenderDrums – Lee Young Piano – Gerald WigginsTenor Saxophone – Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Zoot SimsTrombone – Henry Coker, Melba Liston, Robert Wagner , Trummy YoungTrumpet – Ernie Royal, Walter Williams	4:08

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – American Jazz Classics
• Copyright (c) – American Jazz Classics
• Pressed By – www.mpo.es

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Harry Klee (tracks: 1, 4, 5), Joe Maini (tracks: 2, 3, 6 to 16)
• Alto Saxophone, Flute – Bud Shank (tracks: 8 to 16)
• Arranged By – Gerald Wilson (tracks: 1 to 15, 17)
• Baritone Saxophone – Don Raffell (tracks: 2, 3, 6 to 12), Jack Nimitz (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 13 to 16)
• Bass – Jimmy Bond (tracks: 1 to 16)
• Bass Trombone – Bobby Knight (tracks: 8 to 12), Kenny Schroyer (tracks: 1 to 7, 13 to 16)
• Clarinet, Flute, Alto Saxophone – Buddy Collette (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Conductor, Interviewee [2004] – Gerald Wilson
• Congas [Conga] – Modesto Duran (tracks: 8, 14)
• Design – caTHedral
• Drums – Mel Lewis (tracks: 1 to 16)
• Guitar – Gene Edwards (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7), Joe Pass (tracks: 8 to 16)
• Liner Notes – Don DeMicheal, John William Hardy, Joseph Jesk, Pete Welding
• Organ – Richard "Groove" Holmes (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Piano – Jack Wilson (tracks: 8 to 16)
• Producer [Original Sessions] – Richard Bock
• Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8 to 16), Teddy Edwards (tracks: 1 to 16), Walter Benton (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7)
• Trombone – Bob Edmondson (tracks: 1 to 16), Frank Strong (tracks: 2, 3, 6 to 12), John Ewing (tracks: 1 to 7), Lester Robertson (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 13 to 16), Lou Blackburn (tracks: 8 to 16)
• Trumpet – Al Porcino (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 13 to 16), Carmell Jones (tracks: 1 to 16), Freddie Hill (tracks: 8 to 16), Jack Trainor (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7), Jimmy Zito* (tracks: 1, 4, 5), John Audino (tracks: 1 to 16), Jules Chaiken* (tracks: 8 to 16), Ray Triscari (tracks: 1, 4, 5)
• Written-By – Gerald Wilson (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 12, 14, 15, 17)

Notes

Tracks 1 to 7: You Better Believe It! - Recorded Los Angeles, September 9 & 30, 1961
Tracks 8 to 16: Moment Of Truth - Recorded Los Angeles, August 27 and early September 1962
Track 17: Bonus track, recorded live in Los Angeles, February 8, 1954

16-page booklet includes 2004 Gerald Wilson interview, 2013 Joseph Jesk liner notes, original John Williams Hardy liner notes as well as the complete original Down Beat reviews by Don DeMicheal and Pete Welding.

℗ & © 2013 by American Jazz Classics. Made in E.U. 24 Bit digitally remastered. Total time: 79:16

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8 436542 013956
• Matrix / Runout: 99070 WWW.MPO.ES 13-6-13/01 12012145 @
• Mould SID Code: ifpi 1324