Jenna (album)

Jenna
Studio album by Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 90's [sic]
Released	1989
Recorded	June 27 & 28, 1989
Studio	Sage & Sound Recording, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:15
Label	Discovery DSCD-964
Producer	Albert Marx
Gerald Wilson chronology
Calafia (1984) Jenna (1989) State Street Sweet (1994)

Jenna is an album by Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 90's [sic] recorded in 1989 and released on the Discovery label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic rated the album with 4½ stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "This CD is an excellent all-round showcase for both Gerald Wilson's arrangements and his superior big band".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.

1. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 4:13
2. "Jenna" - 9:46
3. "Carlos" - 5:19
4. "Back to the Roots" - 5:01
5. "The Wailer" - 4:28
6. "Blues for Yna Yna" - 6:53
7. "B-Bop & the Song" - 5:19
8. "Couldn't Love, Couldn't Cry" - 2:34
9. "Yarddog Mazurka" - 3:14
10. "48 Years Later" - 3:20
11. "Lunceford Special" (Jimmie Lunceford) - 3:33
12. "Margie" (Con Conrad, J. Russel Robinson, Benny Davis) - 3:12
13. "Flying Home" (Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Sid Robin) - 3:23

Personnel

• Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor
• Rick Baptist, Ronald Barrows, Oscar Brashear, Robert Clark, Snooky Young - trumpet
• Luis Bonilla, Thurman Green, Charles Loper - trombone
• Maurice Spears - bass trombone
• Daniel House, Carl Randall, John Stephens, Louis Taylor Jr. - saxophones
• Randall Willis - baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
• Michael Cain - piano
• Anthony Wilson - guitar
• Stanley Gilbert - bass
• Mel Lee - drums

References

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