Jenna (album)

Jenna
Studio album by Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 90's
Released	1989
Recorded	June 27 & 28, 1989 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 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 as indicated

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