State Street Sweet

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State Street Sweet

Studio album by

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Released

1995

Recorded

1994

Genre

Jazz

Length

56:25

Label

MAMA
MMF 1010

Producer

Douglas Evans and Gerald Wilson

Gerald Wilson chronology

Jenna
(1989)

State Street Sweet
(1995)

Theme for Monterey
(1997)

State Street Sweet is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1994 and released on the MAMA label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

AllMusic rated the album with 4½ stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "this edition of the Gerald Wilson Orchestra is quite strong but it is the leader's colorful and distinctive arrangements that give the band its personality. Recommended".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except where noted.

"State Street Sweet" - 2:46
"Lake Shore Drive" - 6:04
"Lighthouse Blues" - 7:48
"Come Back to Sorrento" (Ernesto De Curtis) - 5:19
"The Serpent" - 4:03
"The Feather" - 5:54
"Caprichos" - 6:28
"Jammin' in C" - 8:47
"Carlos" - 6:35
"Nancy Jo" - 2:21

Personnel

Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor
Ron Barrows (track 9), Bob Clark (tracks 3, 4 & 6-9), George Graham (tracks 1-5 & 10), Tony Lujan (tracks: 1, 2 & 5-10), Bobby Shew (tracks 3 & 6-9), Frank Szabo (tracks 1-5 & 10), Snooky Young -trumpet
Thurman Green (tracks 1-5 & 10), Alex Iles (tracks 6-9), Charlie Loper, Ira Nepus - trombone
Maurice Spears - bass trombone
John Stephens, Randall Willis - alto saxophone
Plas Johnson (track 4), Carl Randall, Louis Taylor - tenor saxophone
Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone
Brian O'Rourke - piano
Eric Otis (tracks 3 & 7), Anthony Wilson - guitar
Trey Henry - bass
Mel Lee - drums

References

^ Summit Records catalog, accessed August 26, 2016
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. State Street Sweet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1517. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

Gerald Wilson

Studio albums

You Better Believe It! (1961)
Moment of Truth (1962)
Portraits (1963–64)
McCann/Wilson (with Les McCann, 1964)
On Stage (1965)
Feelin' Kinda Blues (1965)
The Golden Sword (1966)
Everywhere (1967–68)
California Soul (1968)
Eternal Equinox (1969)
Lomelin (1981)
Jessica (1982)
Calafia (1984)
Jenna (1989)
State Street Sweet (1994)
Theme for Monterey (1997)
New York, New Sound (2003)
In My Time (2005)
Monterey Moods (2007)
Detroit (2009)
Legacy (2011)

Live albums

Live and Swinging (1967)

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