| Moment of Truth | ||||
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| Studio album by  Gerald Wilson Big Band  | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 27, and September 1962  Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA  | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:30 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 61  | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Gerald Wilson chronology | ||||
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Moment of Truth is an album that the Gerald Wilson Big Band recorded in 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic | |
| Record Collector | |
AllMusic rated the album with 4½ stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said: "Gerald Wilson's Pacific Jazz albums of the 1960s were arguably the most significant of his career. ...Recommended".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated
- "Viva Tirado" - 5:40
 - "Moment of Truth" - 4:15
 - "Patterns" - 5:54
 - "Teri" - 2:54
 - "Nancy Joe" - 2:37
 - "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 5:30
 - "Latino" - 5:00
 - "Josefina" - 4:18
 - "Emerge" (Lester Robertson) - 3:22
 
Personnel
- Gerald Wilson - arranger and conductor
 - John Audino, Jules Chaiken, Freddie Hill, Carmell Jones, Al Porcino (tracks 6-9) - trumpet
 - Lou Blackburn, Bob Edmondson, Lester Robertson (tracks 6-9), Frank Strong (tracks 6-9) - trombone
 - Bob Knight - bass trombone
 - Joe Maini - alto saxophone
 - Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
 - Teddy Edwards, Harold Land - tenor saxophone
 - Jack Nimitz (tracks 6-9), Don Raffell - baritone saxophone
 - Jack Wilson - piano
 - Joe Pass - guitar
 - Jimmy Bond - bass
 - Mel Lewis - drums
 - Modesto Duran - congas (tracks 1 & 7)
 
References
- ↑ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
 - ↑ Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography, accessed December 15, 2015
 - 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Moment of Truth – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
 - ↑ Waring, Charles (October 2022). "Jazz Collector". Record Collector (536): 118.
 
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