You Better Believe It!

You Better Believe It!
Studio album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Released 1961
Recorded September 9 & 30, 1961
Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Length 33:30
Label Pacific Jazz
PJ 34
Producer Richard Bock
Gerald Wilson chronology
You Better Believe It!
(1961)
Moment of Truth
(1962)

You Better Believe It! is an album by the 17 Piece Orchestra of Gerald Wilson featuring Richard "Groove" Holmes recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Joe Viglion said: "The 17-piece orchestra performs like a trio or quartet, each musician knowing where to be and when to execute, so the tension shifts and the moods change as subtle instrumentation slides in track by instrumental track. Shifting from quiet to quickly dramatic, the ideas keep flowing from Wilson's creative fount ".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Wilson except as indicated

  1. "Blues for Yna Yna" - 6:51
  2. "Jeri" - 3:40
  3. "Moody Blue" - 3:05
  4. "Straight Up and Down" - 3:49
  5. "The Wailer" - 7:16
  6. "You Better Believe It" (Richard "Groove" Holmes, Gerald Wilson) - 5:16
  7. "Yvette" - 3:33

Personnel

References

  1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
  2. 1 2 Viglion, Joe. You Better Believe It – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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