Calafia (album)

Calafia is an album by Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 80's recorded in 1984 and released on the Trend label.

Reception
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow noted: "Gerald Wilson's big band recordings were always quite consistent, featuring his distinctive arrangements and some of Los Angeles' top hard bop soloists of the era... A fine, underrated effort".

Track listing
All compositions by Gerald Wilson.
 * 1) "Prince Albert" – 6:08
 * 2) "Calafia" – 5:20
 * 3) "Eloy" – 5:49
 * 4) "The Redd Foxx" – 4:38
 * 5) "3/4 for Mayor Tom" – 6:58
 * 6) "Viva Tirado '85" – 9:17

Personnel

 * Gerald Wilson – arranger, conductor
 * Al Aarons, Rick Baptist, Oscar Brashear, Snooky Young –trumpet
 * Garnett Brown, Buster Cooper, Thurman Green, Maurice Spears – trombone
 * Red Callender tuba
 * Roger Hogan, Harold Land, Anthony Ortega, John Stephens, Henry de Vega, Ernie Watts – saxophones
 * Milcho Leviev – piano
 * Stanley Gilbert – bass
 * Paul Humphrey – drums