Detroit (Gerald Wilson album)

Detroit is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 2009 and released on the Mack Avenue label.

Reception
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Michael G. Nastos noted: "A quite spirited and energetic music is heard here from the 90-year-old Wilson, whose charm and wit would rival anyone many decades his junior. It's a swinging affair molded in the traditional big-band visage of Count Basie, Ernie Wilkins, or early Quincy Jones, with Wilson's deft touch for embellishing the blues". In JazzTimes Owen Cordle wrote: "Wilson’s chord progressions, chord voicings and rhythmic figures for the ensemble are strong characteristics of his writing. He also has a flair for atmospheric themes. One could quibble about the combo-esque strings of solos and the scarcity of ensemble interludes. Nevertheless, his writing style continues to serve him well". On All About Jazz Robert J. Robbins noted: "Gerald Wilson's six-movement "Detroit Suite" demonstrates that after nearly seven decades in the music business, the nonagenarian composer and arranger still has a great deal to offer in terms of musical creativity".

Track listing
All compositions by Gerald Wilson.
 * 1) "Blues on Belle Isle" - 5:30
 * 2) "Cass Tech" - 8:47
 * 3) "Detroit" - 6:40
 * 4) "Miss Gretchen" - 7:07
 * 5) "Before Motown" - 7:12
 * 6) "The Detroit River" - 8:47
 * 7) "Everywhere" - 12:32
 * 8) "Aram" - 6:12

Personnel

 * Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor
 * Los Angeles Band (tracks 1-6):
 * Jeff Kaye, Rick Baptist, Winston Bird, Ron Barrows - trumpet
 * Eric Jorgensen, Les Benedict, Mike Wimberly, Shaunte Palmer - trombone
 * Carl Randall, Kamasi Washington, Jackie Kelso, Louis Van Taylor, Randall Willis, Terry Laudry - reeds
 * Brian O' Rourke - piano
 * Trey Henry - bass
 * Mell Lee - drums
 * Special guests: Sean Jones - trumpet, flugelhorn and Anthony Wilson - guitar
 * New York Band (tracks 7 & 8):
 * Jon Faddis, Frank Greene, Sean Jones, Jimmy Owens, Terrell Stafford - trumpet
 * Dennis Wilson, Luis Bonilla, Jay Ashby, Douglas Purviance - trombone
 * Steve Wilson, Antonio Hart, Ron Blake, Kamasi Washington, Ronnie Cuber - reeds
 * Renee Rosnes - piano
 * Peter Washington - bass
 * Anthony Wilson - guitar
 * Lewis Nash - drums
 * Special guest: Hubert Laws - flute