Feelin' Kinda Blues is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1965 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography, accessed December 15, 2015
Reception
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said: "Surprisingly Wilson did not contribute any of the ten songs but his arrangements make all of the pieces sound fresh and swinging".
Track listing "When I'm Feeling Kinda Blue" (Gerald Wilson) - 3:40 "Freddie Freeloader" (Miles Davis) - 4:12 "Do Anything You Wanna" (Harold Betters, Carl Ramsey) - 2:21 "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:22 "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) - 4:33 "Yeh Yeh" (Rodgers Grant, Pat Patrick, Jon Hendricks) - 2:35 "One On the House" (Harry James, Ernie Wilkins) - 4:36 "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown) - 2:46 "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) - 4:58 "Well Son Shuffle" (Mike Barone) - 2:53 Recorded at United Recorders in Los Angeles, CA on November 30, 1965 (tracks 4, 8 & 9) and December 2, 1965 (tracks 1–3 & 5–7)
Personnel Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor Bobby Bryant, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Nat Meeks, Melvin Moore, Al Porcino - trumpet Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson - trombone Fred Murell - bass trombone Curtis Amy - soprano saxophone Anthony Ortega - alto saxophone, flute, piccolo Teddy Edwards, Harold Land - tenor saxophone Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone Phil Moore III - piano Don Randi - organ Dennis Budimir - guitar Buddy Woodson - bass Victor Feldman - vibraphone Mel Lee - drums Modesto Duran, Bones Howe, Adolfo Valdes - percussion
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