Moment of Truth (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP 2025BF40% including a quartet date with

including a quartet date with John Simmons on bass and Shadow Wilson on drums

and visionary

and Puerto Rican composer Pedro Flores (“Obsession”)

recognition has begun to grow in recent years for Nichols’ incredibly hip

“A young vocalist with a low alto as rich as custard…and a devotion

Moment of Truth (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP 2025BF40% including a quartet date withBorn in Mississippi, Gerald Wilson spent formative years in Detroit before launching a celebrated career as a trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After moving to Los Angeles, Wilson signed with Pacific Jazz and in 1961 began a decade long run of spectacular recordings including 1962s Moment of Truth. The action packed 9 song set (including 7 originals) is a showcase for Wilsons many strengths as he uses the vibrant colors his dynamic big