Great Jazz Standards
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Great Jazz Standards is an album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in 1959 by Evans with a orchestra featuring Johnny Coles, Steve Lacy, Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson, Ray Crawford, and Elvin Jones.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Highly recommended".[2]
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Track listing
- "Davenport Blues" (Bix Beiderbecke) - 4:26
- "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:19
- "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" (Fran Landerman, Tommy Wolf) - 4:00
- "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) - 2:48
- "Django" (John Lewis) - 8:06
- "Chant Of The Weed" (Don Redman) - 4:25
- "La Nevada" [a.k.a "Theme"] (Gil Evans) - 6:17
- Recorded in New York City on February 5, 1959 (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) and early 1959 (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
Personnel
- Gil Evans - piano, arranger, conductor
- Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Allen Smith (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Danny Stiles (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) - trumpet
- Curtis Fuller, Bill Elton (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Dick Lieb (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7), Rod Levitt (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) - trombone
- Bob Northern (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Earl Chapin (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) - french horn
- Bill Barber - tuba
- Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
- Budd Johnson - clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
- Al Block (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Ed Caine (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) - reeds
- Chuck Wayne (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Ray Crawford (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) - guitar
- Dick Carter (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Tommy Porter (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) - bass
- Dennis Charles (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Elvin Jones (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) - drums
References
- ^ Gil Evans discography accessed February 1, 2010.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 1, 2010.