music.wikisort.org - CompositionGreat Jazz Standards is an album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in 1959 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Johnny Coles, Steve Lacy, Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson, Ray Crawford, and Elvin Jones.[1]
1959 studio album by Gil Evans
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Released | September 1959 |
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Recorded | Early 1959 New York City |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Label | World Pacific |
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Producer | Richard Bock |
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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 Landesman, 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 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, Dick Lieb (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Jimmy Cleveland, 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 Potter (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) - bass
- Denis Charles (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Elvin Jones (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) - drums
References
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[de] Great Jazz Standards
Great Jazz Standards ist ein Jazz-Album von Gil Evans. Es wurde am Anfang des Jahres 1959 und am 5. Februar 1959 in New York City aufgenommen und bei Pacific Jazz veröffentlicht.
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