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    Great Jazz Standards

    Gil Evans - Great Jazz Standards

    01/01/1959

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    All Music Guide Review

    A follow-up to New Bottle, Old Wine, this Gil Evans set has colorful arrangements of five jazz standards plus "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" and Evans' "Theme." Using a band consisting of three trumpets, three trombones, a French horn, Bill Barber's tuba, soprano-saxophonist Steve Lacy (the first important post-swing player on his instrument), tenor saxophonist Budd Johnson (on half of the program), and a four-piece rhythm section (including the leader's piano), Evans contributes some very memorable written ensemble passages, most notably on "Straight No Chaser." In addition to Lacy and Johnson, the main soloists are trumpeter Johnny Coles, trombonists Curtis Fuller and Jimmy Cleveland, and guitarist Ray Crawford. Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

    Great Jazz Standards Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Davenport Blues

  • 2
  • Straight, No Chaser

  • 3
  • Ballad of the Sad Young Men

  • 4
  • Joy Spring

  • 5
  • Django

  • 6
  • Chant of the Weed

  • 7
  • Theme

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