• Source: Great Jazz Standards

      • Great 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.


      Reception


      The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Highly recommended".


      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


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