Great Jazz Standards

Great Jazz Standards
Studio album by Gil Evans
Released	September 1959
Recorded	Early 1959New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	World Pacific
Producer	Richard Bock
Gil Evans chronology
New Bottle Old Wine(1958) Great Jazz Standards(1959) Out of the Cool(1961)

Great Jazz Standards is an album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianistGil 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]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Highly recommended".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Davenport Blues" (Bix Beiderbecke) - 4:26
2. "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:19
3. "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) - 4:00
4. "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) - 2:48
5. "Django" (John Lewis) - 8:06
6. "Chant of the Weed" (Don Redman) - 4:25
7. "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
• Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
• Bill Barber - tuba
• Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Allen Smith (tracks 1–2, 5) - trumpet
• Curtis Fuller, Bill Elton, Dick Lieb (tracks 1–2, 5) - trombone
• Bob Northern (tracks 1–2, 5) - French horn
• Al Block (tracks 1–2, 5) - reeds
• Chuck Wayne (tracks 1–2, 5) - guitar
• Dick Carter (tracks 1–2, 5) - bass
• Denis Charles (tracks 1–2, 5) - drums
• Danny Stiles (tracks 3–4, 6–7) - trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland, Rod Levitt (tracks 3–4, 6–7) - trombone
• Earl Chapin (tracks 3–4, 6–7) - French horn
• Ed Caine (tracks 3–4, 6–7) - reeds
• Ray Crawford (tracks 3–4, 6–7) - guitar
• Tommy Potter (tracks 3–4, 6–7) - bass
• Elvin Jones (tracks 3–4, 6–7) - drums
• Budd Johnson - clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 3–4, 6–7)

References

1. Gil Evans discography accessed February 1, 2010.
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 1, 2010.