Gil Evans:

Great Jazz Standards

Recorded in 1959

Gil Evans piano, arranger, director Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Allen Smith (1-2-5), Danny Stiles (3-4-6-7) trumpet Curtis Fuller, Bill Eaton (1-2-5), Dick Lieb (1-2-5), Jimmy Cleveland (3-4-6-7), Rod Levitt (3-4-6-7) trombone Bob Northern (1-2-5), Earl Chapin (3-4-6-7) French horn Bill Barber tuba Budd Johnson tenor saxophone, clarinet (3-4-6-7) Steve Lacy soprano saxophone Al Block (1-2-5) reeds Ed Caine oboe Chuck Wayne (1-2-5), Ray Crawford guitar (3-4-6-7) Dick Carter (1-2-5), Tommy Potter (3-4-6-7) bass Dennis Charles (1-2-5), Elvin Jones drums

Ind. Title Composer Dur.

1/ Davenport Blues Bix Beiderbecke 4:25

2/ Straight, No Chaser Thelonious Monk 6:19

3/ Ballad Of The Sad Young Men F. Landesman, T. Wolf 4:00

4/ Joy Spring Clifford Brown 2:49

5/ Django John Lewis 8:05

6/ Chant Of The Weed Don Redman 4:25

7/ La Nevada (Theme) Gil Evans 6:15

Ind.	Title	Composer	Dur.
1/	Davenport Blues	Bix Beiderbecke	4:25
2/	Straight, No Chaser	Thelonious Monk	6:19
3/	Ballad Of The Sad Young Men	F. Landesman, T. Wolf	4:00
4/	Joy Spring	Clifford Brown	2:49
5/	Django	John Lewis	8:05
6/	Chant Of The Weed	Don Redman	4:25
7/	La Nevada (Theme)	Gil Evans	6:15

Recorded in New York City on February 5, 1959 [3-4-6-7] and early 1959 [1-2-5].
Digital transfer by Ron McMaster.

Producer: Richard Bock. Producer for release: Michael Cuscuna.

1997 - Pacific Jazz/Capitol (USA), CDP 7 46856 2 (CD)
???? - World Pacific (Japan), CP 32-5373 (CD)
???? - Pacific (Japan), GXF 3034 (LP)
???? - King (Japan), K 23 P 6721 (LP)
???? - Blue Note (E), BST 84 493/94 (2xLP: Pacific Standard Time)
1975 - Blue Note (USA), BN-LA461-h3 (2xLP: Pacific Standard Time)
???? - Fontana (Holland), 688 000 (LP)
1961 - Pacific Jazz, LP-28 (LP: America's #1 Arranger)
???? - World Pacific (Japan), LLR 8891 (LP)
1959 - World Pacific, WP 1270 and ST 1027 (LP)

Note: the 2xLP editions combine both Great Jazz Standards (1959) and New Bottle Old Wine (1958).