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Album · 1959

Great Jazz Standards

by Gil Evans

Released
September 1959
Label
Pacific Jazz
Catalogue no.
WP 1270
Tracklist
7 tracks
Length
36:18
Country
US

“Great Jazz Standards” is an album by Gil Evans, released in 1959 on Pacific Jazz. The original release has 7 tracks with a running time of 36:18. Jazz standards on the record include “Django”, “Joy Spring” and “Straight No Chaser”. The line-up features Bill Barber (tuba), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Gil Evans (arranger, conductor), Johnny Coles (trumpet) and Louis R. Mucci (trumpet).

Who played on Great Jazz Standards

  • Bill Barber tuba all tracks
  • Curtis Fuller trombone all tracks
  • Gil Evans arranger, conductor, piano all tracks
  • Johnny Coles trumpet all tracks
  • Louis R. Mucci trumpet all tracks
  • Steve Lacy saxophone all tracks
  • Budd Johnson reeds on 4 tracks
  • Danny Stiles trumpet on 4 tracks
  • Earl Chapin French horn on 4 tracks
  • Eddie Caine reeds on 4 tracks
  • Elvin Jones drums (drum set) on 4 tracks
  • Jimmy Cleveland trombone on 4 tracks
  • Ray Crawford guitar on 4 tracks
  • Rod Levitt trombone on 4 tracks
  • Tommy Potter bass on 4 tracks
  • Al Block reeds on 3 tracks
  • Allen Smith trumpet on 3 tracks
  • Bill Elton trombone on 3 tracks
  • Chuck Wayne guitar on 3 tracks
  • Denis Charles drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
  • Dick Carter bass on 3 tracks
  • Dick Lieb trombone on 3 tracks
  • Robert Northern French horn on 3 tracks

Tracklist

  1. A1 Davenport Blues — Bix Beiderbecke 4:25
  2. A2 Straight, no Chaser standard — Thelonious Monk 6:19
  3. A3 Ballad of the Sad Young Men — Tommy Wolf 4:00
  4. A4 Joy Spring standard — Clifford Brown 2:49
  5. B1 Django standard — John Lewis 8:05
  6. B2 Chant of the Weed — Don Redman 4:25
  7. B3 La Nevada (Theme) — Gil Evans 6:15

Production

  • Richard Bock producer

More albums by Gil Evans

Gil Evans & Ten 1957 · Prestige The Individualism of Gil Evans 1964 · Verve Svengali 1973 · Atlantic There Comes a Time 1976 · RCA Little Wing 1978 · Live Heroes 1980 · Remark Records Misa Espiritual - Airto's Brazilian Mass 1983 · Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Priestess 1983 · Live · Antilles The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix 1988 · BMG Paris Blues 1988 · OWL Records Where Flamingos Fly 1989 · A&M Records Golden Hair 1989 · EmArcy

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Great Jazz Standards?

The line-up of Great Jazz Standards includes Bill Barber (tuba), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Gil Evans (arranger, conductor), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Louis R. Mucci (trumpet), Steve Lacy (saxophone), Budd Johnson (reeds) and Danny Stiles (trumpet).

Which label released Great Jazz Standards?

Great Jazz Standards was released in 1959 on Pacific Jazz (WP 1270).

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