Gil Evans
Out of the Cool (38038)
Out of the Cool
Gil Evans
Jazz Images
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JIM 154419
38038
JAZZ
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3 PANNEL DIGIPACK EDITION
5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
INCLUDES 5 BONUS TRACKS
Gil Evans began recording his own albums during 1958-59 thanks to the success of his first collaboration with Miles Davis, Miles Ahead, in 1957. Although he was already respected among his peers, Miles Ahead brought the pianist/composer/arranger far greater recognition. It wasn’t his first collaborative work with Miles, however, as the two had been co-creators of the spectacular Birth of the Cool nonet in 1948-49, which was celebrated among musicians but received little public attention and went relatively unnoticed for a number of years. Out of the Cool (Impulse AS-4) was recorded a short time after Evans completed a six-week job at the Jazz Gallery club in New York City; the personnel was largely the same (including such stars as Jimmy Knepper, Budd Johnson, Johnny Coles and Ron Carter), with the addition of Elvin Jones.
PERSONNEL:
GIL EVANS, piano, arranger & conductor
THE GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA: Featuring Johnny Coles, Phil Sunkel (tp),
Jimmy Knepper, Keg Johnson (tb), Tony Studd (b-tb), Bill Barber (tu),
Budd Johnson (ts, sop), Eddie Caine, Ray Beckenstein (fl , pic, as),
Bob Tricarico (bassoon, fl , pic), Ray Crawford (g), Ron Carter (b),
Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones (d, perc).
New York, November-December 1960.
(*) BONUS TRACKS:
[6]: Gil Evans Orchestra. New York,
February 5, 1959.
[7]: Gil Evans Orchestra featuring Helen Merrill (vcl).
New York, July 27, 1956.
[8-10]: Gil Evans Orchestra featuring John Carisi (tp).
New York, September-October, 1961.
TRACKS:
01 LA NEVADA
02 WHERE FLAMINGOS FLY
03 BILBAO SONG
04 STRATUSPHUNK
05 SUNKEN TREASURE
06 LA NEVADA [original 1959 version] (*)
07 WHERE FLAMINGOS FLY [vocal arrangement for Helen Merrill] (*)
08 ANGKOR WAT (*)
09 BARRY’S TUNE (*)
10 MOON TAJ (*)
TOTAL TIME: 65:44 Min.
