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

  1. "Davenport Blues" - 4:26
  2. "Straight, No Chaser" - 6:19
  3. "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" - 4:00
  4. "Joy Spring" - 2:48
  5. "Django" - 8:06
  6. "Chant of the Weed" - 4:25
  7. "La Nevada" - 6:17
''Recorded on February 5, 1959 and early 1959 ''

Personnel