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- Artist: Gil Evans
- Rating:
- Release Date: 1957
- Total Time: 32:59
- Type: Instrumental
- Genre: Jazz
Review
Although arranger Gil Evans had been active in the major leagues of jazz ever since the mid-'40s and had participated in Miles Davis' famous Birth of the Cool recordings, this set was his first opportunity to record as a leader. The CD reissue features a typically unusual 11-piece unit consisting of two trumpets, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, Bart Varsalona on bass trombone, French horn player Willie Ruff, Steve Lacy on soprano, altoist Lee Konitz, Dave Kurtzer on bassoon, bassist Paul Chambers, and either Nick Stabulas or Jo Jones on drums, plus the leader's sparse piano. As good an introduction to his work as any, this program includes diverse works ranging from Leadbelly to Leonard Bernstein, plus Evans' own "Jambangle." The arranger's inventive use of the voices of his rather unique sidemen make this a memorable set. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Remember | Irving Berlin | Gil Evans | (4:30) |
| Ella Speed | John A. Lomax, Leadbelly | Gil Evans | (5:45) |
| Big Stuff | Leonard Bernstein | Gil Evans | (4:57) |
| Nobody's Heart | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Gil Evans | (4:31) |
| Just One of Those Things | Cole Porter | Gil Evans | (4:29) |
| If You Could See Me Now | Carl Sigman, Tadd Dameron | Gil Evans | (4:20) |
| Jambangle | Gil Evans | Gil Evans | (5:00) |
