Gil Evans - Gil Evans and Ten (1957) [Reissue 2003] PS3 ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Gil Evans & Ten (also released as "Big Stuff" and "Gil Evans + Ten") is the first album by pianist, conductor, arranger and composer Gil Evans as a leader, released on the Prestige label in 1957. It features Evans' arrangements of five standards and one original composition performed by Evans, Steve Lacy, John Carisi, Jack Koven, Jimmy Cleveland, Bart Varsalona, Willie Ruff, Lee Konitz, Dave Kurtzer, Paul Chambers, Jo Jones, Louis Mucci and Nick Stabulas. In 2003 a SACD version was published, with the first release of the original stereo tapes.

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, Gil Evans & Ten was his first opportunity to record as a leader. The set 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.

Tracklist:

01. Remember
02. Ella Speed
03. Big Stuff
04. Nobody's Heart
05. Just One Of Those Things
06. If You Could See Me Now
07. Jambangle

Personnel
Gil Evans - piano
Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
Jack Koven - trumpet
John Carisi – trumpet on "1"
Louis Mucci – trumpet on "2-7"
Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
Willie Ruff - French horn
Dave Kurtzer - bassoon
Paul Chambers - bass
Jo Jones – drums on "1"
Nick Stabulas – drums on "2-7"

Produced by Bob Weinstock. Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.
Track 1 recorded on September 6, 1957; # 2, 4 and 6 recorded on September 27, 1957; tracks 3, 5 and 7 on October 10, 1957 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ.


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