Gil Evans & Ten

Performer: Gil Evans
Artist: Steve Lacy; Lee Konitz; Jimmy Cleveland; Paul Chambers; Jo Jones
Engineer: Rudy VanGelder...
Producer: Bob Weinstock...
Distributor: Fantasy

Notes: Personnel: Gil Evans (piano); Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone); Lee Konitz (alto saxophone); Louis Mucci, John Carisi, Jake Koven (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Bart Varsalona (bass trombone); Willie Ruff (French horn); Dave Kurtzer (bassoon); Paul Chambers (bass); Nick Stabulas, Jo Jones (drums). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on September 6 & 27 and October 10, 1957. Originally released on Prestige (7120). Includes original liner notes by Ira Gitler. Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Personnel: Gil Evans (piano); Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone); Lee Konitz (alto saxophone); Louis Mucci, John Carisi, Jake Koven (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Bart Varsalona (bass trombone); Willie Ruff (French horn); Dave Kurtzer (bassoon); Paul Chambers (bass); Nick Stabulas, Jo Jones (drums). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on September 6 & 27 and October 10, 1957. Originally released on Prestige (7120). Includes original liner notes by Ira Gitler. 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

Unlike most jazz innovators, who are mainly associated with their instrument, Gil Evans made his mark as an arranger and composer of stunning originality. Best known for his collaborations with Miles Davis (BIRTH OF THE COOL, SKETCHES OF SPAIN), Evans first appeared as an arranger for the Claude Thornhill big band. Later he led his own band, which became the ideal laboratory for his highly individual musical ideas.

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