Gil Evans & Ten

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Gil Evans & Ten
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Studio album by
ReleasedEnd of February/Early March 1958[1]
RecordedSeptember 9 & 27, October 10, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length33:17
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7120
ProducerBob Weinstock
Gil Evans chronology
Gil Evans & Ten
(1958)
New Bottle Old Wine
(1958)

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 stereo version.

Critical reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "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 unusual sidemen make this a memorable set.".[2]The Penguin Guide to Jazz observed: "It's a record somewhat overshadowed by the Impulse! and Verve sessions... but there's still plenty to listen to and enjoy".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3/4 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[4]

Track listing[]

  1. "Remember" (Berlin) – 4:33
  2. "Ella Speed" (Lead Belly, Lomax) – 5:50
  3. "Big Stuff" (Bernstein) – 4:49
  4. "Nobody's Heart" (Rodgers, Hart) – 4:25
  5. "Just One of Those Things" (Porter) – 4:25
  6. "If You Could See Me Now" (Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 4:18
  7. "Jambangle" (Evans) – 4:57

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.

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (3 March 1958). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 4, 2011
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 414. ISBN 978-0141023274.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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