Gil Evans Orchestra - Great Jazz Standards LP

The brilliant arranger Gil Evans had already collaborated with Miles Davis on "Birth of the Cool" and "Miles Ahead" when he made his two excellent albums for World Pacific — "New Bottle Old Wine" (1958) and "Great Jazz Standards" (1959) — the latter featuring Johnny Coles, Steve Lacy, Budd Johnson, Elvin Jones and more.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.

Tracklist:

1. Davenport Blues
2. Straight No Chaser
3. Ballad of the Sad Young Men
4. Joy Spring
5. Django
6. Chant Of The Weed
7. Theme

About this product: this reissue is pressed on 180g black vinyl.