New Arrivals

I don't think I've found a piece of music by Gil Evans that I don't like. He is perhaps most famous for his work with Miles Davis (Sketches of Spain is a classic). But he's also done a lot of other work - good work. While listening to WXPN sometime a couple of weeks ago I came across this recording: The Individualism of Gil Evans, here released on Verve. This is also important as it is Evan's only date as a leader in the mid 60's. The session features such standouts as Kenny Burrell on guitar, Wayne Shorter on tenor, Phil Woods on alto, Thad and Elvin Jones on trumpet and drums respectively and Jimmy Cleveland on trombone. The CD offers nine tracks including two previously unreleased to the original Lp. My two favorites on this are Time Of The Barracudas and Las Vegas Tango. I would highly recommend this to fans of Evans as well as any one looking for a very listenable jazz album but don't know a lot about the genre. (Amazon.com Link)