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Ryan Truesdell Gil Evans Project: Lines of Color
Gil Evans
composer / conductor1912 - 1988
Miles Davis
trumpet1926 - 1991
Lines of Color: Gil Evans Project Live at the Jazz Standard is composer/producer
Ryan Truesdell
composer / conductorEvans' spent his early career arranging for the Claude Thornhill Orchestra in the 1940s. "Avalon Town" features those silky Evans-onian harmonies, and a bucketful of inspired solos from pianist
Frank Kimbrough
piano1956 - 2020
Steve Wilson
saxophoneb.1961
Scott Robinson
saxophone, tenorb.1959
Dave Pietro
saxophone, alto
James Chirillo
guitarb.1953
Wendy Gilles
vocalsFrom Evans' mid career comes "Just One of Those Things," the often-covered Cole Porter tune, with Steve Wilson on a full-bodied soprano saxophone burning things up, before trombonist Ryan Keberle goes beautifully bombastic, leading into Kimbrough's crisp bounce on the piano keyboard. From Evans' 1960s writing come "Time of the Barracudas," a tune that first appeared on Individualism of Gil Evans (Verve, 1964), with Marshall Gilkes' succinct trombone solo rolls over an ominous backdrop, giving way to tenor saxophonist
Donny McCaslin
saxophone, tenorb.1966
It will be interesting if Ryan Truesdel, with two outstanding CD releases of Gil Evans material now under his belt, branches out next with a set of his own tunes, or stays a bit longer inside Evans' musical world. Sounds like a big-win situation either way. ">
Track Listing
Time Of The Barracudas; Davenport Blues; Avalon Town; Concorde; Can't We Talk It Over; Gypsy Jump; Greensleeves; Easy Living Medley: Easy Living/Everything Happens To Me/Moon Dreams; Just One Of Those Things; Sunday Drivin'; How High The Moon.
Personnel
Ryan Truesdell
composer / conductorJesse Han: flute (8); Jessica Aura Taskov: flute (8); Steve Kenyon: flute (8), clarinet (5, 6); Steve Wilson: soprano saxophone (2, 7, 9), alto saxophone (3, 6, 10, 11), alto flute (1, 4), clarinet (3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11); Dave Pietro: alto saxophone (3-8, 10, 11), flute, (2), alto flute (1), clarinet (5, 6, 8); Donny McCaslin: tenor saxophone (1, 3, 6-8, 10, 11), flute (4, 9), clarinet (6-8); Scott Robinson: tenor saxophone (3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), clarinet (6), bass clarinet (5, 6, 8, 11); Brian Landrus: baritone saxophone (3, 6, 8, 10, 11), clarinet (6), bass clarinet (5, 6, 8); Tom Christensen: alto flute (1), oboe (4, 7); English horn (4, 7); Alden Banta: bassoon (1, 4, 7), bass clarinet (2), baritone saxophone (7); Adam Unsworth: French horn; David Peel: French horn (2-6, 8, 10); Augie Haas: trumpet (2-11); Greg Gisbert: trumpet (2-11); Mat Jodrell: trumpet (2-6, 8, 10, 11); Ryan Keberle: trombone (2, 3, 5-11); Marshall Gilkes: trombone; George Flynn: bass trombone (2, 4, 7, 9); Marcus Rojas: tube (2, 4, 5, 7-10); James Chirillo: guitar (2-6, 8-10); Frank Kimbrough: piano; Jay Anderson: bass; Lewis Nash: drums; Wendy Gilles: vocals (5, 8, 10); Lois Martin: vocals (4).
Album information
Title: Lines Of Color | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: ArtistShare
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