Gil Evans "Great Jazz Standards (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)" LP

 The brilliant arranger Gil Evans had already collaborated with Miles Davis on Birth of the Cool and Miles Ahead when he made his 2 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 & more. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket. TracklistSide A1. Davenport Blues2. Straight No Chaser3. Ballad Of The Sad Young Men4. Joy SpringSide B1. Django2. Chant Of The Weed3. Theme