Lines of Color is a live tribute album by the Gil Evans Project which is led by Ryan Truesdell.[4][5] It was recorded in concert at the Jazz Standard in New York in May 2014.[1] It earned the group a 58th Annual Grammy Awards nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.[6]
| Lines of Color | ||||
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| Live album by Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project | ||||
| Released | March 2015 | |||
| Recorded | May 13–18, 2014[1] | |||
| Venue | Jazz Standard, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Ryan Truesdell and Dave Rivello | |||
| Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[3] |
Reception
editDan Bilawsky of All About Jazz rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.[2] The website's Dan McClenaghan gave Lines of Color' 5 out of 5 stars.[7]
Track listing
edit- "Time of the Barracudas" (Gil Evans and Miles Davis) - 8:54
- "Davenport Blues" (Bix Beiderbecke) - 6:19
- "Avalon Town" (Grant Clarke and Nacio Herb Brown) - 4:13
- "Concorde" (John Lewis) - 7:49
- "Cant We Talk It Over" (Ned Washington and Victor Young) - 4:13
- "Gypsy Jump" (Gil Evans) - 3:19
- "Greensleeves" (traditional) - 4:35
- "Easy Living Medley" - 9:41
"Easy Living" (Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger),
"Everything Happens To Me"(Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer) and
"Moon Dreams"(Johnny Mercer and Chummy MacGregor) - "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) - 5:26
- "Sunday Drivin'" (C J Norwood and John Benson Brooks) - 3:24
- "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis and Nancy Hamilton) - 3:48
Track listing adapted from the iTunes Store[8]
Personnel
edit- Ryan Truesdell – conductor
Woodwinds
- Alden Banta – bassoon/bass clarinet/baritone sax
- Brian Landrus – baritone/clarinet/bass clarinet
- Dave Pietro – alto/flute/alto flute/clarinet
- Donny McCaslin – /flute/clarinet
- Jesse Han – flute
- Jessica Aura Taskov – flute
- Scott Robinson – tenor/clarinet/bass clarinet
- Steve Kenyon – flute/clarinet
- Steve Wilson – soprano/alto/alto flute/clarinet
- Tom Christensen – alto flute/oboe/English horn
Brass
- Augie Haas – trumpet
- Greg Gisbert – trumpet
- Mat Jodrell – trumpet
- Marshall Gilkes – trombone
- Ryan Keberle – trombone
- George Flynn – bass trombone
- Adam Unsworth – French horn
- David Peel – French horn
- Marcus Rojas – tuba
Rhythm
- Frank Kimbrough – piano
- James Chirillo – guitar
- Jay Anderson – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
Plus
- Lois Martin – viola
- Wendy Gilles – voice[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lines of Color: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard". Gil Evans Project. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ a b Slavin, Jeff (21 March 2015). "Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project: Lines Of Color". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ Hall, Glen (24 March 2015). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Martin (May 18, 2015). "'Lines of Color: Live at Jazz Standard' Review: A Jazz Master's Long Lost Arrangements Come to Life". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "Gil Evans Project: Lines of Color: Live at the Jazz Standard".
- ^ Barton, Chris (December 7, 2015). "Grammys 2016: As the jazz nominations show, buzz helps". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Slavin, Jeff (26 March 2015). "Ryan Truesdell Gil Evans Project: Lines of Color". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "Lines of Color (The Gil Evans Project: Live at Jazz Standard) by Gil Evans Project & Ryan Truesdell on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
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