| Great Jazz Standards | ||||
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| Released | September 1959 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1959 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | World Pacific | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Great Jazz Standards is an album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in 1959 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Johnny Coles, Steve Lacy, Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson, Ray Crawford, and Elvin Jones. [1]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Highly recommended". [2]
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Recorded on February 5, 1959 (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) and early 1959 (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
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