Pacific Jazz session · in the studio

February 5, 1959

Gil Evans And His Orchestra

NYC

This day's music is on 2 records: Great Jazz Standards, Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers

In the room

Gil Evans – piano, arranger, conductor
Johnny Coles – trumpet
Louis Mucci – trumpet
Danny Stiles – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Rod Levitt – trombone
Earl Chapin – French horn
Bill Barber – tuba
Steve Lacy – soprano sax
Budd Johnson – tenor sax, clarinet
Ray Crawford – guitar
Eddie Caine – woodwinds · as Ed Caine
Tommy Potter – bass
Elvin Jones – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Ballad Of The Sad Young Men	PJ-1270
–	Joy Spring	PJ-1270
–	Chant Of The Weed	PJ-1270
–	La Nevada (theme)	PJ-1270
–	La Nevada (theme) (short version)	PJ-1289

5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Gil Evans Orchestra – Great Jazz Standards (Pacific Jazz PJ-1270)

PJ-1270 · 1959Great Jazz StandardsGil Evans Orchestra

Various Artists – Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers (Pacific Jazz PJ-1289)

PJ-1289 · 1960Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The SwingersVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

7 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 1480	Sketches Of Spain	Miles Davis	1960	Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Earl Chapin, Bill Barber, Eddie Caine, Elvin Jones
A-4	Out Of The Cool	Gil Evans Orchestra	1961	Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Bill Barber, Budd Johnson, Ray Crawford, Eddie Caine, Elvin Jones
V-8838	Gil Evans Orchestra · not on the site yet	Gil Evans Orchestra	1963	Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Barber, Steve Lacy, Elvin Jones
V-8555	The Individualism Of Gil Evans	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Barber, Steve Lacy, Elvin Jones

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 1274	Porgy And Bess	Miles Davis	1959	Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Barber
	CL 2106	Quiet Nights	Miles Davis	1963	Gil Evans, Louis Mucci, Bill Barber, Steve Lacy, Elvin Jones

4 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 1041	Miles Ahead	Miles Davis + 19	1957	Gil Evans, Louis Mucci, Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Barber
PJ-1246	New Bottle Old Wine	Gil Evans	1958	Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Bill Barber
PRLP 7120	Gil Evans & Ten	Gil Evans & Ten	1958	Gil Evans, Louis Mucci, Jimmy Cleveland, Steve Lacy
V-8612	Guitar Forms	Kenny Burrell	1965	Gil Evans, Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Barber, Steve Lacy

3 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-36078	Dream Of You	Helen Merrill	1956	Gil Evans, Louis Mucci, Jimmy Cleveland
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Johnny Coles, Jimmy Cleveland, Rod Levitt
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci
V-8604	Christmas '64	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1964	Danny Stiles, Jimmy Cleveland, Earl Chapin

2 of them 21 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-26025	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1954	Budd Johnson, Tommy Potter
MG-26027	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1954	Budd Johnson, Tommy Potter
MG-36016	The Advance Guard Of The '40s	Various Artists	1955	Budd Johnson, Tommy Potter
MG-36029	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1955	Budd Johnson, Tommy Potter
MG-36030	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1955	Budd Johnson, Tommy Potter
MGN-1083	Jazz Recital	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
LP 3243	This Is Lucy Reed	Lucy Reed	1957	Gil Evans, Jimmy Cleveland
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
A-6	Africa/Brass	The John Coltrane Quartet	1961	Bill Barber, Elvin Jones
A-11	The Quintessence	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1961	Curtis Fuller, Earl Chapin
A-9273	John Coltrane Orchestra · not on the site yet	John Coltrane Orchestra	1961	Bill Barber, Elvin Jones
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Jimmy Cleveland, Rod Levitt
V-8552	Any Number Can Win	Jimmy Smith	1963	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
LP 1428	Together!	Philly Joe Jones & Elvin Jones	1964	Curtis Fuller, Elvin Jones
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
V-8583	Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?	Jimmy Smith	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Budd Johnson
V-8587	The Cat	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Earl Chapin
V-8601	New Fantasy	Lalo Schifrin	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Earl Chapin
V-8643	Look To The Rainbow	Astrud Gilberto	1966	Gil Evans, Johnny Coles
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Jimmy Cleveland, Earl Chapin