Pacific Jazz session · in the studio
circa early 1959
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
In the room
- Gil Evans – piano, arranger, conductor
- Johnny Coles – trumpet
- Louis Mucci – trumpet
- Allen Smith – trumpet
- Bill Elton – trombone
Curtis Fuller – trombone- Dick Lieb – trombone
- Bob Northern – French horn
Bill Barber – tuba- Steve Lacy – soprano sax
Chuck Wayne – guitar- Al Block – woodwinds
- Dick Carter – bass
- Dennis Charles – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
3 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
7 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8555 | The Individualism Of Gil Evans | Gil Evans Orchestra | 1964 | Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Bob Northern, Bill Barber, Steve Lacy, Al Block |
6 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ-1289 | Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers | Various Artists | 1960 | Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Curtis Fuller, Bill Barber, Steve Lacy | |
| V-8838 | Gil Evans Orchestra · not on the site yet | Gil Evans Orchestra | 1963 | Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Bill Barber, Steve Lacy, Al Block |
5 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ-1246 | New Bottle Old Wine | Gil Evans | 1958 | Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Bill Barber, Chuck Wayne | |
| CL 1480 | Sketches Of Spain | Miles Davis | 1960 | Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Bill Barber, Al Block | |
| CL 2106 | Quiet Nights | Miles Davis | 1963 | Gil Evans, Louis Mucci, Bill Barber, Steve Lacy, Al Block |
4 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ-1257 | The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi! | Various Artists | 1959 | Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Chuck Wayne | |
| CL 1274 | Porgy And Bess | Miles Davis | 1959 | Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Bill Barber | |
| PJ-100 | 24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike! | Various Artists | 1963 | Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Chuck Wayne |
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL 1041 | Miles Ahead | Miles Davis + 19 | 1957 | Gil Evans, Louis Mucci, Bill Barber | |
| PRLP 7120 | Gil Evans & Ten | Gil Evans & Ten | 1958 | Gil Evans, Louis Mucci, Steve Lacy | |
| A-4 | Out Of The Cool | Gil Evans Orchestra | 1961 | Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Bill Barber | |
| V-8612 | Guitar Forms | Kenny Burrell | 1965 | Gil Evans, Bill Barber, Steve Lacy |
2 of them 14 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGC-646 | The Magnificent Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quintet | 1955 | Gil Evans, Al Block | |
| PRLP 7125 | Soprano Sax | Steve Lacy | 1958 | Steve Lacy, Dennis Charles | |
| A-6 | Africa/Brass | The John Coltrane Quartet | 1961 | Bob Northern, Bill Barber | |
| MGV-8000 | The Charlie Parker Story #1 | Machito And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Gil Evans, Al Block | |
| MGV-8009 | Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 | Charlie Parker | 1956+ | Gil Evans, Al Block | |
| V-8787 | Charlie Parker Quartet With Gil Evans Orchestra · not on the site yet | Charlie Parker Quartet With Gil Evans Orchestra | 1953 | Gil Evans, Al Block | |
| MG-36078 | Dream Of You | Helen Merrill | 1956 | Gil Evans, Louis Mucci | |
| MGV-8238 | The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory & The Cecil Taylor Quartet At Newport | The Gigi Gryce - Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory At Newport | 1957 | Steve Lacy, Dennis Charles | |
| A-9273 | John Coltrane Orchestra · not on the site yet | John Coltrane Orchestra | 1961 | Bob Northern, Bill Barber | |
| A-19 | Jazz Goes To The Movies | Manny Albam And His Orchestra | 1962 | Johnny Coles, Bill Elton | |
| A-38 | The Body & The Soul | Freddie Hubbard | 1964 | Curtis Fuller, Bob Northern | |
| A-100 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2 | Various Artists | 1964 | Johnny Coles, Bill Elton | |
| LP 1425 | Essence | John Lewis Plays The Compositions & Arrangements Of Gary McFarland | 1964 | Louis Mucci, Bob Northern | |
| V-8643 | Look To The Rainbow | Astrud Gilberto | 1966 | Gil Evans, Johnny Coles |
