![]() Things are brought back to the lyrical impressionism Evans is most well known for at the beginning of "Where Flamingos Fly." Following a four-note theme on guitar, flute, tuba, and trombone, it comes out dramatic and blue, but utterly spacious and warm. ![]() When the trombones re-enter, they are slow and moaning, and the piccolo digs in for an in the pocket, pulsing break. The horns are held back for long periods in the mix and the drums pop right up front, Crawford's solo - drenched in funky blues - is smoking. The music here is of a wondrous variety, bookended by two stellar Evans compositions in "La Nevada," and "Sunken Treasure." The middle of the record is filled out by the lovely standard "Where Flamingos Fly," Kurt Weill- Bertolt Brecht's "Bilbao Song," and George Russell's classic "Stratusphunk." The sonics are alternately warm, breezy, and nocturnal, especially on the 15-plus-minute opener which captures the laid-back West Coast cool jazz feel juxtaposed by the percolating, even bubbling hot rhythmic pulse of the tough streets of Las Vegas. Gil evans out of the cool rar crack#The maestro in the piano chair also assembled a crack horn section for this date, with Ray Beckinstein, Budd Johnson, and Eddie Caine on saxophones, trombonists Jimmy Knepper, Keg Johnson, and bass trombonist Tony Studd, with Johnny Coles and Phil Sunkel on trumpet, Bill Barber on tuba, and Bob Tricarico on flute, bassoon, and piccolo. Evans orchestrates less here, instead concentrating on the rhythm section built around Elvin Jones, Charlie Persip, bassist Ron Carter, and guitarist Ray Crawford. Evans had learned much from Davis about improvisation, instinct, and space (the trumpeter learned plenty, too, especially about color, texture, and dynamic tension). The Impulse is mighty good AP’s is airier and a bit warmer and more dynamic, while DOXY’s is clean, very pure and precise, with rich, lovely tone color, super-quiet backgrounds, and excellent dynamic rendering.Out of the Cool, released in 1960, was the first recording Gil Evans issued after three straight albums with Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain being the final one before this. DOXY’s release stacks up well against my original Impulse as well as Analogue Productions’ recent reissue. Some titles will be two-LP 45rpm pressings, though others, like this one, are a single 45rpm LP. All are mastered from original tapes on customized versions of Demidoff electronics, and Direct Metal Mastered to limited-run 180-gram LPs. ![]() The first two titles are Reiner’s famed Also Sprach Zarathustra and the Gil Evans title featured here-a brilliant study in group improvisation and his finest effort outside of his work with Miles Davis- with 28 more releases scheduled through 2013. The Grammy Award line will focus on award-winning titles selected for their artistic and technical excellence, the Legendary line on iconic LPs from the last century. Goldenote, the Italian audio firm known for its Demidoff integrated amp, Stibbert Black Pearl CD player, and Tuscany Signature cartridge, has launched the DOXY record label dedicated to a pair of ongoing reissue series. ![]()
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