Lines of Color is a live tribute album by the Gil Evans Project which is led by Ryan Truesdell. It was recorded in concert at the Jazz Standard in New York in May 2014. It earned the group a 58th Annual Grammy Awards nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.
Reception Dan Bilawsky of All About Jazz rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars. The website's Dan McClenaghan gave Lines of Color 5 out of 5 stars.
Track listing "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
Personnel
Ryan Truesdell – conductorWoodwindsAlden 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 hornBrassAugie 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 – tubaRhythmFrank Kimbrough – piano James Chirillo – guitar Jay Anderson – bass Lewis Nash – drumsPlus' Lois Martin – viola Wendy Gilles – voice
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