Out of the Cool

Out of the Cool
Studio album by The Gil Evans Orchestra
Released	February 1961
Recorded	November 18 & 30, December 10 & 15, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:25
Label	Impulse! A-4
Producer	Creed Taylor
The Gil Evans Orchestra chronology
Great Jazz Standards (1959) Out of the Cool (1961) Into the Hot (1961)

Out of the Cool is a 1961 jazz album by The Gil Evans Orchestra.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it "Evans' masterpiece under his own name and one of the best examples of jazz orchestration since the early Ellington bands".^[2]

Track listing

1. "La Nevada" (Gil Evans) – 15:38
2. "Where Flamingos Fly" (Brooks, Courlander, Thea) – 5:14
3. "Bilbao Song" (Brecht, Weill) – 4:13
4. "Stratusphunk" (Russell) – 8:04
5. "Sunken Treasure" (Gil Evans) – 4:16

Tracks 2, 4 and 5 recorded on November 18 & 30, 1960; the remainder on December 10 & 15, 1960.

Personnel

• Gil Evans – piano
• Johnny Coles – trumpet
• Phil Sunkel – trumpet
• Keg Johnson – trombone
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Tony Studd – bass trombone
• Bill Barber – tuba
• Ray Beckenstein – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
• Eddie Caine – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
• Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Bob Tricarico – flute, piccolo, bassoon
• Ray Crawford – guitar
• Ron Carter – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums
• Charli Persip – drums

References

1. ^ Jurek, Tom. "Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r138485. Retrieved 2009-06-10. 
2. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. "Gil Evans". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed. ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 424. ISBN 0-14-102327-9.