Gil Evans – Out of the Cool

Gil Evans’ classic album Out of the Cool (Impulse AS-4) in its entirety, featuring such stars as Budd Johnson, Johnny Coles, Jimmy Knepper, Ron Carter and Elvin Jones. The remaining song from the sessions (“Sister Sadie”), as well as the original 1959 version of “La Nevada”, and Evans’ vocal arrangement of “Where Flamingos Fly” (sung by Helen Merrill), have been added as a bonus. (Poll Winners)
As an additional bonus this CD also contains three tunes by the Gil Evans Orchestra featuring Johnny Carisi as the trumpet soloist, recorded during the same period as Out of the Cool.