Lines of Color explained

Lines of Color
Type:	live
Artist:	Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project
Cover:	Lines of Color cover.jpg
Recorded:	May 13–18, 2014
Venue:	Jazz Standard, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Producer:	Ryan Truesdell and Dave Rivello
Prev Title:	Centennial
Prev Year:	2013

Lines of Color is a live tribute album by the Gil Evans Project which is led by Ryan Truesdell.^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3]

Reception

Dan Bilawsky of All About Jazz rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.^[4] The website's Dan McClenaghan gave Lines of Color 5 out of 5 stars.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Time of the Barracudas" (Gil Evans and Miles Davis) - 8:54
2. "Davenport Blues" (Bix Beiderbecke) - 6:19
3. "Avalon Town" (Grant Clarke and Nacio Herb Brown) - 4:13
4. "Concorde" (John Lewis) - 7:49
5. "Cant We Talk It Over" (Ned Washington and Victor Young) - 4:13
6. "Gypsy Jump" (Gil Evans) - 3:19
7. "Greensleeves" (traditional) - 4:35
8. "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)
9. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) - 5:26
10. "Sunday Drivin'" (C J Norwood and John Benson Brooks) - 3:24
11. "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis and Nancy Hamilton) - 3:48

Track listing adapted from the iTunes Store^[6]

Personnel

• Ryan Truesdell – conductor

Woodwinds

• Alden 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 horn

Brass

• Augie 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 – tuba

Rhythm

• Frank Kimbrough – piano
• James Chirillo – guitar
• Jay Anderson – bass
• Lewis Nash – drums

Plus

• Lois Martin – viola
• Wendy Gilles – voice^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Johnson . Martin . 'Lines of Color: Live at Jazz Standard' Review: A Jazz Master's Long Lost Arrangements Come to Life . The Wall Street Journal . May 18, 2015 . February 16, 2016.
2. Web site: Gil Evans Project: Lines of Color: Live at the Jazz Standard.
3. News: Barton . Chris . December 7, 2015 . Grammys 2016: As the jazz nominations show, buzz helps . Los Angeles Times .
4. Web site: Slavin . Jeff . Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project: Lines Of Color . 21 March 2015 . Allaboutjazz.com . 2019-03-08.
5. Web site: Slavin . Jeff . Ryan Truesdell Gil Evans Project: Lines of Color . 26 March 2015 . Allaboutjazz.com . 2019-03-08.
6. Web site: Lines of Color (The Gil Evans Project: Live at Jazz Standard) by Gil Evans Project & Ryan Truesdell on iTunes . 17 March 2015 . Itunes.apple.com . 2019-03-08.
7. Web site: Lines of Color: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard . 2020-03-05 . Gil Evans Project.