Ryan Truesdell, Gil Evans Project - Shades of Sound (Live at Jazz Standard vol.2) (2025) [Hi-Res]

Experience the brilliance of jazz legend Gil Evans like never before with Shades of Sound: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. 2. Produced by multi-Grammy Award-winner Ryan Truesdell, this highly anticipated release captures the live energy and rich orchestrations of Evans' music, performed by an all-star ensemble of New York's top musicians.- First-ever vinyl release from the Gil Evans Project- Featuring never-before-recorded Evans arrangements- All-star lineup, including Lewis Nash, Donny McCaslin, Steve Wilson, Ryan Keberle, Wendy Gilles, and the late Frank Kimbrough- Recorded at the legendary Jazz Standard in NYC- Engineered by Grammy-winner James FarberWith a mix of rediscovered works and iconic arrangements, this album brings Evans' timeless compositions to life in a vibrant live setting. Tracks like "The Ballad of the Sad Young Men", "Buster's Last Stand", and "Neetie's Blues" showcase lush harmonies, intricate orchestrations, and inspired solos, making this an essential addition to any jazz collection.

Shades of Sound is not about Ryan Truesdell recreating the past. There are excellent reasons to listen to recreations of the music of Gil Evans. As critic Bill Mathieu wrote of Evans, "The mind reels at the intricacy of his orchestral and developmental techniques. His scores are so careful, so formally well-constructed, so mindful of tradition that you feel the originals should be preserved under glass in a Florentine museum" (Mathieu in Max Harrison, Jazz Profiles, 2011).