In September 1959, “World Pacific” label released “Great Jazz Standards”, album by Gil Evans Orchestra (third Gil Evans album overal). It was recorded in 1959, in New York City, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

• Gil Evans – piano, arranger, conductor
• Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
• Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Allen Smith, Danny Stiles – trumpet
• Curtis Fuller, Bill Elton, Dick Lieb, Jimmy Cleveland, Rod Levitt – trombone
• Bob Northern, Earl Chapin – French horn
• Bill Barber – tuba
• Budd Johnson – clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Al Block, Ed Caine – reeds
• Chuck Wayne, Ray Crawford – guitar
• Dick Carter, Tommy Potter – bass
• Denis Charles, Elvin Jones – drums

Track listing:

1. Davenport Blues – Bix Beiderbecke
2. Straight, No Chaser – Thelonious Monk
3. Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
4. Joy Spring – Clifford Brown
5. Django – John Lewis
6. Chant of the Weed – Don Redman
7. La Nevada (a.k.a. Theme) – Gil Evans