Características
Relaxed West Coast cool jazz meets the rhythmic pulse of the streets of Las Vegas. "Out Of The Cool" from 1960 was Gil Evans' first recording after three albums with Miles Davis. Evans concentrates on the rhythm section around Elvin Jones, Charlie Persip, Ron Carter and Ray Crawford. The horn section consists of Ray Beckinstein, Budd Johnson and Eddie Caine on saxophone, trombonists Jimmy Knepper, Keg Johnson, bass trombonist Tony Studd, Johnny Coles and Phil Sunkel on trumpet, Bill Barber on tuba and Bob Tricarico on flute, bassoon and piccolo.
Musically, the album is wonderfully varied, with Evans' compositions "La Nevada" and "Sunken Treasure" taking centre stage. They are complemented by the standard "Where Flamingos Fly", Kurt Weill's "Bilbao Song" and George Russell's classic "Stratusphunk".
This is a set that is not only great, but extremely entertaining.
1. La Nevada
2. Where Flamingos Fly
3. Bilbao Song
4. Stratusphunk
5. Sunken Treasure