Essential for all jazz fans
Q | my office | 05/17/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"What a great classic disc. I'm not usually a fan of big band music, unless it's the Duke or Count Basie, but this is fantastic. Very creative and exquisite arrangements, and superb instrumental solos. There's really no one who did band arrangements like Gil Evans. If you liked his arrangements for the classic Miles Davis albums, you will love this."
The Cool 'Out of the Cool'
Barry W. Brown | 12/16/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One of the true classic jazz albums of the last half of the twentieth century. The arrangements by
Gil Evans are most unusual with excellent use of bass brass. Cool it is -- highly recommended.
Although unusual, will not offend the classical jazz listener. It is not free jazz for example and
is not ever dissonant.
Gripe. The companion album 'Into the Hot' is available only in an outrageously overpriced edition.
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