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Gary McFarland Orchestra
The Gary McFarland Orchestra - Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Relections in the Park
2. Night Images
3. Tree Patterns
4. Peach Tree
5. Misplaced Cowpoke
6. A Moment Alone

CD Details

All Artists: Gary McFarland Orchestra
Title: The Gary McFarland Orchestra - Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Five Four
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 10/31/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock
Styles: Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
Other Editions: Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans
UPCs: 5013929310322, 4988005371348, 498800537134

Synopsis

Album Description

Bill Evans is regarded by many as the greatest pianist in the history of jazz. This is one of his most beautiful pieces, and one of his rarest recordings. Gary McFarland (a genius in his own right) played the role of musical director allowing Bill Evans' incredible ability to take center stage. No jazz record collection worth the name should be without this album. Features 6 tracks. FiveFour. 2005.

CD Reviews

A Neglected Gem

Jared Hoke | Marine on St. Croix, MN | 05/20/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Gary McFarland was an immensely talented musician & composer/arranger who died much too young. This recording happened because he studied with Bill Evans, and when Evans agreed to appear on a recording with him, wrote a "suite" around the particular skills Evans had in such abundance. This album is a sequence of effects: very light, like a Manet painting, that are masterfully done. Evans fans may be disappointed that is isn't more "deep", but that is not its intention. McFarland's talent was wasted a lot of commercial work, but in outings like this, he is absolutely superb. I have the recording on a original commercial RtoR tape, and consider it one of the gems of my collection."