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Audiophile Imports, LTD :: Horn :: BILL EVANS-VANS JOINT

::: BILL EVANS-VANS JOINT :::

VANS JOINT

2009 release. Throughout his celebrated career, Bill Evans has exploded a wide range of musical idioms, straight ahead jazz to hip-hop, fusion, funk, soul, pop and bluegrass. But on "Vans Joint" he treads into some exciting new territory for the first time. This triumphant collaboration between the veteran saxophonist composer-bandleader and the 20-piece WDR Big Band Cologne is a match made in heaven. Recorded live February 2008 in concert in Germany, this powerhouse offering features Evans with the dream rhythm tandem electric bassist Mark Egan and drummer extraordinaire Dave Weckl fueling the well-oiled machine that is the WDR Big Band, under the direction of conductor-arranger Michael Abene. Newly realized versions of Evans classics like "Cool Eddie" and "Vans Joint" (from 2001's "Soul Insider"), "Snap Dragon" and "Soulgrass" (from 2006's genre-busting "Soulgrass") and "Rattletrap" (from 1996's "Escape") resonate with profound vitality when performed by the big band. Rising, to the occasion, the saxophonist and Miles Davis alumni responds with some of the most inspired performances on record. Track listing: "Soulgrass", "Soupbop", "cool Eddie", "Sweet Tea", "Rattletrap", "Let's Pretend", "Vans Joint" & "Snap Dragon". Musicians: Bill Evans, tenor & soprano sax; Mark Egan, bass; Dave Weckl, drums; Paul Shighara, guitar; Frank Chastenier, keyboards and others.