The Gary McFarland Orchestra - Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans [Import]

Gary McFarland | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Five Four
• ASIN: B000BAVXQO
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #337,433 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Relections in the Park

2. Night Images

3. Tree Patterns

4. Peach Tree

5. Misplaced Cowpoke

6. A Moment Alone

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Neglected Gem, May 20, 2005

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Jared Hoke (Marine on St. Croix, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans (Audio CD)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reissue, November 8, 2010

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jpboon - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Gary McFarland Orchestra - Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans (Audio CD)

This recording has been out of print for a very long time (at least to the best of my knowledge).
The peculiarity of MacFarland's orchestration with the subtle touch of Evans is a perfect match.
This particular unusual session was awaiting a long due reissue.