New Bottle Old Wine is an album by
jazzcomposer,
arranger,
conductor and
pianistGil Evans recorded in 1958 by Evans with an orchestra. The album is a suite of songs written by and/or associated with major jazz musicians and composers, in original arrangements by Gil Evans (conceptually similar to several albums Evans made with
Miles Davis, including Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess, and Sketches of Spain).[2]Cannonball Adderley (Davis' alto saxophone player at the time) is featured as the main soloist. The orchestra also featured a number of important players including
Bill Barber,
Frank Rehak,
Johnny Coles,
Art Blakey, and
Paul Chambers (Davis' bassist at the time).[3]
Reception
The
Allmusic review by
Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "This is near-classic music that showed that Gil Evans did not need
Miles Davis as a soloist to inspire him to greatness" [4] and The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "one of [Adderley's] finest hours".
New Bottle Old Wine is an album by
jazzcomposer,
arranger,
conductor and
pianistGil Evans recorded in 1958 by Evans with an orchestra. The album is a suite of songs written by and/or associated with major jazz musicians and composers, in original arrangements by Gil Evans (conceptually similar to several albums Evans made with
Miles Davis, including Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess, and Sketches of Spain).[2]Cannonball Adderley (Davis' alto saxophone player at the time) is featured as the main soloist. The orchestra also featured a number of important players including
Bill Barber,
Frank Rehak,
Johnny Coles,
Art Blakey, and
Paul Chambers (Davis' bassist at the time).[3]
Reception
The
Allmusic review by
Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "This is near-classic music that showed that Gil Evans did not need
Miles Davis as a soloist to inspire him to greatness" [4] and The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "one of [Adderley's] finest hours".