Evolution

by Grachan Moncur III

Evolution cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1964
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:05
  • Community rating: 5/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Lee Morgan, Bob Cranshaw, Jackie McLean, Tony Williams, Bobby Hutcherson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A foundational text of the 1960s jazz avant-garde from trombonist and composer Grachan Moncur III. The album creates a dark, spacious, and highly atmospheric sound-world, using a unique and colorful frontline colored by the shimmering vibraphone of Bobby Hutcherson. The music possesses a powerful sense of narrative momentum, establishing Moncur as a key compositional voice who was pushing free jazz into more structured, programmatic territory.

Genres

Descriptors: complex

Tracklist

  1. Evolution (12:59)
  2. The Coaster (11:42)
  3. Monk in Wonderland (7:54)
  4. Air Raid (9:30)

Credits

  • Grachan Moncur III - primary artist, trombone, written-by
  • Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
  • Bob Cranshaw - bass
  • Reid Miles - design [cover]
  • Anthony Williams - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by
  • Alfred Bennett Spellman, Jr. - liner notes
  • Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo]
  • Alfred Lion - producer
  • Lee Morgan - trumpet
  • Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone

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