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The next year Evans was back in the studio to record the follow-up \u003cem\u003eGreat Jazz Standards\u003c\/em\u003e with two different ensembles featuring the likes of trumpeter \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Coles\u003c\/strong\u003e, trombonists \u003cstrong\u003eCurtis Fuller\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Cleveland\u003c\/strong\u003e, soprano saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Lacy\u003c\/strong\u003e, tenor saxophonist and clarinetist \u003cstrong\u003eBudd Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eRay Crawford\u003c\/strong\u003e, drummer \u003cstrong\u003eElvin Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others. As the title promises, the album presents a program of great jazz standards leading off with \u003cstrong\u003eBix Beiderbecke\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “\u003cem\u003eDavenport Blues\u003c\/em\u003e,” a showcase for Coles, before launching into a shimmering version of \u003cstrong\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “\u003cem\u003eStraight No Chaser\u003c\/em\u003e” where Coles, Lacy, Fuller, and Evans all get the spotlight. A stunning presentation of \u003cstrong\u003eFran Landesman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTommy Wolf\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “\u003cem\u003eBallad of the Sad Young Men\u003c\/em\u003e” and a no-nonsense take on \u003cstrong\u003eClifford Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “\u003cem\u003eJoy Spring\u003c\/em\u003e” close out the first side. On the flipside, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e’ “\u003cem\u003eDjango\u003c\/em\u003e” gets an impressionistic arrangement full of surprises, while a modernistic version of \u003cstrong\u003eDon Redman\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “\u003cem\u003eChant of the Weed\u003c\/em\u003e” is a solo vehicle for Johnson’s clarinet. 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