Into the Hot (Gil Evans album)

Into the Hot
Studio album by Gil Evans
Released	1962
Recorded	September 14, October 6, 10 & 31, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:30
Label	Impulse! A-9
Producer	Creed Taylor
Gil Evans chronology
Out of the Cool (1961) Into the Hot (1962) Quiet Nights (1962)
Cecil Taylor chronology
New York City R&B (1961) Into the Hot (1962) Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come (1962)

Into the Hot is an album released under the auspices of Gil Evans featuring a large ensemble under the direction of John Carisi and the Cecil Taylor Unit.^[1] The album was released on the Impulse! label in 1961.

Composer/trumpeter John Carisi's three tracks are performed by an orchestra drawn from the top ranks of New York jazz and studio musicians and features solos by Phil Woods.

Cecil Taylor's contribution consists of two tracks by Taylor and a quintet with Archie Shepp, Jimmy Lyons, Henry Grimes and Sunny Murray. The group expanded to a septet with the addition of Ted Curson and Roswell Rudd on a third track.

(The Cecil Taylor recordings from this album were also released on Mixed in 1998 along with tracks by Roswell Rudd's sextet.)^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[3]
Allmusic	[4]

Track listing

1. "Moon Taj" (John Carisi) - 8:25
2. "Pots" (Cecil Taylor) - 5:50
3. "Angkor Wat" (Carisi) - 6:24
4. "Bulbs" (Taylor) - 6:55
5. "Barry's Tune" (Carisi) - 3:43
6. "Mixed" (Taylor) - 10:13

Recorded September 14 (track 3), October 6 (track 5), October 10 (tracks 2, 4, & 6) & October 31 (track 1), 1961

Personnel

Supervised and Conducted by GIL EVANS

The JOHN CARISI Orchestra

• John Carisi: trumpet, arranger (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• John Glasel: trumpet (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Joe Wilder: trumpet (track 1)
• Doc Severinsen: trumpet (track 3)
• Clark Terry: trumpet (track 5)
• Urbie Green: trombone (track 1, 3 & 5)
• Bob Brookmeyer: trombone (track 1 & 5)
• Jim Buffington: french horn (track 3)
• Harvey Phillips: tuba (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Phil Woods: alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Gene Quill: alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Eddie Costa: piano, vibes (track 1, 3 & 5)
• Barry Galbraith: guitar (track 1, 3 & 5)
• Art Davis: bass (tracks 1 & 5)
• Milt Hinton: bass (track 3)
• Osie Johnson: drums (tracks 1, 3 & 5)

The CECIL TAYLOR Quintet/Septet

• Cecil Taylor: piano (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Jimmy Lyons: alto saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Henry Grimes: bass (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Sunny Murray: drums (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Ted Curson: trumpet (track 6)
• Roswell Rudd: trombone (track 6)

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 9 July 2009
2. Cecil Taylor Sessionography accessed 9 July 2009
3. Down Beat: May 24, 1962 vol. 29, no. 11
4. Allmusic Review