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Evans leads a big band from the piano and arranges and conducts throughout. The music comes from dates at A\u0026amp;R Studios in New York in September 1963, at Webster Hall in April 1964, and at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on July 9, 1964, which produced \"The Barbara Song.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe players include Eric Dolphy on woodwinds, Wayne Shorter and Phil Woods on saxophones, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Paul Chambers and Ron Carter on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums, with Johnny Coles and Steve Lacy among the regulars. The program sets two Evans originals, \"Las Vegas Tango\" and \"El Toreador,\" beside \"Flute Song\/Hotel Me,\" written with Miles Davis, and Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's \"The Barbara Song.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album earned Evans a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist With Large Group. 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Ryan K. Smith mastered it from the original analog tapes, and it was pressed at Optimal. The front of the jacket keeps the original stereo catalog number, V6-5053, and the runouts carry Smith's RKS initials alongside a Sterling stamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValle recorded the album in October and November 1967, and Verve issued it in March 1968. Eumir Deodato wrote the arrangements, and Anamaria Valle, then Marcos Valle's wife, sings with him across the record. 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