GIL EVANS PROJECT
LINES OF COLOR: LIVE AT JAZZ STANDARD
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project
Label: Blue Note / ArtistShare
Producer: Ryan Truesdell and Dave Rivello
Engineer: James Farber, Tyler McDiarmid and Geoff Countryman
AWARDS :
** 2016 GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATION **
Best Large Jazz Ensemble
“…swings with sophisticated grace and unleashed power. Lines Of Color is nothing short of exhilarating.“ -- DOWNBEAT
“The gorgeous lilt of Evans’ still startling original arrangements for horns is preserved, not in the aspic of academia but in the living, breathing performances of a group of New York’s finest musicians.” -- THE IRISH TIMES
CENTENNIAL: NEWLY DISCOVERED WORKS OF GIL EVANS
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project
Label: ArtistShare
Producer: Ryan Truesdell
Engineer: James Farber
AWARDS :
** 2013 JAZZ JOURNALIST ASSOC. AWARDS **
Record of the Year
Large Ensemble of the Year
** 2013 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER **
Best Instrumental Arrangement
"How About You" (Gil Evans, arranger)
** 2013 GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS **
Best Large Jazz Ensemble
Best Inst. Arr. Accompanying Vocals
** UK JAZZFM AWARDS NOMINATION **
Album of the Year
“An extraordinary album… the execution is impeccable, as is the recording quality, with a depth and transparency that capture the endless nuance of the writing.” -- NEW YORK TIMES
“[Centennial] is a US national treasure that deserves a place in the Smithsonian Institute and every jazz record library. It is a Hope Diamond for everyone to enjoy often.” -- ALL ABOUT JAZZ
OTHER PROJECTS
Legacy: a Centennial Celebration of JJ Johnson
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Nick Finzer
Label: Outside In Music
Producer: Ryan Truesdell
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
KIMBROUGH
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Various
Label: Newvelle Records
Producer: Elan Mehler
Contributing Arranger: Ryan Truesdell (Waltz for Lee and Svengali)
All proceeds from this definitive collection of Frank’s music will benefit the Frank Kimbrough Jazz Scholarship at The Juilliard School.
our highway
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Cowboys and Frenchmen
Label: Outside In Music
Producer: Owen Broder, Ethan Helm and Ryan Truesdell
DATA LORDS
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Maria Schneider Orchestra
Label: ArtistShare
Producers: Brian Camelio, Maria Schneider and Ryan Truesdell
Engineer: Brian Montgomery
AWARDS :
** 2020 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER **
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Instrumental Composition
"Sputnik" (Maria Schneider, composer)
** 2020 WINNER **
Grand Prix de l’Academie du Jazz 2020
** 2021 JAZZ JOURNALIST AWARDS **
Record of the Year
** 2021 PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST IN MUSIC **
** 69th ANNUAL DOWNBEAT CRITICS POLL **
Jazz Album of the Year
CAST OF CHARACTERS
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Nick Finzer
Label: Outside In Music
Producer: Ryan Truesdell
Engineer: Aaron Nevezie
HERITAGE
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Owen Broder's American Roots Project
Label: ArtistShare
Producer: Ryan Truesdell
Contributing Composer: Ryan Truesdell (Wayfaring Stranger and Brodeo)
"The centerpiece of the album is Truesdell’s stunning arrangement of the trad tune “Wayfaring Stranger.” ...the arrangement eventually unfurling into a hypnotic performance that is at times mournful, majestic and even ominous." -- DOWNBEAT
“Brodeo” brings Copland’s “Rodeo” hoedown square into bluegrass fiddle meets jazz. It is pure Americana and a joy to take in. -- AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
BLUER THAN YOU THINK
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Cowboys and Frenchmen
Label: Outside In Music
Producer: Ryan Truesdell
Engineer: Aaron Nevezie
ELMHURST COLLEGE JAZZ BAND PLAYS THE MUSIC OF BOB BROOKMEYER
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Elmhurst College Jazz Band
Label: Elmhurst College
Conductor: Ryan Truesdell
HEAR & NOW
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Nick Finzer
Label: Outside In Music
Producer: Ryan Truesdell
Engineer: Aaron Nevezie
THE THOMPSON FIELDS
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Maria Schneider Orchestra
Label: ArtistShare
Producer: Maria Schneider and Ryan Truesdell
Engineer: Brian Montgomery
AWARDS :
** 2016 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER **
Best Large Jazz Ensemble
MIRAGE
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Brian Landrus Kaleidoscope
Label: BlueLand Records
Producer: Brian Landrus and Ryan Truesdell
Conductor: Ryan Truesdell
PERFECT STRANGERS
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Todd Coolman
Label: ArtistShare
Producer: Jon Faddis
Contributing Composer: Ryan Truesdell (Pastorale)
"[Pastorale] is an impressive piece - the empathy of the band bringing out the inherent beauty of the tune. It's a consummate underlining to music that calls for attention." -- ALL ABOUT JAZZ
"Pastorale unfurls like a tone poem, spiraling piano introducing a multi-layered theme and solos not only overlapping but weaving in and out of the haunting extended melodies." -- HOT HOUSE
SKY BLUE
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Maria Schneider Orchestra
Label: ArtistShare
Producer: Maria Schneider and Ryan Truesdell
Engineer: Joe Ferla
AWARDS :
** 2008 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER **
Best Instrumental Composition
"Cerulean Skies" (Maria Schneider, composer)
** 2008 GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATION **
Best Large Jazz Ensemble
CONCERT IN THE GARDEN
ALBUM DETAILS :
Artist: Maria Schneider Orchestra
Label: ArtistShare
Producer: Maria Schneider
Production Assistance: Ryan Truesdell
Engineer: David Baker
AWARDS :
** 2004 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER **
Best Large Jazz Ensemble
(first Internet-only CD to win a Grammy)