Usually viewed in a country context, Emmylou Harris is in fact one of the most distinctive and visionary voices in all of popular music to emerge over the last four decades. Mentored by ex-Burrito Brother Gram Parsons, she rose to stardom as his transcendent vocal partner on the "Cosmic American Music" gracing his landmark solo albums GP ('72) and Grievous Angel ('73). Harris' own ever-adventurous solo career launched shortly after Parsons' untimely death with 1975's Pieces of Sky. 1981's Evangeline is largely comprised of outtakes from prior recording sessions and includes a pair of songs from the yet to be released Trio Sessions with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt ("Mr. Sandman," "Evangeline"), a duet with Waylon Jennings ("Spanish Johnny") and run at the jazz standard "How High The Moon."