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Gil Evans

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One of the most significant arrangers in jazz history, Gil Evans' three album-length collaborations with Miles Davis (Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess, and Sketches of Spain) are all considered classics. Evans had a lengthy and wide-ranging career that sometimes ran parallel to the trumpeter. Like Davis, Gil became involved in utilizing electronics in the '70s and preferred not to look back and re-create the past. He led his own band in California (1933-1938) which eventually became the backup group for Skinnay Ennis; Evans stayed on for a time as arranger. He gained recognition for his somewhat futuristic charts for Claude Thornhill's Orchestra (1941-1942 and 1946-1948) which took advantage of the ensemble's cool tones, utilized French horns and a tuba as frontline instruments, and, by 1946, incorporated the influence of bop. He met Miles Davis (who admired his work with Thornhill) during this time and contributed arrangements of "Moon Dreams" and "Boplicity" to Davis' "Birth of the Cool" nonet.

After a period in obscurity, Evans wrote for a Helen Merrill session and then collaborated with Davis on Miles Ahead. In addition to his work with Davis (which also included a 1961-recorded Carnegie Hall concert and the half-album Quiet Nights), Evans recorded several superb and highly original sets as a leader (including Gil Evans & Ten, New Bottle Old Wine, and Great Jazz Standards) during the era. Among the albums he worked on in the '60s for other artists were notable efforts with Kenny Burrell and Astrud Gilberto. After his own sessions for Verve during 1963-1964, Evans waited until 1969 until recording again as a leader. That year's Blues in Orbit was his first successful effort at combining acoustic and electric instruments; it would be followed by dates for Artists House, Atlantic (Svengali), and a notable tribute to Jimi Hendrix in 1974. After 1975's There Comes a Time (which features among its sidemen David Sanborn), most of Evans' recordings were taken from live performances. Starting in 1970 he began playing with his large ensemble on a weekly basis in New York clubs. Filled with such all-star players as George Adams, Lew Soloff, Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, Chris Hunter, Howard Johnson, Pete Levin, Hiram Bullock, Hamiet Bluiett, and Arthur Blythe among others, Evans' later bands were top-heavy in talent but tended to ramble on too long. Gil Evans, other than sketching out a framework and contributing his keyboard, seemed to let the orchestra largely run itself, inspiring rather than closely directing the music. There were some worthwhile recordings from the '80s (when the band had a long string of Monday night gigs at Sweet Basil in New York) but in general they do not often live up to their potential. Prior to his death, Gil Evans recorded with his "arranger's piano" on duets with Lee Konitz and Steve Lacy and his body of work on a whole ranks with the top jazz arrangers.

Title: There Comes A Time

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Where Flamingos Fly

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Satin Doll

Artist: Gil Evans, Kimiko Kasai

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blues In Orbit

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz, Rock

Title: King Porter Stomp

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gaudy Colours

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: The British Orchestra

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Piano

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Little Wing

Artist: Gil Evans

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Title: Tokyo Concert

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz, Free Jazz

Title: At Work

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Pussy Cat

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Strange Fruit

Artist: Gil Evans, Sting

Genre: Rock, Pop

Title: Pacific Standard Time

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Live Unissued

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Nightingale

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Last Session

Artist: Gil Evans, Sting

Genre: Rock, Pop

Title: The Mother of the Book

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Swan Lake In The Winter

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Revolver Hits

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Holy Christmas Voices

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Timeless

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Columbia Jazz Profiles

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz, Pop, Bop

Title: Paris Blues

Artist: Gil Evans, Steve Lacy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Headman

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Sunken Treasure

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Verve Jazz Masters 23

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Honey Man

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Svengali

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Confectioner's

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gil Evans & Ten

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: A Portrait of Gil Evans

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Live At Sweet Basil

Artist: Gil Evans

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Best of Cool jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Story 7

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Big Bands

Genre: Pop

Title: Moody Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Electric Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Best of Jazz Samba

Genre: Jazz

Title: Post Bop

Genre: Jazz, Alternative

Title: Jazz For Cool Days

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz For Miles

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Story 8

Genre: Jazz

Title: Best of Free Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Talkin' Verve: Cool

Genre: Jazz

Title: Avant Garde Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Essentials

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Story 9

Genre: Jazz

Title: Best of Big Band

Genre: Jazz

Title: Timeless Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Jazz Moods

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Best Jazz Flute

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Deluxe

Genre: Jazz

Title: 70s Jazz Masters

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Miles Ahead

Artist: Miles Davis

Genre: Jazz

Title: Porgy and Bess

Artist: Miles Davis

Genre: Jazz, Rock

Title: Sorcerer

Artist: Miles Davis

Genre: Jazz, Rock

Title: Quiet Nights

Artist: Miles Davis

Genre: Jazz, Rock

Title: Electric Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Guitar 101

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Cool Jazz 101

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Play - Cool Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Noir

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Miles Ahead!

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Moods

Artist: George Gershwin

Genre: Jazz

Title: All The Best (CD2)

Artist: Miles Davis

Genre: Jazz, Bop

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