The individualism of gil evans, an album by gil evans on spotify. The album features musical assistance from johnny coles, thad jones, jimmy cleveland, eric dolphy, wayne shorter, steve lacy, kenny burrell, barry galbraith, ron carter, paul chambers, gary peacock, richard davis, elvin jones and many others. The personnel varies on the six sessions that comprise the cd which adds five numbers including two previously unreleased to the original. Anitas dance, jelly rolls, orange was the color of her dress, variations on the misery, alyrio, monthly listeners. Release the individualism of gil evans by gil evans. The individualism of gil evans is an album by pianist, conductor, arranger and composer gil evans originally released on the verve label in 1964. We are removing our fees for every select subscription for 3 months to help support creators. May, 2012 weekend edition sunday for may, 2012 hear the weekend edition sunday program for may, 2012. The individualism of gil evans reissue 1988 bonus track 1.
Best known for his collaborations with miles davis birth of the cool, sketches of spain, evans first appeared as an arranger for the claude thornhill. Weekend edition sunday for may, 2012 hear the weekend edition sunday program for may, 2012. The life 19121988 and career of gil evans paralleled and often foreshadowed the quickly changing world of jazz through the 20th century. In my humble opinion it was gil evans who invented miles davis as most of us know him. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. It came as a shock to hear, over dinner with gil evans in 1978, that in the preceding year he had made only one public appearance. The individualism of gil evans by gil evans 42283380424. Like coltrane on ole atlantic and africa brass impulse, gil would sometimes use two bass players. Get all the lyrics to songs by gil evans and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. T he gil evans project was born out of composerproducer ryan truesdells desire to restore and perform gil evans music directly from gils original manuscripts.
The individualism of gil evans gil evans releases allmusic. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your. Part of analogue productions series of 25 of the rarest and best sounding prestige titles recorded by rudy van gelder, this important reissue dates to 1957 and presents for the first time on vinyl in stereo gil evans debut as both the leader of. About t he gil evans project was born out of composerproducer ryan truesdells desire to restore and perform gil evans music directly from gils original manuscripts. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion, and collaborated extensively with miles davis gil evans was born in toronto, canada, as ian ernest. Also available in itunes more by gil evans see all. Gil evans was way ahead of his time when he hooked up and did a number of albums with miles davis.
Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The individualism of gil evans on the verve label is perhaps the one album to own for his orchestral styling. Most peole will have come to gil evans as a consequence of his involvement with miles davis and their trio of lps, miles ahead, porgy and bess and sketches of spain. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. The music of gil evans jazz studies and contemporary.
Gil evans 3rd from the left and his orchestra in stockton in 1934 in 1938, alex holden, who worked for mca at that time, offered gil evans orchestra a chance to accompany singer skinnay ennis. Buy mp3 music online gil evans live at the public theater vol. His arranging style was like no other arranger around. Ian ernest gilmore gil evans ne green may, 1912 march 20, 1988 was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader the gil evans orchestra, active in the united states. Plays the music of jimi hendrix remastered by gil evans on apple. A simple blues riff turned into a symphony of feeling. Nov 07, 2012 it came as a shock to hear, over dinner with gil evans in 1978, that in the preceding year he had made only one public appearance. Miles had an uncanny ability for choosing the best people to extend his sound and vocabulary, and gil evans might have done more to contribute to that legacy than anyone. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Gil evans was in charge of writing and conducting, and, from time to time, stan kenton held the piano chair. Having started professionally with parker playing bebop, davis later. Listen free to gil evans the individualism of gil evans the barbara song, las vegas tango and more.
The individualism of gil evans by gil evans album, postbop. Out of the cool is the comprehensive biography of a selftaught musician whom colleagues often regarded as a mentor. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion, and collaborated extensively with miles davis gil evans was. Although gil evans had gained a lot of acclaim for his three collaborations with miles davis in the 1950s and his own albums, this cd contains with the exception of two tracks purposely left off, evans s only dates as a leader during 196168. The individualism of gil evans 1964 plays the music of jimi hendrix remastered 1997 the complete pacific jazz sessions 2006 the complete columbia studio recordings 1996 paris blues 1986 new bottle old wine remastered 20 you may also like. There are elements of the textures found on these earlier classics but much of the individualism of gil evans fails to reach the heights achieved on these above named classics. Nov 26, 2017 gil evans the individualism 0 jazz standar. Find album release information for the individualism of gil evans gil evans on allmusic. It features evans big band arrangements of five original compositions two cowritten with miles davis and compositions by kurt weill, bob dorough, john lewis and willie dixon. The individualism of gil evans, an album by gil evans. Large ensemble of the year ryan truesdells gil evans project. Individualism of gil evans lp, vinyl record album although gil evans is probably best remembered for his work behind miles davis, the albums he cut on dusty groove is chicagos online record store. It features evans arrangements of five standards and one original composition performed by evans, steve lacy, john carisi, jack koven, jimmy cleveland, bart varsalona, willie ruff, lee konitz. A new, welcome book on the life of the great arranger and musical ideologist gil evans provides a portrayal of a multifaceted man, both professionally and personally.
For decades, the only way to perform gil evans music was through transcriptions, which are often inaccurate, creating a misrepresentation of gils music. Originally named ian ernest gilmore green, he would eventually change his name from green to evans, taking the name of his stepfather, john evans. Gil evans, essential jazz arranger, at 100 famous for his collaborations with miles davis, evans brought orchestral colors and textures to jazz, and was a. The individualism of gil evans by gil evans on apple music. Gil evansout of the cool stephanie stein crease a cappella books isbn. Gil evans arrangement of my ship w transcription jazz. Complete song listing of gil evans on gil evans songs list covid19. Gil evans the individualism of gil evans 1964, gatefold. Situated in the heart of downtown rochester, the home of the worldrenowned rochester philharmonic, eastmans stellar faculty, enduring legacy and entrepreneurial edge place our students at the.
What he does with willie dixons spoonful is fabulous. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Gil evans was born to ian ernest green and margaret julia mcconnachy on may, 1912. Editors notes every single collaboration between miles davis and arranger gil evans is pure musical alchemy, grandly cinematic in scope.
A man who had already done as much as just about anyone to shape. The personnel varies on the six sessions that comprise the cd which adds five numbers including two previously unreleased to the original lp with. The individualism of gil evans reissue 1988 bonus track. Long regarded as one of the worlds premiere schools of music, the eastman school of music offers a uniquely inspiring array of artistic, scholarly, and creative opportunities. S cd pressing of this 1964 album from gil evans including four bonus tracks. Listen to the silence live at the public theater 1980, top tracks. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The album features musical assistance from johnny coles. Out of the cool by the gil evans orchestra on apple music. Although gil evans had gained a lot of acclaim for his three collaborations with miles davis in the 1950s and his own albums, this cd contains with the exception of two tracks purposely left off, evanss only dates as a leader during 196168. The individualism of gil evans by gil evans on spotify. Out of the cool remastered by gil evans on apple music. His arranging style bears an instantly recognizable color pallet, often with its use of unusual brass colorations for jazz. The individualism of gil evans reissue 1988 bonus track 1964.
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