''Bud and Bird'' is a live album by Gil Evans that won the Grammy Award for

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in 1989. Evans conducted the orchestra, which included Hamiet Bluiett,

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, and

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Reception

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NY Times. February 23, 1989

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awarded the album 3 stars stating "Some critics rapped Evans' '80s orchestras for their almost chaotic sound and loose feel. But Evans wanted a sprawling sensibility, and although his bands often seemed disorganized, they always maintained discipline in the midst of what others thought sounded like musical anarchy".

Track listing

# "Bud and Bird" (Gil Evans) - 8:48 # "Half Man, Half Cookie" (

) - 10:27 # "Gates - Illuminations" (

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) - 17:40 # "Nicaragua Blues" ( Tom Malone) - 7:44 # "Groove from the Louvre" ( John Clark) - 21:51 *Recorded at

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in NYC on December 1, 1986 (tracks 2 & 3) and December 22, 1986 (tracks 1, 4 & 5)

Personnel

* Gil Evans – piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor * Lew Soloff,

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, Miles Evans – trumpet *

– flugelhorn (track 5) *

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– trombone * Dave Taylor – bass trombone * John Clark – French horn, hornette, arranger * Chris Hunter – alto sax, soprano sax, flute *

– tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, arranger * Hamiet Bluiett – baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet *

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– guitar *

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– keyboards *

– bass guitar, arranger *

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– drums

References

{{Gil Evans 1987 live albums Gil Evans live albums Albums arranged by Gil Evans Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album