Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (

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Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American

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pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role in the development of

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, and jazz fusion. He is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

Early life

Gil Evans was born in

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on May 13, 1912 to Margaret Julia McConnachy. Little is known about Evans' biological father, although a family friend said that he was a doctor who had died before Evans was born. Originally named Gilmore Ian Ernest Green, Evans took the last name of his step-father, John Evans, a miner. The family moved frequently, living in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon, migrating to wherever Evans' father could find work. Eventually, the family ended up in California, first in

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, where Evans attended the ninth and tenth grades, then in Stockton, where he attended Stockton High School, graduating in 1930. During this time, Evans' father took a job with the Western Pacific Railroad, and Evans began living with friends, later renting a room in a boarding house. After graduating, Evans attended the College of the Pacific in Stockton but then transferred to

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. After a year in Modesto, Evans left and moved back to Stockton. Evans became interested in music at an early age, listening to Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Fletcher Henderson on the radio and on records. He studied the piano and began learning how to arrange music, and started picking up jobs with local musicians. While in college, he founded his first band, which performed his arrangements, and which became the house band at the

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in Balboa Beach, California in 1935. The band toured the Pacific Northwest in 1937 and eventually settled in Hollywood, where they regularly performed on

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's radio show. Evans' arrangements from this time showed the influence of classical music, and included instruments such as French horns, flutes, and tubas. In 1939,

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was hired for Hope's show, and he became a major influence on Evans. Evans remained a Canadian citizen until he entered the US Army during the second World War. After 1946, he lived and worked primarily in

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, living for many years at

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Career

Between 1941 and 1948, Evans worked as an arranger for the

Orchestra. Even then, early in his career, his arrangements were such a challenge to musicians that bassist Bill Crow recalled that bandleader Thornhill would bring out Evans's arrangements "when he wanted to punish the band." Evans' modest basement apartment behind a New York City Chinese laundry soon became a meeting place for musicians looking to develop new musical styles outside of the dominant

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style of the day. Those present included the leading bebop performer,

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, as well as

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and

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. In 1948, Evans, with

, Mulligan, and others, collaborated on a band book for a nonet. These ensembles, larger than the trio-to-quintet

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, but smaller than big bands which were on the brink of economic unviability, allowed arrangers to have a larger palette of colors by using

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and

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had employed hornist

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in 1942, and composer-arranger

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had scored for horns and tubas with the

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orchestra, but the "Kenton sound" was in the context of a dense orchestral wall of sound that Evans avoided. The Miles Davis-led group was booked for a week at the

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as an intermission group on the bill with the

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. Capitol Records recorded 12 numbers by the nonet at three sessions in 1949 and 1950. These recordings were reissued on a 1957 Miles Davis LP titled ''

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''. Later, while Davis was under contract with Columbia Records, producer

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suggested that Davis could work with any of several arrangers. Davis immediately chose Evans. The three albums that resulted from the collaboration are '' Miles Ahead'' (1957), ''

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'' (1958), and ''

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'' (1960). Another collaboration from this period, '' Quiet Nights'' (1962) was issued later, against the wishes of Davis, who broke with his then-producer

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for a time as a result. Although these four records were marketed primarily under Davis's name (and credited to ''Miles Davis with Orchestra Under the Direction of Gil Evans''), Evans's contribution was as important as Davis's. Their work coupled Evans's classic big band jazz stylings and arrangements with Davis's solo playing. Evans also contributed behind the scenes to Davis' classic quintet albums of the 1960s. The demands of the score for ''

'' were legendary, from the very first note for the lead trumpet. The limited time allotted for rehearsals revealed that the ability to read such a challenging score was not consistent among jazz musicians, and there are many audible errors. Yet the recording is now regarded by many as one of the greatest reinterpretations of Gershwin's music in any musical style, because Evans and Davis were each devoted to going outside the "mainstream" of commercial expectations for jazz musicians. Evans was a great influence on Davis's interest in "non-jazz" music, especially orchestral music. Unfortunately, Evans's orchestral scores from the ''Porgy and Bess'' sessions were later found to be incomplete (or simply lost), and

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and

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attempted to reconstruct these for Miles Davis's final 1991 concerts at

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, recorded as ''

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''. Davis had relented after years of refusing to revisit this material, but he was clearly ill, recovering from

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, and trumpeter

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, who was mentored by Davis, covered many of the challenging passages. Davis died before the release of the album. From 1957 onwards, Evans recorded albums under his own name. Tubist Bill Barber and trumpeter

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from Thornhill's band were both stalwarts in Evans's early ensembles, with Mucci finding a spot on nearly every pre-1980s Evans recording. Among the featured soloists on these records were Lee Konitz,

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, Steve Lacy,

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and Cannonball Adderley. In 1965, he arranged the big band tracks on

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's ''

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'' album. Evans was influenced by Spanish composers

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and

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, and by other Latin and Brazilian music, as well as by German expatriate Kurt Weill. His arrangements of pieces already well known to some listeners from their original cabaret, concert hall or Broadway stage arrangements, revealed aspects of the music in a wholly original way. Sometimes in an unexpected contrast to the original atmosphere of the piece, and sometimes taking a dark ballad such as Weill's " Barbara Song" into an even darker place. The personnel list for ''

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'' (1964), not only features Bill Barber and hornists

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and

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(along with two others), but each section features the cream of the younger (some more classically trained) musicians who were making their names in jazz. The presence of four of the most acclaimed young bassists ( Richard Davis,

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, Ron Carter, and

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) along with veteran

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would ordinarily indicate that each is used individually for separate tracks, but Evans's scores usually required at least two bassists on any given track, some playing ''arco'' (with the bow) and some ''pizzicato'' (plucking with fingers, the standard jazz method). These arrangements frequently featured greatly slowed-down tempos with

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percussion and no prevailing "beat". To his by-now standard French horns and tuba, Evans's scores added alto and bass flutes, double reeds, and harp; orchestral instruments not associated with "swing" bands, providing a larger palette of orchestral colors, and allowing him to attain the ethereal quality heard in his arrangements during his Thornhill days. He frequently wrote a part for the

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of Harry Lookofsky. Yet, this album featured an orchestral arrangement of "

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" by bluesman Willie Dixon, an early indication of Evans's breadth and a hint of things to come. In 1966, he recorded an album with Brazilian singer

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, '' Look to the Rainbow''. He was discouraged by the commercial direction

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was taking with the Gilberto sessions, and he went into a period of hiatus. During this period while he was somewhat depressed about the commercial and logistical difficulties of his previous scoring requirements, his wife suggested that he listen to the guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Evans developed a particular interest in the work of the rock guitarist. Evans gradually built another orchestra in the 1970s, with none of the coloration instruments from his past arrangements. Working in the

and

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idioms, he gained a new generation of admirers. These ensembles, rarely more than fifteen and frequently smaller, allowed him to make more contributions on keyboards, and with the development of truly portable synthesizers, he began using these to provide additional color. Hendrix's 1970 death precluded a scheduled meeting with Evans to discuss having Hendrix collaborate with a big band led by Evans. Gil Evans 1978 2

In 1974, he released an album of his, and other band members', arrangements of music by Hendrix with guitarists John Abercrombie and

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. From then on Evans's ensembles featured electric instruments, i.e. guitars, basses, and synthesizers including a collaboration with bassist

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''Gil Evans & Jaco Pastorius – Live Under The Sky Tokyo '84''. In contrast to his intricate scores for large ensembles, which required precision orchestral playing accompanying a single soloist, his later arrangements would feature more unison playing by the entire ensemble, such as on Hendrix's "

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", with improvisational touches added throughout by the musicians. Live recordings demonstrate that some entire pieces were collaborative efforts, and Evans can be heard giving cues from the keyboard (behind the band) to guide the band. Before the 1970s, his keyboard playing was generally sparse on recordings but after the 1970s he took a more active role in the rhythm section of the band. ''

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'' (recorded 1971, released 1981) demonstrated his ability to contract the most accomplished musicians, with veterans Coles, Harry Lookofsky, Richard Davis and

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(who played the solo on the "Where Flamingos Fly" track on 1961's '' Out of the Cool'') alongside young multi-instrumentalist Howard Johnson, synthesizer player

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(at that time still a member of

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), and

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. In April 1983, the Gil Evans Orchestra was booked into the Sweet Basil Jazz Club (

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, New York) by jazz producer and Sweet Basil owner

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. This turned out to be a regular Monday night engagement for Evans for nearly five years and also resulted in the release of a number of successful albums by ''Gil Evans and the Monday Night Orchestra''. Evans's ensemble featured many of the top-call musicians in New York, many of whom were also in the

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and there were many conflicts, so their "deputies" for the night might be other world-class musicians. Yet Evans was also known to let newcomers "sit in" occasionally. The band also performed arrangements by band members, current and past. Stalwarts in this ensemble were

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, George Adams,

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, drummer

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, saxophonist Bill Evans (no relation), and

. In 1987, Evans recorded a live album with Sting: ''Last Session - Live At Perugia Jazz Festival July 11, 1987'', featuring the Monday Night Orchestra musicians, guest star Branford Marsalis and big band arrangements of songs by and with

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and Jimi Hendrix. In the same spirit of introducing new talent in his bands, he collaborated with

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with her as an apprentice arranger on this and other final projects. His final project was Nov. 3 & 26, 1987, his arrangements for the

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Big Band in Paris, on the recording "Golden Hair" on Emarcy/Polygram. In 1996, Columbia Studio Recordings released a box set which besides the masterpieces, featured outtakes and rarities of Miles Davis and Gil Evans.

Ryan Truesdell presents the Gil Evans Project

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(de) began the Gil Evans Project, which resulted in a 2012 CD entitled ''Centennial'', featuring previously unrecorded compositions and arrangements. These were produced with the permission of the Gil Evans estate, who gave Truesdell access to these scores and materials. Miles Evans, Gil's son, also led the Gil Evans Orchestra for a centennial concert at New York's

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, featuring many of the musicians heard in the orchestra during Evans's lifetime.

Film music

In 1986, Evans produced and arranged the soundtrack to the film of the

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book '' Absolute Beginners'', thereby working with such contemporary artists as

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's Eighth Wonder,

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, and

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Personal life

Evans first married following the 1949 ''

'' recording sessions to Lillian Grace. Very little is known about this marriage. In 1963, he would marry again. Evans was survived by his second wife Anita (Cooper) and two children, Noah and Miles. His son Miles played trumpet in his ''Monday Night Orchestra''. Evans died of

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, Mexico, contracting it shortly after a surgery for his prostate and subsequent travel to Mexico to recover. Evans died at the age of 75.

Awards and honors

*In 1986, Evans was inducted into the '' DownBeat'' Jazz Hall of Fame. *He was also inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1997.

Grammy Awards

Awarded as followings: *

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Jan ...

: ''

'' (with

, Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration) *

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

: '' Bud and Bird'' (posthumously with the Monday Night Orchestra, Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band) *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

: ('' Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings'' (

Best Historical Album The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979 and recognizes achievements in audio restoration. Since this category's creation, the award had several minor name changes: *In 1979 the award was known as Best Historical Re ...

for the Compilation Producers and/or Mastering Engineers)) *

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: "How About You" in ''Centennial - Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans'' (posthumously with Gil Evans Project, Best Instrumental Arrangement)

Grammy Award nominations

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...

: '' Out of the Cool'' ( Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group) *

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

: ''

Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall ''Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall'' is a live album by American jazz musician Miles Davis. Subtitled ''The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961'', it was released by Columbia Records as CL 1812 in monaural and CS 8612 as "electronically re-cha ...

'' (with

, Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group (Instrumental)) *

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...

: ''

'' ( Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Small Group or Soloist) *1964: '' Quiet Nights'' (with Miles Davis, Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Small Group or Soloist) * 1965:

's ''

'' (with Kenny Burrell, Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Soloist or Small Group) *1965: "Greensleeves" in Kenny Burrell's ''Guitar Forms'' ( Best Instrumental Arrangement) *

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

: ''

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'' ( Best Jazz Performance by a Group) *

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

: '' Priestess'' (

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) *

: "Look to the Rainbow" in ''Centennial - Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans'' (posthumously with Gil Evans Project &

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)

Discography

As leader

* '' Gil Evans & Ten'' (Prestige, 1957) * '' New Bottle Old Wine'' (World Pacific, 1958) * '' Great Jazz Standards'' (World Pacific, 1959) * '' Out of the Cool'' (Impulse!, 1961) * '' Into the Hot'' (Impulse!, 1962) * ''

'' (Verve, 1964) * ''Gil Evans'' (Ampex, 1970) – also released as '' Blues in Orbit'' (Enja, 1980) * ''

'' (Atlantic, 1973) – live * ''Previously Unreleased Recordings'' with

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

, (Verve, 1974) – recorded in 1963–64 * ''

The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix ''The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix'' is an album of Jimi Hendrix's compositions by jazz composer, conductor and pianist Gil Evans. The music was arranged by Evans and members of his orchestra. The album was recorded in 1974 ...

'' (RCA Victor, 1974) * ''Montreux Jazz Festival '74'' (Philips, 1975) – recorded in 1974 * '' There Comes a Time'' (RCA, 1976) – recorded in 1975 * ''Little Wing Live in Germany'' (Circle, 1978) – live * ''

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'' (Horo, 1979) – recorded in 1978 * ''

Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 ''Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978'' is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in London in 1978 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Arthur Blythe, George Adams, and Lew Soloff ...

'' (RCA Victor, 1979) – live * ''

Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) ''Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980)'' is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in New York in 1980 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, and Lew Soloff and ori ...

'' Vol.1 (Trio, 1980), Vol.2 (Trio, 1981) * ''The Rest of Gil Evans Live at The Royal Festival Hall London 1978'' (Mole Jazz, 1981) * ''

'' (Artists House, 1981) – recorded in 1971 * '' Priestess'' (Antilles, 1983) – live recorded in 1977 * ''The British Orchestra'' (Mole Jazz, 1983) – live * '' Live at Sweet Basil'' (Electric Bird, 1985) – live * '' Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2'' (Electric Bird, 1986) – live * '' Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (EMI, 1986) – soundtrack * '' Bud and Bird'' (Electric Bird, 1987) – live Posthumous releases * '' Farewell'' (Electric Bird, 1988) – recorded in 1986 * ''

Paris Blues ''Paris Blues'' is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz saxophonist Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen. The two men romance two vacationing America ...

'' with Steve Lacy (Owl, 1988) – recorded in 1987 * '' Rhythm A Ning'' with

(EmArcy, 1988) – recorded in 1987 * '' Golden Hair'' with

(EmArcy, 1989) – recorded in 1987 * ''The Honey Man'' (New Tone, 1995) – recorded in 1986 * ''75th Birthday Concert'' (

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, 2001) – recorded in 1987 * ''Tokyo Concert 1976'' (Studio Songs, 2010) – recorded in 1976 With others * Glen Hall & Gil Evans, ''The Mother of the Book'' (InRespect, 1994) - recorded in 1985 *

Kimiko Kasai (born December 15, 1945 in Kyoto, Japan) is a retired Japanese jazz singer. Biography Kimiko was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1945. She first became interested in jazz at the age of 13 after hearing Chris Connor's song "All About Ronnie" on the radio ...

& Gil Evans, ''

Satin Doll "Satin Doll" is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 101 Strings, Terry Callier, and Nancy Wilson. Its chord progressio ...

'' (CBS/Sony, 1972) *

Masabumi Kikuchi was a Japanese jazz pianist and composer known for his unique playing style. He worked with many diverse musicians, including Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Gary Peacock and Paul Motian, and collaborated with Gil Evans and ...

, '' Masabumi Kikuchi with Gil Evans'' (

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, 1972) * Lee Konitz & Gil Evans, ''

Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

'' (Verve, 1991) * Lee Konitz & Gil Evans, ''

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'' (Verve, 1991) *

Orchestre National de Jazz Orchestra National de Jazz is a French jazz ensemble originally created at the initiation of Jack Lang, at that time Minister of Culture. Its first leader was François Jeanneau. Members ONJ François Jeanneau, 1986 * François Jeanneau : s ...

& Antoine Herve, ''O.N.J. 87'' (Label Bleu, 1988) *

, ''Gil Evans & Jaco Pastorius – Live Under The Sky Tokyo '84'' (Hi Hat, 2016) *

Lucy Reed Lucy Reed (January 14, 1921 – July 1, 1998) was an American jazz singer, active on the Chicago jazz scene in the 1950s. She was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin as Lucille Dollinger. In 1955, she performed with Bill Evans in New York City, and Di ...

, ''This Is Lucy Reed'' (Fantasy, 1957) *

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, ''Why Not Now'' (Theta, 1988) * Ray Russell, ''A Table Near the Band'' (Last Chance Music, 1990) *

Helen Merrill Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1930) is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording '' Helen Merrill'' (with Clifford Brown), was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation ...

& Gil Evans, '' Collaboration'' (EmArcy, 1988) – recorded in 1987 * James Senese, ''Alhambra'' (EMI, 1988) *

, ''Hanalei Bay'' (Bellaphon, 1985) * Sting, '' ...Nothing Like the Sun'' (A&M, 1987) * Sting, ''Last Session - Live At Perugia Jazz Festival 11 July 1987'' (Jazz Door, 1992) *

Ornella Vanoni Ornella Vanoni (; born 22 September 1934) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actress. She is one of the longest-standing Italian artists, having started performing in 1956. She has released about 112 works between LP, EPs and greatest hits alb ...

, ''Ornella &... Duetti, Trii, Quartetti'' (CGD, 1986)

As arranger

By recording date *1947-49:

Orchestra, ''The Real Birth of the Cool: Studio Recordings'' (

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, 1971) *1949-50:

, ''

'' (

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, 1957) *1950-52:

, ''

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'' (

Clef A clef (from French: 'key') is a musical symbol used to indicate which notes are represented by the lines and spaces on a musical stave. Placing a clef on a stave assigns a particular pitch to one of the five lines, which defines the pitc ...

, 1954) *1955:

Hal McKusick Hal McKusick (June 1, 1924 – April 11, 2012) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist who worked with Boyd Raeburn from 1944 to 1945 and Claude Thornhill from 1948 to 1949. Career McKusick was born in Medford, Massachus ...

, ''The Jazz Workshop'' ( RCA Victor, 1956) *1956: Johnny Mathis, '' Johnny Mathis'' ( Columbia, 1956) *1956: Marcy Lutes, ''Debut'' (

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, 1956) *1957:

, ''This Is Lucy Reed'' (

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, 1957) *1956-57:

, '' Dream of You'' ( EmArcy, 1957) *1957: Miles Davis, '' Miles Ahead'' (Columbia, 1957) *1958?:

Don Elliott Don Elliott Helfman (October 21, 1926 – July 5, 1984) was an American jazz trumpeter, vibraphonist, vocalist, and mellophone player. Elliott recorded over 60 albums and 5,000 advertising jingles throughout his career. Career Elliott played ...

Octet, ''Jamaica Jazz'' (ABC-Paramount, 1958) *1958: Miles Davis, ''

'' (Columbia, 1959) *1959-60: Miles Davis, ''

'' (Columbia, 1960) –

3rd Annual Grammy Awards The 3rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 13, 1961, at Los Angeles and New York. They recognized musical accomplishments by the performers for the year 1960. Ray Charles won four awards and Bob Newhart and Henry Mancini each won three awards ...

: Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration *1961: Miles Davis, ''

'' (Columbia, 1962) *1962-63: Miles Davis, '' Quiet Nights'' (Columbia, 1963) *1964-65:

, ''

'' (

Verve Verve may refer to: Music * The Verve, an English rock band * ''The Verve E.P.'', a 1992 EP by The Verve * ''Verve'' (R. Stevie Moore album) * Verve Records, an American jazz record label Businesses * Verve Coffee Roasters, an American coffee ho ...

, 1965) *1965-66:

, '' Look to the Rainbow'' (Verve, 1966) *1968: Miles Davis, '' Filles de Kilimanjaro'' (Columbia, 1968) – without credits *1982-83: Miles Davis, ''

Star People Star people may refer to: * Native American culture * Star people (Native American belief), name given to astral beings who visited various Native American tribes. * Extraterrestrial life * Star people (New Age belief), individuals who believe ...

'' (Columbia, 1983) *1983: Miles Davis, ''

Decoy A decoy (derived from the Dutch ''de'' ''kooi'', literally "the cage" or possibly ''ende kooi'', " duck cage") is usually a person, device, or event which resembles what an individual or a group might be looking for, but it is only meant to lu ...

'' (Columbia, 1984) – only "That's Right" *1985: Glen Hall, ''The Mother Of The Book'' (inRespect, 1994)

Filmography

*2004: ''RMS Live with Gil Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1983'' (Angel Air) *2007: ''Gil Evans and His Orchestra'' (V.I.E.W. Video) *2007: ''Strange Fruit with Sting'' *2009: ''Miles Davis – The Cool Jazz Sound''

References

External links

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Early life

Career

Ryan Truesdell presents the Gil Evans Project

Film music

Personal life

Awards and honors

Grammy Awards

Grammy Award nominations

Discography

As leader

As arranger

Filmography

See also

References

External links