In the 1950s to 1960s, he collaborated extensively with miles davis. Cut from the original analog master tapes by kevin gray and pressed at quality record pressings fresh off the success of birth of the cool with miles davis, jazz luminary gil evans was afforded the opportunity to record his first record as leader with prestige in 1957. Evans is best known for music he wrote between 1957 and 1963 for his 19piece orchestra. The following video is a recording and transcription of gils arrangement on the old standard my ship. Gil evans read more about this and other grammys news at. Evans, gil article about evans, gil by the free dictionary. In the 1950s to 1960s, he collaborated extensively with miles davis, recording and performing. As an arranger, gil evans has few peers in jazz history. Svengali tells the story of dixie, a small town guy with a big dream. Svengali 1973, the gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix 1974, montreux jazz festival 74 1975. August 28, 2014 in three collaborations in the late 1950s, gil evans and miles davis steered their projects into a new era for jazz.
He leaves a humble welsh mining town for the bright lights of london, intent on becoming the manager of the best band in the world. The individualism of gil evans 1964 verve jazz masters 23. Herb bushler electric bass, joseph daley trombone, tuba, bruce ditmas drums, ted dunbar guitar, gil evans piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor, producer, sue evans percussion, sharon freeman french horn, billy harper tenor. He was a pianist and arranger whose landmark orchestrations for miles davis included the birth of the cool, porgy and bess, and sketches of spain. In 1938, alex holden, who worked for mca at that time, offered gil evans orchestra a chance to accompany singer skinnay ennis. Gil evans biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. 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. Originally named ian ernest gilmore green, he would eventually change his name from green to evans, taking the name of his stepfather, john evans. Modern big band, fusion cd gil evans svengali 1973. Gil evans gil evans and ten 200g vinyl lp music direct. Newly discovered works of gil evans is a daunting undertaking, years in the making. Second track from the gil evans album svengali a quite obvious description, dont you think. Cool talkin verve jazz, cool talkin verve roots of acid jazz. This article was most recently revised and updated by kathleen kuiper, senior editor.
Bags groove 1957 in the end, miles davis would fascinate jazz, rock and classical fans alike. His style is instantly recognizable, often using unusual brass colorations for jazz, such as combinations. Gil evans svengali 1973 eacflac audio music lossless 5 years 314 mb 4 0 svengali video 9 years 542 mb 0 4 h. The gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix is an album of jimi hendrixs. But in the 1940s he had been a teenage trumpet hopeful partnering charlie parker and by 1954. For the gil evans discography go to laurent cugnys website at.
Born may 1912 in canada, he passed away on 20 march 1988 aged 75 years old. Gil evans was way ahead of his time when he hooked up and did a number of albums with miles davis. But in the 1940s he had been a teenage trumpet hopeful partnering charlie parker and. His innovative work as a composer, arranger, and bandleaderfor miles davis, with whom he frequently collaborated over the course of four decades, and for his own ensemblesplaces him alongside duke ellington and. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. 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 on may, 1912 in toronto, canada as ian ernest gilmore green.
Producer ryan truesdell was given access to a humongous collection of manuscripts left by the late. Svengali is a feelgood british comedy with a heart of gold and a. The name svengali became synonymous with an authority figure or mentor who exerts undue, usually evil influence over another person. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and tv shows. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. His arranging style was like no other arranger around. At the time, gil evans could still claim to be one of the most forward thinking and creative minds in orchestral jazz but the music has moved on nearly fifty years later so if some of the distinctive evans traits in the writing remain, there are plenty of writers in big band jazz today who have this kind of approach well within their grasp. Last winter an old audio biz friend of mine visited bearing a gift.
If you could see me now gil evans, gil evans, gil evans. From 1941 to 1948, he worked as an arranger for the claude thornhill orchestra, gerry mulligan and charlie parker. Svengali is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist gil evans, recorded in 1973 by evans with an orchestra featuring ted dunbar, howard johnson, david sanborn, billy harper, richard williams, trevor koehler, and hannibal marvin peterson. Gil evans was in charge of writing and conducting, and, from time to time, stan kenton held the piano chair. May 01, 2014 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. Reincarnation of a lovebird instrumental, a song by gil. Svengali is a feelgood british comedy with a heart of gold and a soundtrack to match. Out of the cool is the comprehensive biography of a selftaught musician whom colleagues often regarded as a mentor. May, 1912 march 20, 1988 was a canadianamerican jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. Gil evans svengali 1973 usa quadraphonic atlantic quadra. Reincarnation of a lovebird instrumental, a song by gil evans, steve lacy on spotify.
Gil evans 3rd from the left and his orchestra in stockton in 1934. The sixth album, into the hot, though billed as the gil evans orchestra, isnt at all. Svengali by gil evans album, experimental big band. The gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix wikipedia. Not only because gil evans is among the most important composers and arrangers in jazz, and perhaps is not even for his poetic lyricism or for. 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 gilmore. He expertly blended together acoustic and electronic instruments, particularly on an exciting rendition of blues in orbit which includes among its soloists a young altoist named david sanborn. Fascinated by the colorful orchestrations found on miles ahead, porgy and bess and sketches of spain, recorded between 1957 and 1960, crease began a life long affair with the music of evans, a man noted critic gary giddins has called one of the great. Svengali is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist gil evans, recorded. All six selections have their memorable moments even a oneandahalf minute version of eleven.
This is one of gil evanss finest recordings of the 1970s. Gil evans composed a major solo for a great jazz saxophonist that appeared on the album new bottle, old wine. Enlisting the talents of an atypical 11piece band, which in addition to evans. When stephanie stein crease was a child, and her older brother started bringing home records by gil evans and miles davis, her world turned. One of the most significant arrangers in jazz history, gil evans three albumlength collaborations with miles. See all 11 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Born in toronto, canada, he was a jazz composer, arranger and pianist. Gil evans, verve jazz masters 23, plays the music of jimi hendrix, svengali, top tracks. 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.
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. Evans had a long and productive career but remains best known for his celebrated collaborations with trumpeter miles davis. Gil evans arrangement of my ship w transcription jazz. Gil evans was born to ian ernest green and margaret julia mcconnachy on may, 1912. Gil evans was one of the most important arrangers in the history of jazz. Las vegas tango, the maids of cadiz, time of the barracudas, the barbara song, gone take 4, biography. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. A selftaught musician, evans started his first band in 1933, first. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, and jazz fusion. Lovecraft the temple 2008 dragonzsosich svengali dmt cbr ebook comics 5 years 43 mb 2 1 bigbad beetleborgs2753 video 9 years 1711 mb 0 3 the duke robillard band calling all blue 2014 audio music mp3 5. This is one of gil evans s finest recordings of the 1970s. He is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with miles davis.
Impulse records simply used evanss name to promote music that was more avant garde than its standard fare. May, 2012 gil evans, one of the most important jazz arrangers of the 20th century, was born 100 years ago today. Gil evans, canadianborn composer and arranger who was one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz history. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The complete pacific jazz sessions, priceless jazz. See below for a list of gil evanss grammy awards history.