Yet one of the greatest records to blend both styles came from the small northern european country, masterminded by nico gomez and his afro percussion inc. May, 1912 march 20, 1988 was a canadianamerican jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. A true fusion of jazzs freeranging leanings and hendrix s psychedelic and blues jams, plays the music of jimi hendrix is a masterstroke for evans, who was actually. Evans had a long and productive career but remains best known for his celebrated collaborations with trumpeter miles davis. A true fusion of jazzs freeranging leanings and hendrixs psychedelic and blues jams, plays the music of jimi hendrix is a masterstroke for evans, who was actually. Listen to plays the music of jimi hendrix by gil evans on deezer. Gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix 1974. Little winggil evans inspired play alonglead sheet. Listened to the excellent jimi hendrix live at berkeley cd yesterday. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Hes as popular now as ever,and gil treats his music to a series of wonderful arrangements,in my opinion. Gil evans continued his relationships with rock musicians, notably david bowie for the 1986 movie absolute beginners, robbie robertson for the 1986 martin. The music was arranged by evans and members of his orchestra. Plays the music of jimi hendrix, an album by gil evans on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Vocalwill lee drumskenwood dennard bassmark egan guitarryo kawasaki guitaroz noy keys gil. I really love gil evans big band work on the miles davis albums. Gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix 1974 us. Jimi had long been gone when this album was recorded in 1974. Gil evans, one of the most important jazz arrangers of the 20th century, was born 100 years ago today evans is best known for music he wrote between 1957 and 1963 for his 19piece orchestra. Turns out the estate that owns the rights to hendrixs music, experience hendrix, vigilantly removes all unlicensed versions of hendrixs songs. May, 2012 gil evans, one of the most important jazz arrangers of the 20th century, was born 100 years ago today evans is best known for music he wrote between 1957 and 1963 for his 19piece orchestra. The gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix 1974 rca label. Plays the music of jimi hendrix by gil evans on spotify. But it is almost superfluous to look back to the legendary hendrix if you focus on the great gil evans. 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. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment angel 2001 remastered the gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix. The idea was to feature the hendrix solo guitar and voice against the cushion of evans orchestrations, much in the manner of the gil evansmiles davis collaborations of the late 1940s and again in the 1950s. 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, dave.
Out of the cool is the comprehensive biography of a selftaught musician whom colleagues often regarded as a mentor. Critics find this album rather difficult to evaluate. From 1957 onwards evans recorded under his own name too, e. A sound cannot be ed and although his was widely reproduced in film music james bond movies, for example, commercial jingles and by other peoples bands, evans basically lived. Handy, charlie parker, lester young, dizzy gilespie and others create a sound akin to a divine vintage liqueur. May, 1912 march 20, 1988 was a canadian jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. But it is almost superfluous to look back to the legendary hendrix if you focus on the. Little winggil evans inspired play alonglead sheet in the video that supports this tutorial i urge anyone to transcribe and make their own play alongs. Gil evans also recorded quite a few songs by jimi hendrix in the 1970s and 1980s. Gil evans was born on may, 1912 in toronto, canada as ian ernest gilmore green. Some of my favourite discs are his live at basle ones,the. Gil evans the gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi. The idea was to feature the hendrix solo guitar and voice against the cushion of evans orchestrations, much in the manner of the gil evans miles davis collaborations of the late 1940s and again in the 1950s. Removing any unofficial song with a few tyrannical key strokes.
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. Feb 23, 2017 it is safe to call evans the greatest jazz arranger of all time. Jimi has the unusual distinction of being a very strong influence on well established jazz musicians like miles and gil evansi strongly recommend evans live at sweet basil recordings for more evolved jazz arrangements of jimis. Plans were in the making to record an album with hendrix as soloist, but the rock icon died before that could happen. But gil evans was more like miless father than a son. Gil evans passed away on march 20, 1988 at the age of 75. Gil evans the gil evans orchestra plays the music of. Listen free to gil evans plays the music of jimi hendrix angel 2001 remastered, crosstown traffic 2001 remastered and more. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment medley remastered 2001 the gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix. That timeless gil evans sound tom schnabels rhythm. Evans developed a particular interest in the work of the rock guitarist. And he received no royalties for miless sketches of spain.
Jimi hendrix has been my idol since my early teens. However i am making available the backing track of this jazz version of little wing by hendrix for anyone who would like to practice the gil evans lines i played in the youtube video presentation. Gil evans the gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix on 180g import lp from speakers corner. The material was all recorded in new york in 1958 and 1959, and the groups include crack jazz players like steve lacy, art blakey, cannonball adderley, johnn coles, elvin jones, and. He wanted to record with louis armstrong, whom he worshipped, but it never happened. Jimi hendrix was scheduled to record with gil evans orchestra but died before the session could take place. Gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix. The gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix is an album of jimi hendrixs compositions arranged by jazz composer, conductor and pianist gil evans recorded in 1974 and performed by evans with an orchestra featuring david sanborn, howard johnson, billy harper, and john abercrombie. Evans also contributed behindthescenes help to davis classic quintet albums of the 1960s. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion, and collaborated extensively with miles davis. Ryan truesdell is an indisputable gil evans specialist, paying tribute to the jazz maestro with a project that culminated in centennial, an album featuring evans compositions and. The gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix. Crosstown traffic youtube stone free gil evans orchestra live in lugano 1983 duration. 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.
The fact electric instruments were used to some extent merely indicates he was moving with the times. In 1974 gil evans recorded an album of jimi hendrixs music. 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. The gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix by. Oct 31, 2016 the gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix is an album of jimi hendrixs compositions arranged by jazz composer, conductor and pianist gil evans recorded in 1974 and performed by evans with an orchestra featuring david sanborn, howard johnson, billy harper, and john abercrombie. Jul 10, 2015 gil evans also recorded quite a few songs by jimi hendrix in the 1970s and 1980s. I also love gil evans own work on out of the cool and on gil evans and ten. Their judgment ranges from a colourful mixture to a successful cover album to a masterly fusion and an homage to an artist whose life came to an end far too soon jimi hendrix.
He is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with miles davis. Band of gypsys is a live album by jimi hendrix and the first without his original group, the jimi hendrix experience. The title new bottle old wine given to this superb record by gil evans, his second album under his name, could not be more apt. Jimi hendrix s death ended discussions for a joint project. Arranged by castles made of sand gil evans arranged by foxey lady warren smith. 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. Studded with stars such as john abercrombie, howard.
In 1974 gil evans recorded an album of jimi hendrix s music. It is safe to call evans the greatest jazz arranger of all time. I do not own the to this but share it with total admiration for the brilliance of the musicians. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Im also a fan of miles davis electric bands of the seventies. A selftaught musician, evans started his first band in 1933, first. A few years later, evans explored ten of hendrixs compositions with his unique 19piece unit, an orchestra that included two french. On a side note, apparently daily motion still has quite a lot of hendrix music and other content. This cd reissue which adds additional material to the original lp program is much more successful than one might have expected. If you could see me now gil evans, gil evans, gil evans. Gil evans and the gil evans orchestra play hendrix little wing. The album was recorded in 1974 and performed by evans with an orchestra featuring david sanborn, howard johnson, billy harper, and john abercrombie. Their judgement ranges from a colorful mixture to a successful cover album to a masterly fusion and an homage to an artist whose life came to an end far too soon jimi hendrix. Gil evans will forever be remembered as the arranger for those classic miles davis orchestral albums, but evans led his own orchestra from the 60s until his death in 1988.
Although his career was mostly in the jazz world, evans musical tastes were broad, and he was a particularly big fan of hendrix. Ritual was originally released in 1971 on the dutch label omega international gomez was born in holland before moving to belgium in the late 40s and is being reissued by mr bongo in. The gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix is an album of jimi hendrixs compositions by jazz composer, conductor and pianist gil evans. Mar 16, 2020 hendrixs death in 1970 brought such plans to a halt, but arrangements evans intended for the project were later heard on gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix 1974. Gil evans, canadianborn composer and arranger who was one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz history. Find album credit information for the gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix gil evans orchestra, gil evans on allmusic. The music of gil evans jazz studies and contemporary media. 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 gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix gil. Blue note 2fer that brings together some of gil evans great modernist jazz pieces for the world pacific label. Angel by jimi hendrix perform by gil evans orchestra youtube. Buy gil evans orchestra, gil evanss album titled the gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. In 1966, while evans was somewhat depressed about the commercial and logistical difficulties, his wife suggested that he listen to the guitarist jimi hendrix.
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