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Gil Evans (13 May 1912 - 20 Mar 1988)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (26)

Official

Album

  1. Gil Evans & Ten 1957
  2. Great Jazz Standards Sep 1959
  3. The Individualism of Gil Evans Sep 1964
  4. Svengali 1973
  5. There Comes a Time 1976
  6. The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix 1988
  7. Where Flamingos Fly 1989
  8. The Mother of the Book 1994
  9. 75th Birthday Concert Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London 1987 22 May 2001
  10. Walking Through The Clouds (Live 1984) 05 Jul 2021
  11. Gil Evans & Ten 24 Nov 2023

Album - Live

  1. Little Wing 1978
  2. Priestess 1983
  3. Live at the Public Theater, Volume 1 (New York 1980) 1987
  4. Live at the Public Theater, Volume 2: New York 1980 1987
  5. Bud And Bird 1992
  6. Farewell 1993
  7. Live at Umbria Jazz 87, Vol.1 2000

Album - Compilation

  1. Verve Jazz Masters 23 04 Oct 1994
  2. The Complete Pacific Jazz Sessions 06 Jun 2006
  3. Columbia Jazz Profiles 07 Jul 2008
  4. Four Classic Albums 2013
  5. Priceless Jazz Collection

Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. The Gil Evans Orchestra original

Married

  1. Anita Evans (1962 - 22 Mar 1988)

Children

  1. Miles Evans
  2. Noah Evans

Recordings by (159)

  1. Remember 4:31 (1957)
  2. Ella Speed 5:50 (1957)
  3. Big Stuff 4:49 (1957)
  4. Nobody’s Heart 4:26 (1957)
  5. Just One Of Those Things 4:26 (1957)
  6. If You Could See Me Now 4:18 (1957)
  7. Jambangle 4:57 (1957)
  8. Davenport Blues 4:25 (Sep 1959)
  9. Straight No Chaser 6:19 (Sep 1959)
  10. Ballad Of The Sad Young Men 4:00 (Sep 1959)
  11. Joy Spring 2:49 (Sep 1959)
  12. Django 8:05 (Sep 1959)
  13. Chant Of The Weed 4:25 (Sep 1959)
  14. La Nevada (Theme) 6:15 (Sep 1959)
  15. Lester Leaps In ?:?? (1959) alternate take
  16. The Barbara Song 9:55 (Sep 1964)
  17. Las Vegas Tango 6:13 (Sep 1964)
  18. Flute Song / Hotel Me 12:25 (Sep 1964)
  19. El Toreador 3:29 (Sep 1964)
  20. Thoroughbred 6:36 (1973)
  21. Blues In Orbit 10:16 (1973)
  22. Eleven 1:40 (1973)
  23. Cry of Hunger 10:23 (1973)
  24. Summertime 4:03 (1973)
  25. Zee Zee 7:40 (1973)
  26. Angel 4:11 (1974)
  27. Crosstown Traffic / Little Miss Lover 6:35 (1974)
  28. Castles Made of Sand / Foxey Lady 11:27 (1974)
  29. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) 7:30 (1974)
  30. Voodoo Chile 5:03 (1974)
  31. King Porter Stomp 3:53 (1976)
  32. There Comes a Time 16:08 (1976)
  33. Little Wing 5:33 (1976)
  34. The Meaning of the Blues 5:51 (1976)
  35. Aftermath the Fourth Movement / Children of the Fire 5:40 (1976)
  36. Anita's Dance 2:55 (1976)
  37. Makes Her Move 1:25 (1976)
  38. Prince of darkness 6:12 (11 Dec 1980)
  39. Reincarnation of a loverbird 6:49 (11 Dec 1980)
  40. Aprilling 8:27 (11 Dec 1980)
  41. What am I here for 6:17 (11 Dec 1980)
  42. All the things you are 6:53 (11 Dec 1980)
  43. Prelude n° 20 en C minor, opus 28 6:18 (11 Dec 1980)
  44. Blues improvisation/ Zee zee 6:18 (11 Dec 1980)
  45. Lover man (Oh, where can you be ?) 6:21 (11 Dec 1980)
  46. Priestess 19:43 (1983)
  47. Short Visit 12:06 (1983)
  48. Lunar Eclipse 4:24 (1983)
  49. Orange was the Color of her Dress then Blue Silk 4:41 (1983)
  50. Jupiter Suite 5:29 (1985)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Old Folks 3:37 Charlie Parker (1953)
  2. People Will Say We’re in Love 2:28 Helen Merrill (1956)
  3. By Myself 3:20 Helen Merrill (1956)
  4. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home 4:12 Helen Merrill (1956)
  5. You’re Lucky to Me 3:25 Helen Merrill (1956)
  6. Where Flamingos Fly 2:45 Helen Merrill (1956)
  7. I’m a Fool to Want You 4:04 Helen Merrill (1956)
  8. I’m Just a Lucky So and So 3:09 Helen Merrill (1956)
  9. I’ve Never Seen 3:34 Helen Merrill (1956)
  10. He Was Too Good to Me 2:58 Helen Merrill (1956)
  11. Dream of You 2:55 Helen Merrill (1956)
  12. Troubled Waters 3:13 Helen Merrill (1956)
  13. You Go to My Head 4:27 The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956)
  14. A New Town Is a Blue Town 3:08 Helen Merrill (1956)
  15. Boplicity 3:01 Miles Davis (Feb 1957)
  16. All of You 7:03 Miles Davis Quintet (04 Mar 1957)
  17. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) 4:42 Miles Davis (1958)
  18. Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab 4:07 Miles Davis (1958)
  19. It Ain’t Necessarily So 4:25 Miles Davis (1958)
  20. Bess, You Is My Woman Now 5:12 Miles Davis (1958)
  21. The Buzzard Song 4:07 Miles Davis (1958)
  22. Struttin' With Some Barbecue 4:35 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958)
  23. Lester Leaps In 4:19 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958)
  24. I Loves You, Porgy 4:07 Miles Davis (1958)
  25. Here Come de Honey Man 1:12 Miles Davis (1958)

Conducted

  1. Old Folks 3:37 Charlie Parker (1953)
  2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now 5:12 Miles Davis (1958)
  3. Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab 4:07 Miles Davis (1958)
  4. Bird Feathers 6:56 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958)
  5. I Loves You, Porgy 4:07 Miles Davis (1958)
  6. St. Louis Blues 5:26 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958)
  7. Lester Leaps In 4:19 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958)
  8. 'Round Midnight 4:08 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958)
  9. My Man’s Gone Now 6:16 Miles Davis (1958)
  10. King Porter Stomp 3:20 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958)
  11. Gone 3:38 Miles Davis (1958)
  12. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) 4:42 Miles Davis (1958)
  13. Willow Tree 4:40 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958)
  14. Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess 4:28 Miles Davis (1958)

Instruments

  1. Jambangle 4:57 Gil Evans (1957) piano
  2. Remember 4:31 Gil Evans (1957) piano
  3. Ella Speed 5:50 Gil Evans (1957) piano
  4. Big Stuff 4:49 Gil Evans (1957) piano
  5. Nobody’s Heart 4:26 Gil Evans (1957) piano
  6. If You Could See Me Now 4:18 Gil Evans (1957) piano
  7. Just One of Those Things 4:26 Gil Evans (1957) piano
  8. Bird Feathers 6:56 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958) piano
  9. King Porter Stomp 3:20 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958) piano
  10. Willow Tree 4:40 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958) piano
  11. Struttin' With Some Barbecue 4:35 Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley (1958) piano

Credited as (52)

  1. Gil Evans
  2. Sting & Gil Evans
  3. Gil Evans & Steve Lacy
  4. Miles Davis & Gil Evans
  5. Gil evans & Lee Konitz
  6. Gil evans
  7. Gil Evans & Lee Konitz
  8. Robbie Robertson & Gil Evans
  9. Gil Evans & Laurent Cugny Big Band Lumière
  10. Miles Davis + 19 & Gil Evans
  11. Miles Davis: orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  12. Gil Evans . Gil Evans
  13. Miles Davis with Gil Evans
  14. Miles Davis / Gil Evans
  15. Robbie Robertson feat. Gil Evans
  16. Gil Evans, WDR Big Band
  17. Helen Merrill with Gil Evans & Clifford Brown
  18. Lee Konitz & Gil Evans
  19. G. Evanss
  20. Gil Evans feat. Terence Blanchard
  21. Masabumi Kikuchi + Gil Evans
  22. Miles Davis (with Gil Evans)
  23. Miles Davis with orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans
  24. Gil Evans featuring Kenny Burrell
  25. Miles Davis and Gil Evans
  26. Miles Davis with Gil Evans and his Orchestra
  27. Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra
  28. Miles Davis + 19, Gil Evans
  29. Gil Evans / 菊地雅章
  30. Gil Evans / Steve Lacy
  31. Miles Davis feat. Gil Evans & His Evans Orchestra
  32. Gil Evans / Laurent Cugny / Big Band Lumiere
  33. Gil Evans, Laurent Cugny, Big Band Lumière
  34. Glen Hall, Gil Evans
  35. Gil Evans with Hal McKusik Ninentet
  36. Gil Evans featuring Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra with Lee Konitz
  37. Miles Davis With Gil Evans
  38. George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, Miles Davis & Gil Evans
  39. Miles Davis, Gil Evans
  40. Miles Davis and His Orchestra arr by Gil Evans
  41. Miles Davis featuring Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb with Gil Evans and His 21 Piece Orchestra
  42. Miles Davis arranged and conducted by Gil Evans
  43. George Adams, Dave Bargeron, Hiram Bullock, Gil Evans, Gil Evans Orchestra
  44. Gil Evans, Chris Hunter, Gil Evans Orchestra
  45. Gil Evans, Charles Fox
  46. Helen Merrill & Gil Evans
  47. Miles Davis + 19 & Gil Evans
  48. Kenny Burrell feat. Gil Evans
  49. Miles Davis + 19 - Gil Evans
  50. Gil Evans & The Scandinavian Jazzensemble
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Works (26)

Arranged

  1. Song of Our Country

Wrote

  1. A Dios

Composed

  1. Eleven
  2. Be‐Bop Lives
  3. La Nevada ( - 10 Dec 1960)
  4. Birth of the Cool Theme
  5. Miles Ahead
  6. Blues for Pablo
  7. Barracudas (General Assembly)
  8. Stratusphunk
  9. Sunken Treasure
  10. Time of the Barracudas
  11. Las Vegas Tango
  12. A. Flute Song, B. Hotel Me
  13. El Toreador
  14. Proclamation
  15. Solea
  16. Gone
  17. Boplicity
  18. Sketches Of Spain
  19. Bud and Bird
  20. Orgone
  21. Jambangle
  22. The Pan Piper
  23. Saeta

Dedicated Works

  1. Memory of Gil Evans

Links (19)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82025116
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13893740q
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103501
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82025116
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6k07q2b
  6. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-817985
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/120883678

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/436438

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/255137

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000551815

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0262789/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/7573806

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q348477

Stream For Free

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  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7g9DeYASD3RzlT4kDchsQZ

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/52802

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3365
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/52802

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/83b1d510-c4ae-485b-91bf-c69b63044dd6