23-03-2015, 05:50
Music Head Wrote:Gil Evans (Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans) - died on this day in 1988 at the age of 75, of being 75
Down Beat Jazz HOF
2 Grammy Awards
Miles Davis sometimes sidekick
his own composition here
He was important enough to jazz as it worked it's way free of bebop-only, to rate more. His Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Evans Bro MH played his best known, maybe most important single piece but here's a few more.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJ8P-aeZhE << If you think this isn't jazz, what would you call it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQM06Mbjys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84WxKvQ39c4 << All world-class players who asked to be on this session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MrqTL-vOEg << From a great covers album (if you want to use such a common term for his and the band's re-imaginings) << The way to get it is packaged with Great Jazz Standards--both together at about $10 at the Usual Suspect << No idea why it cuts off abruptly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtf2yu2jw9w << Listen for Steve Lacy's soprano sax work--brilliant!
BONUS: Near-hour interview with this deeply-feeling, deeply-thinking, to-the-bone jazz man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do4fHA3KKt0 << sure shows you the essence, occasionally obliquely.
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR