Gil evans svengali torrent

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. One of the most significant arrangers in jazz history, gil evans three albumlength collaborations with miles. Svengali is a feelgood british comedy with a heart of gold and a. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Evans is best known for music he wrote between 1957 and 1963 for his 19piece orchestra. Gil evans, canadianborn composer and arranger who was one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz history. He is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with miles davis. Gil evans arrangement of my ship w transcription jazz.

Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. 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. Gil evans was way ahead of his time when he hooked up and did a number of albums with miles davis. 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.

Svengali is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist gil evans, recorded. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. 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. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The following video is a recording and transcription of gils arrangement on the old standard my ship. Gil evans, one of the most important jazz arrangers of the 20th century, was born 100 years ago today. This article was most recently revised and updated by kathleen kuiper, senior editor. The gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix wikipedia. Born may 1912 in canada, he passed away on 20 march 1988 aged 75 years old. 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. Impulse records simply used evanss name to promote music that was more avant garde than its standard fare.

Evans, gil article about evans, gil by the free dictionary. See all 11 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The individualism of gil evans 1964 verve jazz masters 23. 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. The gil evans orchestra plays the music of jimi hendrix is an album of jimi hendrixs. This article was most recently revised and updated by. May, 2012 gil evans, one of the most important jazz arrangers of the 20th century, was born 100 years ago today. 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. If you could see me now gil evans, gil evans, gil evans. Originally named ian ernest gilmore green, he would eventually change his name from green to evans, taking the name of his stepfather, john evans. Svengali by gil evans album, experimental big band. 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.

We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. When stephanie stein crease was a child, and her older brother started bringing home records by gil evans and miles davis, her world turned. His style is instantly recognizable, often using unusual brass colorations for jazz, such as combinations. 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 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. Bags groove 1957 in the end, miles davis would fascinate jazz, rock and classical fans alike. Ennis found work for the group in comedian bob hopes wellknown radio show for nbc in hollywood. The name svengali became synonymous with an authority figure or mentor who exerts undue, usually evil influence over another person. 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. May, 1912 march 20, 1988 was a canadianamerican jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader.

Gil evans biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Gil evans, verve jazz masters 23, plays the music of jimi hendrix, svengali, top tracks. From 1941 to 1948, he worked as an arranger for the claude thornhill orchestra, gerry mulligan and charlie parker. Evans had a long and productive career but remains best known for his celebrated collaborations with trumpeter miles davis. Gil evans was born on may, 1912 in toronto, canada as ian ernest gilmore green. 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. Gil evans was in charge of writing and conducting, and, from time to time, stan kenton held the piano chair.

Out of the cool is the comprehensive biography of a selftaught musician whom colleagues often regarded as a mentor. 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. This is one of gil evanss finest recordings of the 1970s.

For the gil evans discography go to laurent cugnys website at. Newly discovered works of gil evans is a daunting undertaking, years in the making. Gil evans was born to ian ernest green and margaret julia mcconnachy on may, 1912. But in the 1940s he had been a teenage trumpet hopeful partnering charlie parker and by 1954. His arranging style was like no other arranger around. Gil evans 3rd from the left and his orchestra in stockton in 1934. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and tv shows. 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. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Modern big band, fusion cd gil evans svengali 1973. But in the 1940s he had been a teenage trumpet hopeful partnering charlie parker and. In the 1950s to 1960s, he collaborated extensively with miles davis, recording and performing. Gil evans read more about this and other grammys news at. Gil evans svengali 1973 usa quadraphonic atlantic quadra.

As an arranger, gil evans has few peers in jazz history. August 28, 2014 in three collaborations in the late 1950s, gil evans and miles davis steered their projects into a new era for jazz. A selftaught musician, evans started his first band in 1933, first. Enlisting the talents of an atypical 11piece band, which in addition to evans. 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, he was a jazz composer, arranger and pianist. Reincarnation of a lovebird instrumental, a song by gil evans, steve lacy on spotify. Gil evans gil evans and ten 200g vinyl lp music direct. 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. In the 1950s to 1960s, he collaborated extensively with miles davis. Producer ryan truesdell was given access to a humongous collection of manuscripts left by the late. Svengali, fictional character, the villain of the romantic novel trilby 1894 by george du maurier. Second track from the gil evans album svengali a quite obvious description, dont you think. Svengali tells the story of dixie, a small town guy with a big dream. Gil evans svengali 1973 eacflac audio music lossless 5 years 314 mb 4 0 svengali video 9 years 542 mb 0 4 h. Svengali is a feelgood british comedy with a heart of gold and a soundtrack to match.

Reincarnation of a lovebird instrumental, a song by gil. The sixth album, into the hot, though billed as the gil evans orchestra, isnt at all. This is one of gil evans s 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. In 1938, alex holden, who worked for mca at that time, offered gil evans orchestra a chance to accompany singer skinnay ennis. See below for a list of gil evanss grammy awards history. The complete pacific jazz sessions, priceless jazz. 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. All six selections have their memorable moments even a oneandahalf minute version of eleven. Last winter an old audio biz friend of mine visited bearing a gift. Cool talkin verve jazz, cool talkin verve roots of acid jazz.