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Gil Evans - Gil Evans & Ten (1957/2023)

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Gil Evans - Gil Evans & Ten (1957/2023)

Gil Evans - Gil Evans & Ten (1957/2023)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 159 MB | Cover | 33:25 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 78 MB
Jazz | Label: Craft Recordings

Gil Evans & Ten (also released as Big Stuff and Gil Evans + Ten) is the first album by pianist, conductor, arranger and composer Gil Evans as a leader, released on the Prestige label in 1957. 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 Kurtzer, Paul Chambers, Jo Jones, Louis Mucci and Nick Stabulas.

Gil Evans & Steve Lacy - Paris Blues (1988) [Reissue 1993]

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Gil Evans & Steve Lacy - Paris Blues (1988) [Reissue 1993]

Gil Evans & Steve Lacy - Paris Blues (1988) [Reissue 1993]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 232 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 141 MB | Covers - 52 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OWL Records/EMI France (7899042)

Recorded just three months before arranger/pianist Gil Evans's death, this duet album teams Evans with the great soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy. In truth, Evans's playing here is generally little more than melody statements and comping behind Lacy. The duo performs lengthy versions of three Charles Mingus tunes, Duke Ellington's "Paris Blues" and Lacy's "Esteem."

Helen Merrill & Gil Evans - Collaboration (1988)

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Helen Merrill & Gil Evans - Collaboration (1988)

Helen Merrill & Gil Evans - Collaboration (1988)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 232 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 105 MB | Covers - 52 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Nippon Phonogram/EmArcy (834 205-2)

In 1956, a year before Miles Ahead, singer Helen Merrill hired the nearly forgotten arranger Gil Evans to write charts for a dozen songs on one of her record dates. In 1987, they had a reunion, and 11 of the 12 numbers (with "Summertime" taking the place of "You're Lucky to Me") were recorded again. Rather than just a re-creation album, this project found Evans writing fresh arrangements, utilizing three very different ten-pieces: one with a woodwind quintet, another with six horns, and a third that included five strings. This inspired outing, one of the most rewarding sets of Helen Merrill's later years, was also one of Evans' last great dates and one of his few post-1972 classics. 57 at the time, Merrill is in superb form on such numbers as "Where Flamingos Fly," "A New Town Is a Blue Town," "By Myself" and "Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home."

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Live at Fabrik Hamburg 1986 (2022)

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The Gil Evans Orchestra - Live at Fabrik Hamburg 1986 (2022)

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Live at Fabrik Hamburg 1986 (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 828 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 300 Mb | 02:10:57
Jazz, Modern Big Band, Progressive Jazz | Label: Jazzline

By the 1980's, Gil Evans orchestra's repertoire was a distinctive blend of Hendrix tunes, original pieces from band members and the occasional nod to Gil's earlier recordings. The set at Hamburg includes four songs from the Hendrix book, although just one of these ("Up From The Skies") was part of the original studio album. Regular appearances in Europe meant that the band had now acquired a younger following, such as many in the audience at Fabrik, one well accustomed to its rock-referent concerts. A year and a half after the concert at Fabrik, Gil Evans passed away in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Quite rightly he'll always be remembered for recording those brilliant, luminous albums with Miles Davis and under his own name, but he had, in fact, led at least three contrasting musical lives. His final years saw him directing his band at a regular Monday night gig at Sweet Basil, New York, so it's fitting that we now have this recording from Hamburg, one that serves as a memorial to his free-spirited later days. With an All Star Musicians Cast.

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix (1974) [Reissue 1988]

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The Gil Evans Orchestra - Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix (1974) [Reissue 1988]

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix (1974) [Reissue 1988]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 359 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 149 MB | Covers - 28 MB
Genre: Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: RCA/BMG (ND88409)

Jimi Hendrix was scheduled to record with Gil Evans' Orchestra but died before the session could take place. A few years later, Evans explored ten of Hendrix's compositions with his unique 19-piece unit, an orchestra that included two French horns, the tuba of Howard Johnson, three guitars, two basses, two percussionists and such soloists as altoist David Sanborn, trumpeter Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, Billy Harper on tenor, and guitarists Ryo Kawasaki and John Abercrombie. Evans' arrangements uplift many of Hendrix's more blues-oriented compositions and create a memorable set that is rock-oriented but retains the improvisation and personality of jazz.

Gil Evans - Svengali (1973) {1999 Koch Jazz} **[RE-UP]**

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Gil Evans - Svengali (1973) {1999 Koch Jazz} **[RE-UP]**

Gil Evans - Svengali (1973) {1999 Koch Jazz}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 280mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 105mb
Genre: jazz, big band

Svengali is the 1973 album by Gil Evans, released on Atlantic Records. This reissue was done by Koch Jazz in 1998 and remastered by Gene Paul.

Gil Evans - The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964) [Japanese Edition 2003]

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Gil Evans - The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964) [Japanese Edition 2003]

Gil Evans - The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964) [Japanese Edition 2003]
EAC Rip | APE (image+.cue+log) - 401 MB | Covers (13 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (UCCU-5146)

Although Gil Evans had gained a lot of acclaim for his three collaborations with Miles Davis in the 1950s and his own albums, this CD contains (with the exception of two tracks purposely left off), Evans's only dates as a leader during 1961-68. The personnel varies on the six sessions that comprise the CD (which adds five numbers including two previously unreleased to the original Lp) with such major soloists featured as tenorman Wayne Shorter, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, trumpeter Johnny Coles and guitarist Kenny Burrell. Highlights include "Time of the Barracudas," "The Barbara Song," "Las Vegas Tango" and "Spoonful." Highly recommended to Gil Evans fans; it is a pity he did not record more during this era.

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Out of the Cool (1961) [Reissue 2010] (Repost)

Posted By: gribovar
The Gil Evans Orchestra - Out of the Cool (1961) [Reissue 2010] (Repost)

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Out of the Cool (1961) [Reissue 2010]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 208 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 88 MB | Covers - 29 MB
Genre: Jazz, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Analogue Productions (CIPJ 4 SA)

Out of the Cool, released in 1961, was the first recording Gil Evans issued after three straight albums with Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain being the final one before this. Evans had learned much from Davis about improvisation, instinct, and space (the trumpeter learned plenty, too, especially about color, texture, and dynamic tension). Evans orchestrates less here, instead concentrating on the rhythm section built around Elvin Jones, Charlie Persip, bassist Ron Carter, and guitarist Ray Crawford. The maestro in the piano chair also assembled a crack horn section for this date, with Ray Beckinstein, Budd Johnson, and Eddie Caine on saxophones, trombonists Jimmy Knepper, Keg Johnson, and bass trombonist Tony Studd, with Johnny Coles and Phil Sunkel on trumpet, Bill Barber on tuba, and Bob Tricarico on flute, bassoon, and piccolo…