Kalila sophia rose, ma, mft, has been on the path of passionate service for over 20 years. Dont be confused this is not big band jazz at all and it is very exciting. Sketches of miles davis and gil evans it is may 1957 and the tape is running in columbias 30th street studio. One of the most significant arrangers in jazz history, gil evans three albumlength collaborations with miles. I bought this after having seen gil evans in montreux, with rms i think. 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. She is an ordained priestess and the founder of the priestess presence templea dedicated temple of the moon mystery school which initiates women into the ancient mysteries of the divine feminine in a modern context. French horn john clark guitar keith loving piano gil evans synthesizer, clavinet pete levin tenor saxophone george adams. 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.
It would seem, then, that a more appropriate credit would be composed by gil evans. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. 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 paris workshop laurent cugny spoonful jazz. Priestess is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and keyboardist gil evans recorded in 1977 and performed by evans with an orchestra featuring. 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. Priestess is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and keyboardist gil evans recorded in 1977 and performed by evans with an orchestra featuring david. The track priestess is great, it has one of the best trumpet solos i. When stephanie stein crease was a child, and her older brother started bringing home records by gil evans and miles davis, her world turned.
From 1941 to 1948, he worked as an arranger for the claude thornhill orchestra, gerry mulligan and charlie parker. Out of the cool is the comprehensive biography of a selftaught musician whom colleagues often regarded as a mentor. Priestess is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and keyboardist gil evans recorded in 1977 and performed by evans with an orchestra featuring david sanborn, arthur blythe, lew soloff, and george adams. T he gil evans project was born out of composerproducer ryan truesdells desire to restore and perform gil evans music directly from gils original manuscripts. Miles davis jeru miles davis the prince of swing the birth of. While growing up, evans did not own his own musical instrument, and practiced on his friends pianos. The following video is a recording and transcription of gils arrangement on the old standard my ship. This is one of the better sets, for although two of the four selections are over 12 minutes long priestess exceeds 19. May, 1912 march 20, 1988 was a canadianamerican jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. Orange was the color of her dress then silk blue charles mingus alto saxophone arthur blythe, david sanborn.
The track priestess is great, it has one of the best trumpet solos i have ever heard in my life. Gil evans 1st from the right in california during the 30s. Last winter an old audio biz friend of mine visited bearing a gift. Certainly theyre historys two most iconic white jazz pianists, but for entirely different reasons. The band features a floating roster of master jazz musicians performing original compositions by miles evans and richard rice as well as gil evans arrangements of hendrix, the beatles and buddy miles, to name a few. Large ensemble of the year ryan truesdells gil evans project. He is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with miles davis.
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. Masabumi kikuchi and gil evans priestess 1972 youtube. She is an ordained priestess and the founder of the priestess presence templea dedicated temple of the moon mystery school which initiates women into the ancient mysteries of the divine feminine in. This is one of the better sets, for although two of the four selections are over 12 minutes long priestess exceeds 19 12 minutes, the music is generally under control. Sue evans drums after the success of his studio sessions of the early to mid70s, gil evans primarily recorded live in concert during the remainder of his career. It was a revelation for gil evans, who decided to devote his life to this music. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Priestess love in the open drizzling rain eleven gil evans p masabumi kikuchi p billy harper ts, fl marvin hannibal peterson tp, flugelhorn kohsuke mine as, ss shigeo suzuki as, fl ikuzo tato tuba tadashi yamamoto french horn chiyoshige matsubara french horn kunitoshi shinohara tp, flugelhorn takehisa suzuki tp, flugelhorn. Gil evans arrangement of my ship w transcription jazz. About t he gil evans project was born out of composerproducer ryan truesdells desire to restore and perform gil evans music directly from gils original manuscripts.
Gil evans was way ahead of his time when he hooked up and did a number of albums with miles davis. Gil evans composed a major solo for a great jazz saxophonist that appeared on the album new bottle, old wine. Gil was an absolutely lovely man, says lowther, who also played on evanss soundtracks to julien temples absolute beginners and nicolas roegs insignificance. Nov 07, 2012 gil was an absolutely lovely man, says lowther, who also played on evans s soundtracks to julien temples absolute beginners and nicolas roegs insignificance. Evans is best known for music he wrote between 1957 and 1963 for his 19piece orchestra. That same year, he bought his first record, no one else but you, by louis armstrong and earl hines. The complete pacific jazz sessions, priceless jazz. For decades, the only way to perform gil evans music was through transcriptions, which are often inaccurate, creating a misrepresentation of gils music. Having started professionally with parker playing bebop, davis later came under the influence of gil evans who was the driving force and inspiration behind the set of 1949 recordings known as the birth of the cool that was initially a commercial flop until rereleased on lp in 1959 when they were truly. Which one is the best pianist between bill evans and dave. After the success of his studio sessions of the early to mid70s, gil evans primarily recorded live in concert during the remainder of his career.
Gil evans, verve jazz masters 23, plays the music of jimi hendrix, svengali, top tracks. Gil evans was born on may, 1912 in toronto, canada as ian ernest gilmore green. Our mission as a band is to pick up where gil evans, miles davis, jimi hendrix, jaco pastorius, and rashied ali left the notes on the page. Sketches of miles davis and gil evans university of toronto. Gil evans celebrated his 75th birthday with a concert at the hammersmith odeon in london. His arranging style was like no other arranger around. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Miles davis, gil evans, and the birth of cool gil evans gil evans was born on may, 1912 in toronto, canada. Jun 25, 2012 gil evans p masabumi kikuchi p billy harper ts, fl marvin hannibal peterson tp, flugelhorn kohsuke mine as, ss shigeo suzuki as, fl ikuzo tato tuba tadashi yamamoto french horn. Dont forget this joe did a lot of arrangements for miles in the 50s and 60s. Gil evans jaco pastorius japan select live under the sky 1984. May, 2012 gil evans, one of the most important jazz arrangers of the 20th century, was born 100 years ago today. This is gil evans by anthony bellamy on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Miles davis, gil evans, and the birth of cool prezi. I know this isnt a very fun answer, but i have to say its hard to compare them 1. New bottles, old wine 1958 com julian cannonball adderley. Evans found in davis his ideal interpreter, an artist whose strengths served as a focus for evanss most profound musical statements.
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. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Gil evans ian ernest gilmore green, ne le mai 1912 a toronto, canada et decede le 20. His arranging style bears an instantly recognizable color pallet, often with its use of unusual brass colorations for jazz. In the 1950s to 1960s, he collaborated extensively with miles davis, recording and performing. May, 1912 march 20, 1988 was a canadian jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. Las vegas tango, the maids of cadiz, time of the barracudas, the barbara song, gone take 4, biography. Join facebook to connect with gil evans and others you may know. For the gil evans discography go to laurent cugnys website at. Find gil evans discography, albums and singles on allmusic. 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. These are evanss most celebrated works, and the bestknown are the three albums miles ahead, porgy and bess and sketches of spain, the lastnamed dating from. In the 1950s to 1960s, he collaborated extensively with miles davis.
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