Released 1987 Bud and Bird
(1986) Farewell
(1986) Release date 1987 Genre Jazz | Length 66:30 Artist Gil Evans Label Evidence | |
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Recorded December 1 and 22, 1986 at Sweet Basil, NYC Producer Horst Liepolt & Shigeyuki Kawashima Similar Gil Evans albums, Jazz albums | ||
Gil evans bud and bird
Bud and Bird is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded at Sweet Basil by the Japanese King Records in conjunction with club owner Horst Liepolt in 1986 featuring Evans' Monday Night Orchestra which included Hamiet Bluiett, Bill Evans, and Johnny Coles and originally released in Germany on the Electric Bird label before being released on CD in the US on the Evidence label in .
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Bud and bird gil evans monday night orchestra dir by m evans live at sweet basil1989
Reception
In 1989 the album received the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Some critics rapped Evans' '80s orchestras for their almost chaotic sound and loose feel. But Evans wanted a sprawling sensibility, and although his bands often seemed disorganized, they always maintained discipline in the midst of what others thought sounded like musical anarchy".
Track listing
- "Bud and Bird" (Gil Evans) - 8:48
- "Half Man, Half Cookie" (Bill Evans) - 10:27
- "Gates - Illuminations" (Mark Egan) - 17:40
- "Nicaragua Blues" (Tom Malone) - 7:44
- "Groove from the Louvre" (John Clark) - 21:51
Personnel
Songs
1Bud And Bird8:48
2Half Man - Half Cookie10:30
3Gates - Illumination17:39