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Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978

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Released
  
1979

Label
  
RCA PL 25209

Release date
  
1979

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
37:40

Artist
  
Gil Evans

Producer
  
Gil Evans

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Recorded
  
February 25, 1978 at the Royal Festival Hall, London

Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978(1978)
  
The Rest of Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978(1978)

Similar
  
Gil Evans albums, Jazz albums

Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in London in 1978 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Arthur Blythe, George Adams, and Lew Soloff and released on RCA label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated

  1. "Angel" (Jimi Hendrix) - 5:05
  2. "Parabora" (Alan Shorter) - 6:45
  3. "Orange Was The Colour of Her Dress then Silk Blue" (Charles Mingus) - 7:00
  4. "Stone Free" (Hendrix) - 10:20
  5. "Fugue from Concorde" (John Lewis) - 8:30
  6. "Blues Inc. Medley: Cheryl/Birdhead/Relaxing at Camarillo" (Charlie Parker)
  7. "Epilogue"

Personnel

  • Gil Evans - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
  • Lew Soloff - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
  • Ernie Royal - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Hannibal Marvin Peterson - trumpet, orchestra chimes
  • John Clark - French horn, guitar
  • Bob Stewart - tuba, flugelhorn
  • Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • George Adams - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, alto flute
  • David Sanborn - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Pete Levin - Minimoog, clavinet
  • Masabumi Kikuchi - electric organ
  • Herb Bushler - bass
  • Sue Evans - drums, timpani, percussion

    • References

    Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 Wikipedia
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