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Priestess (album)

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Released
  
1983

Length
  
41:11

Producer
  
John Simon

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Antilles AN 1010

Recorded
  
May 13, 1977 at St. George Church, NYC

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.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "After the success of his studio sessions of the early to mid-'70s, Gil Evans primarily recorded live in concert during the remainder of his career. This is one of the better sets... the music is quite stimulating and exciting".

Track listing

  1. "Priestess" (Billy Harper) - 19:42
  2. "Short Visit" (John Simon) - 12:07
  3. "Lunar Eclipse" (Masabumi Kikuchi) - 4:19
  4. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" (Charles Mingus) - 4:40

Personnel

  • Gil Evans - piano, arranger, conductor
  • Lew Soloff - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
  • Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Ernie Royal - trumpet
  • Jimmy Knepper - trombone
  • John Clark - French horn
  • Howard Johnson, Bob Stewart - tuba
  • Arthur Blythe, David Sanborn - alto saxophone
  • George Adams - tenor saxophone
  • Pete Levin - synthesizer, clavinet
  • Keith Loving - guitar
  • Steve Neil - bass
  • Sue Evans - drums

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