The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix

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Released 1974 Artist Gil Evans Producer Gil Evans Genre Jazz		Recorded June 11, 12 & 13, 1974 Release date 1974 Label RCA Victor

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The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix is an album of Jimi Hendrix's compositions arranged by jazz composer, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in 1974 and performed by Evans with an orchestra featuring David Sanborn, Howard Johnson, Billy Harper, and John Abercrombie. The album was re-released with additional tracks on CD in 1988.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "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".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimi Hendrix

"Angel" – 4:09
"Crosstown Traffic/Little Miss Lover" - 6:32
"Castles Made of Sand/Foxey Lady" - 11:26
"Up from the Skies" [Take 1 - Original Master] – 9:16
"1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" - 7:32
"Voodoo Chile" – 5:02
"Gypsy Eyes" - 3:40
"Little Wing - 5:33 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Up from the Skies" [Take 2 - Alternate Take] - 9:53 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded in RCA's Studio B in New York City on June 11 (tracks 4 & 9), June 12 (tracks 2, 6 & 7) and June 13 (tracks 1, 3 & 5), 1974, and April 14, 25 & 28, 1975 (track 8)