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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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Length
  
74:33 Reissue with bonus tracks

The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (1974)
  
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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.

Contents

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

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

    • Personnel

  • Gil Evans - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
  • Hannibal Marvin Peterson - trumpet, vocals
  • Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
  • Peter Gordon - French horn
  • Pete Levin - French horn, synthesizer
  • Tom Malone - trombone, bass trombone, flute, synthesizer, arranger
  • Howard Johnson - tuba, bass clarinet, electric bass, arranger
  • David Sanborn - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Billy Harper - tenor saxophone, flute
  • Trevor Koehler - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, arranger
  • John Abercrombie, Ryo Kawasaki - electric guitar
  • Keith Loving - guitar
  • Don Pate - bass
  • Michael Moore - electric bass, acoustic bass
  • Bruce Ditmas - drums
  • Warren Smith - vibraphone, marimba, chimes, latin percussion
  • Sue Evans - drums, congas, percussion

    • Songs

    1Angel4:10
    2Crosstown Traffic6:35
    3Castles Made of Sand / Foxy Lady11:28

    References

    The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix Wikipedia
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