Released 1964 The Individualism of Gil Evans
(1964) Blues in Orbit
(1969) Release date 1964 Label Verve Records | Length 55:22 Artist Gil Evans Producer Creed Taylor Genre Jazz | |
Recorded September 1963, April 6, May 25, July 9 & October 29, 1964 Similar Gil Evans albums, Jazz albums |
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The Individualism of Gil Evans is an album by pianist, conductor, arranger and composer Gil Evans originally released on the Verve label in 1964. It features Evans' big band arrangements of five original compositions (two cowritten with Miles Davis) and compositions by Kurt Weill, Bob Dorough, John Lewis and Willie Dixon. Tracks 1, 6, 7, 8 & 9 first appeared on the CD version of the album.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Highly recommended to Gil Evans fans; it is a pity he did not record more during this era".
Track listing
- "Time of the Barracudas" (Miles Davis, Gil Evans) – 7:26
- "The Barbara Song" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 9:59
- "Las Vegas Tango" – 6:35
- "Flute Song/Hotel Me (Miles Davis, Gil Evans) – 12:29
- "El Toreador" – 3:26
- "Proclamation" – 3:55
- "Nothing Like You" (Bob Dorough, Fran Landesman) – 2:36
- "Concorde" (John Lewis) – 7:39
- "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 13:46
Songs
1The Barbara Song9:55
2Las Vegas Tango6:13
3Flute Song / Hotel Me12:25
References
The Individualism of Gil Evans Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA