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Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans ( né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) [1] was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, and jazz fusion.
März 1988 in Cuernavaca, Mexiko) war ein kanadischer Jazzmusiker ( Arrangeur, Komponist, Bandleader und Pianist ); in den 1940er bis 1970er Jahren war er ein bedeutender Neuerer der konzertanten Big-Band -Musik in den Stilrichtungen Cool Jazz, Modaler Jazz, Free Jazz und Jazzrock.
Gil Evans (13 May 1912 – 20 March 1988) was a jazz musician and an important innovator of big band jazz in the United States as an arranger, composer, band leader, and pianist. He had a seminal role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz-rock.
13. Mai 2024 · Gil Evans was one of jazz’s most important arrangers, and it was apparent from early on that Evans would pursue a career in music. Born on May 13, 1912, as a teenager, Evans was preoccupied...
25. März 2024 · Recommended Gil Evans album: The Individualism of Gil Evans. An impressive cast makes up the big band on this 1964 album, including Phil Woods, Wayne Shorter, Eric Dolphy and Thad Jones.
DownBeat Archives. Archives Jazz History According To DownBeat. The Birth Of Cool: Gil Evans. Gil Evans , Classic Interview. By Nat Hentoff | Published May 2, 1957. Among jazzmen, particularly player-writers, Gil Evans is uniquely admired. “For my taste,” Miles Davis says, “he’s the best.
13. Mai 2012 · Evans is best known for music he wrote between 1957 and 1963 for his 19-piece orchestra, which backed trumpeter Miles Davis. The albums Sketches of Spain and Porgy and Bess were...
