Gil Evans - The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix

Styles: Jazz, Post-Bop
Year: 1975
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:22
Size: 179,9 MB
Art: Front

( 4:09)  1. Angel
( 5:03)  2. Castles Made Of Sand - Alternate Take
(10:09)  3. Up From The Skies - Alternate Take
( 3:22)  4. Gypsy Eyes - Alternate Take
( 6:33)  5. Crosstown Traffic
(11:30)  6. Medley
(10:37)  7. Up From The Skies
( 7:28)  8. 1983 - A Merman I Should Turn To Be
( 5:01)  9. Voodoo Chile
( 3:43) 10. Gypsy Eyes
( 6:33) 11. Little Wing
( 4:07) 12. Angel - Alternate Take

This CD reissue (which adds additional material to the original LP program) is much more successful than one might have expected. Jimi Hendrix was scheduled to record with Gil Evans' Orchestra but died before the session could take place. A few years later, Evans explored ten of Hendrix's compositions with his unique 19-piece unit, an orchestra that included two French horns, the tuba of Howard Johnson, three guitars, two basses, two percussionists and such soloists as altoist David Sanborn, trumpeter Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, Billy Harper on tenor, and guitarists Ryo Kawasaki and John Abercrombie. 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. [This album was re-released in 2002 on the Bluebird label with four bonus tracks from the same sessions] ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-gil-evans-orchestra-plays-the-music-of-jimi-hendrix-mw0000212756

Personnel: Gil Evans (arranger, piano, electric piano, celeste); Howard Johnson (arranger, tuba, clarinet, bass clarinet); David Horowitz (arranger, electric piano, organ, synthesizer); Trevor Koehler (arranger, soprano & tenor saxophones, flute); Tom Malone (arranger, trombone, bass trombone, flute, piccolo, synthesizer); "Hannibal" Marvin Peterson (vocals, trumpet); David Sanborn (soprano & alto saxophones, flute); Billy Harper (tenor saxophone, flute); Lew Soloff, Ernie Royal (trumpet, flugelhorn); Peter Gordon (French horn); Warren Smith (vibraphone, marimba, chimes, gong, percussion); John Abercrombie, Ryo Kawasaki, Keith Loving (guitar); Michael Moore (bass); Herb Bushler (electric bass); Sue Evans (drums, tympani, congas, cow bell); Bruce Ditmas (drums, tabla, cuica); Tony Williams (drums).

The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix

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