Gil Evans Orchestra Live at the North Sea Jazz Fest The Hague 1978 (audio only)
Gil Evans Orchestra Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, The Netherlands, July 14, 1978. FM broadcast. Partial concert. Setlist: 01. intro 02. Thoroughbred 03. tune up 03. Relaxing at Camarillo Lineup: Gil Evans keyboards Steve Lacy soprano sax Arthur Blythe alto sax Lew Soloff trumpet Earl McIntyre tuba Peter Levin synthesizer, clarinet, french horn Jeff Berlin bass Sue Evans percussion Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (born Green; May 13, 1912 March 20, 1988): Canadianborn, but raised in California s agricultural Central Valley, Gil Evans tonal colors are unique with an eerie, disquieting quality. His laidback charts for Claude Thornhill in the 40s helped lay the foundation for Cool jazz, and his apartment was a meeting place for likeminded moderns such as Gerry Mulligan, Miles Davis, and John Lewis. They all got together on the classic Birth of the Cool LP. That Miles Davis album was a popular bust but was hugely
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