Gil Evans Orchestra, The

Live at The Fabrik, Hamburg 1986 (D 77101)

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Live at The Fabrik, Hamburg 1986

Gil Evans Orchestra, The

Jazzline

4049774771019

WDR 167426

D 77101

JAZZ

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CD 19,98 €

2-CD 3 panel digipack edition

By the 1980’s, Gil Evans orchestra’s repertoire was a distinctive blend of Hendrix tunes, original pieces from band members and the occasional nod to Gil’s earlier recordings. The set at Hamburg includes four songs from the Hendrix book, although just one of these (“Up From The Skies”) was part of the original studio album. Regular appearances in Europe meant that the band had now acquired a younger following, such as many in the audience at Fabrik, one well accustomed to its rock-referent concerts.

A year and a half after the concert at Fabrik, Gil Evans passed away in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Quite rightly he’ll always be remembered for recording those brilliant, luminous albums with Miles Davis and under his own name, but he had, in fact, led at least three contrasting musical lives. His final years saw him directing his band at a regular Monday night gig at Sweet Basil, New York, so it’s fitting that we now have this recording from Hamburg, one that serves as a memorial to his free-spirited later days. With an All Star Musicians Cast

PERSONNEL:

  • Lew Soloff, Shunzo Ono, Mlles Evans (trumpets)
  • John Craft (french horn)
  • Dave Taylor (trombone)
  • David Bergeron (trombone, tuba)
  • Chris Hunter (alto saxophone)
  • Bill Evans (tenor saxophone)
  • Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone)
  • Gil Evans (piano)
  • Hiram Bullock (guitar)
  • Pete Levin (synthesizer)
  • Mark Egan (bass)
  • Victor Lewis (drums)
  • Marilyn Mazur (percussion)
  • Delmar Brown (vocals. synthesizer)

TRACKS:

  • CD ONE
  • 01. Stone Free
  • 02. Up From the Skies
  • 03. Little Wing
  • 04. Subway
  • CD TWO
  • 01. There Comes a Time & Birdland
  • 02. Sometimes
  • 03. Voodoo Chile
  • 04. Orgone