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Gil Evans
p, ep, 1912-1988 US, Toronto
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (born Green)
Born: May 13, 1912, Toronto, Canada Died: March 20, 1988, Cuernavaca, Mexico Canadian 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. He is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with Miles Davis. With his second wife Anita Evans became parents of Noah Evans and Miles Evans.
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Summertime (From "Porgy & Bess") on The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings by Miles Davis Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio on Sketches of Spain by Gil Evans & Miles Davis Miles Ahead - master on The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings by Miles Davis Moon And Sand on Verve Jazz Masters 23: Gil Evans by Gil Evans Solea on Sketches of Spain by Gil Evans & Miles Davis Will O' the Wisp on Sketches of Spain by Gil Evans & Miles Davis The Pan Piper on Sketches of Spain by Gil Evans & Miles Davis I Loves You, Porgy (from 'Porgy & Bess') - take 1, second version on The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings by Miles Davis The Duke - master on The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings by Miles Davis Las Vegas Tango on The Individualism Of Gil Evans by Gil EvansTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Under The Sky Tokio '84 | Gil Evans & Jaco Pastorius | 2016 | Album |
| Six Classic Albums | Gil Evans | 2014 | Compil. |
| Four Classic Albums | Gil Evans | 2013 | Compil. |
| 100th Anniversary | Gil Evans | 2012 | Compil. |
| Out Of The Cool... Into The Hot | Gil Evans | 2012 | Album |
| New Bottle Old Wine | Gil Evans | 2012 | Single |
| Gil Evans | Gil Evans | 2010 | Compil. |
| Dream Of You + Merril At Midnight | Helen Merrill Sings With Orchestras Arranged And Conducted By Gil Evans And Hal Mooney | 2008 | Compil. |
| Columbia Jazz Profiles | Gil Evans | 2008 | Compil. |
| Gil Evans | Gil Evans | 2002 | Album |
| 75th Birthday Concert | Gil Evans | 2001 | Album |
| Adios | Gil Evans | 2000 | Album |
| The Real Birth Of The Cool - Transcription Recordings | Gil Evans Featuring Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra With Lee Konitz | 1999 | Compil. |
| Helen Merrill With Clifford Brown & Gil Evans | Helen Merrill, Gil Evans & Clifford Brown | 1999 | Compil. |
| Gil Evans & Ten | Gil Evans | 1999 | Album |
| The Gold Collection | Gil Evans | 1999 | Compil. |
| The Real Birth Of The Cool - Studio Recordings | Gil Evans Featuring Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra With Lee Konitz | 1999 | Compil. |
| The Complete Instrumental Charts For Claude Thornhill - 1942 - 1947 | Gil Evans | 1999 | Compil. |
| Priceless Jazz Collection | Gil Evans | 1998 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Miles Davis & Gil Evans | Miles Davis / Gil Evans | 1997 | Compil. |
| Gil Evans (New York) | Gil Evans | 1997 | Compil. |
| Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans | Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans | 1997 | Album |
| Carnegie Hall, May 19, 1961 Miles Davis & Gil Evans "Concierto De Aranjuez" | Miles Davis & Gil Evans / Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb & Gil Evans And His Orchestra | 1997 | Compil. |
| The Historic Collaboration In Words & Music | Miles Davis & Gil Evans | 1996 | Compil. |
| The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings Sampler | Miles Davis & Gil Evans | 1996 | Compil. |
| The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings | Miles Davis & Gil Evans | 1996 | Compil. |
| The Mother Of The Book | Glen Hall / Gil Evans | 1994 | Album |
| Verve Jazz Masters 23 | Gil Evans | 1994 | Compil. |
| Live 1986 - Unissued | Gil Evans | 1994 | Album |
| Last Session - Live At "Perugia Jazz Festival" July 11, 1987 | Sting And Gil Evans | 1992 | Album |
| Recorded Live At The Perugia Jazz Festival - Message In A Bottle | Sting & Gil Evans . Miles Davis | 1992 | Album |
| Las Vegas Tango | Gil Evans | 1991 | Compil. |
| Heroes | Lee Konitz, Gil Evans | 1991 | Album |
| Anti-Heroes | Lee Konitz - Gil Evans | 1991 | Album |
| Gil Evans | Gil Evans | 1991 | Compil. |
| Take Me To The Sun | Gil Evans With RMS | 1990 | Album |
| Complete Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra At Sweet Basil | Gil Evans | 1989 | Album |
| Gil Evans | Gil Evans | 1989 | Compil. |
| Golden Hair | Gil Evans / Laurent Cugny / Big Band Lumière | 1989 | Album |
| Collaboration | Helen Merrill - Gil Evans | 1988 | Album |
| Farewell - Live At Sweet Basil | Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra | 1988 | Album |
| Paris Blues | Gil Evans / Steve Lacy | 1988 | Album |
| Live At Sweet Basil | Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra | 1988 | Album |
| Rhythm A Ning | Gil Evans / Laurent Cugny / Big Band Lumière | 1988 | Album |
| Bud And Bird (Live At Sweet Basil) | Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra | 1987 | Album |
| Live At Sweet Basil VOL. 2 Part 2 | Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra | 1986 | Album |
| Live At Sweet Basil VOL. 2 Part 1 | Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra | 1986 | Album |
| Live At Sweet Basil Vol.2 | Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra | 1986 | Album |
| Live At Sweet Basil | Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra | 1985 | Album |
| Nelson & Evans | Oliver Nelson, Gil Evans | 1985 | Compil. |
| Live At Sweet Basil Part 1 | Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra | 1984 | Album |
| Live At Sweet Basil Part 2 | Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra | 1984 | Album |
| The British Orchestra | Gil Evans | 1983 | Album |
| Priestess | Gil Evans | 1983 | Album |
| Misa Espiritual – Airto's Brazilian Mass | Airto Moreira, Gil Evans, WDR Big Band Köln | 1983 | Album |
| The Rest Of Gil Evans Live At The Royal Festival Hall London 1978 | Gil Evans | 1981 | Album |
| Where Flamingos Fly | Gil Evans | 1981 | Album |
| Live At The Public Theater (New York 1980) | Gil Evans | 1980 | Album |
| Miles Davis & Gil Evans | Miles Davis & Gil Evans | 1980 | Compil. |
| Live At The Public Theater (New York 1980) Vol. 2 | Gil Evans | 1980 | Album |
| Gil Evans Live At The Royal Festival Hall London 1978 | Gil Evans | 1979 | Album |
| The Great Arrangers | Gil Evans / Gary McFarland | 1978 | Compil. |
| Pacific Standard Time | Gil Evans | 1975 | Compil. |
| The Arrangers' Touch | Gil Evans And Tadd Dameron | 1975 | Compil. |
| The Individualism Of Gil Evans | Gil Evans | 1974 | Compil. |
| Svengali | Gil Evans | 1973 | Album |
| Masabumi Kikuchi With Gil Evans | Masabumi Kikuchi, Gil Evans | 1972 | Album |
| Gil Evans | Gil Evans | 1971 | Album |
| Gil Evans | Gil Evans | 1971 | Album |
| The Real Birth Of The Cool | Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra, Gil Evans | 1971 | Album |
| The Original Greatest Hits | Miles Davis and Gil Evans | 1969 | Compil. |
| The Individualism Of Gil Evans | Gil Evans | 1964 | Album |
| The Individualism Of Gil Evans | Gil Evans | 1964 | Album |
| Gil Evans Orchestra | Gil Evans | 1960 | Single |
| Gil Evans & Ten | Gil Evans | 1959 | Single |
| New Bottle Old Wine Vol. 2 | Gil Evans | 1959 | Single |
| Miles Ahead, Vol. III | Miles Davis + 19, Gil Evans | 1957 | Single |
| Miles Ahead, Vol. II | Miles Davis + 19, Gil Evans | 1957 | Single |
| Gil Evans & Ten | Gil Evans | 1957 | Album |
| Miles Ahead | Miles Davis + 19 - Orchestra Under The Direction Of Gil Evans | 1957 | Album |
| Favorite Catalina Melodies | Gil Evans | 1950 | Album |
| Davenport Blues | Gil Evans | Single | |
| The Complete Recordings | Gil Evans, Laurent Cugny, Big Band Lumière | Album |
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