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Gil Evans

Real Name:
Ian Ernest Gilmore Green
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Born: May 13, 1912, Toronto, Canada
Died: March 20, 1988, Cuernavaca, Mexico

Jazz pianist and arranger.
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Discography

Releases:
The Individualism Of Gil Evans (Album) (2 versions)   Verve Records ... 1964
Gil Evans (LP)   Ampex Records 1970
Svengali (LP, Quad)   Atlantic 1973
Svengali (LP, Album)   Atlantic 1973
Miles Ahead (Album) (6 versions)   CBS ... 1981
The British Orchestra (LP)   Mole Jazz 1983
Quiet Life / Va Va Voom (12")   Virgin 1986
There Comes A Time (CD, Album)   RCA 1987
Big Bang Lumiere (LP)   EmArcy 1989
Where Flamingos Fly (CD, Album, RE)   A&M Records 1989
Immortal Concerts - "Concierto De Aranjuez" (CD, Album)   Giants Of Jazz 1990
Bud And Bird (CD, Album, RE)   Evidence (2) 1992
Last Sessions - Live At "Perrugia Jazz Festival" July 11, 1987 (CD, Album, Liv)   Jazz Door 1992
1957 - 1963 (CD)   Sony Music Media 2003
MISA ESPIRITUAL Airto's Brazilian Mass (LP, Album)   Deutsche Harmonia Mundi  
Remixes:
Children Of The Fire (Album) (2 versions)   Sunrise Records (3) 1974
Production:
There Comes A Time (LP, Album)   RCA 1976
Out Of The Cool (CD, Album, RE, RM)   Impulse! 1987
Appears On:
Johnny Mathis (LP)   Columbia 1956
Porgy And Bess (Album) (13 versions)   Columbia ... 1958
Sketches Of Spain (Album) (20 versions)   Columbia ... 1960
Into The Hot (LP, Mono)   Impulse! 1961
Out Of The Cool (Album) (5 versions)   Impulse! 1961
The Hottest New Group In Jazz (LP) Summertime Columbia 1962
The Girl From Ipanema (LP) Look To The Rainbow, F... Polydor 1966
Berimbou / Manha De Carnival (7", Promo)   Verve Records 1967
Look To The Rainbow (LP)   Verve Records 1967
Blues In Orbit (LP)   Enja Records 1971
Good Vibes (LP, Album) Las Vegas Tango Atlantic 1971
Vichyssoisse (LP, Album) Maids Of Cadiz Cumquat Records 1972
Basic Miles - The Classic Performances Of Miles Davis (2 versions) Miles Ahead, ´Round M... Columbia ... 1973
Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix (LP, Album, Quad)   RCA Victor 1974
Nasty Gal (Album) (2 versions) You And I, You And I Island Records 1975
New American Music Volume 1 (LP) Bluefish Folkways Records 1975
Tell Me The Truth (LP, Album) Blues For Pablo Arista 1975
There Comes A Time (LP, Album) Makes Her Move, Anita'... RCA 1976
Jazz: The 50's Volume II (LP, Comp) St. Louis Blues Pacific Jazz Records 1978
Little Wing (Live in Germany) (LP)   Circle Records (2) 1978
Directions: Unreleased Recordings 1960-1970 (Comp) (4 versions) Song Of Our Country Columbia ... 1981
Blue Christmas (2 versions) (To Whom It May Concer... CBS Disques ... 1983
Invitation (Album) (4 versions) Eleven Warner Bros. Records 1983
Star People (Album) (4 versions)   Columbia ... 1983
Decoy (Album) (4 versions)   Columbia ... 1984
That's The Way I Feel Now (2xLP, Comp) Bemsha Swing A&M Records 1984
That's The Way I Feel Now (2xLP, Comp) Bemsha Swing A&M Records 1984
Absolute Beginners (Original Soundtrack) (Album) (6 versions) Va Va Voom Virgin ... 1986
Have You Ever Had It Blue (Single) (4 versions)   Polydor 1986
...Nothing Like The Sun (2xVinyl, Album)   Sonografica, A&M Records 1987
Robbie Robertson (Album) (2 versions) Testimony Geffen Records ... 1987
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve (10xCD) In The Still Of The Ni... Verve Records 1988
The CBS Years 1955 - 1985 (Box) Saeta, Saeta CBS 1988
Why Not Now (CD, Album) The Pan Piper, Sketche... Theta 1988
Stiletto (LP, Album) Las Vegas Tango Novus, RCA 1989
Les Plus Grands Moments Du Jazz Vol.2 (2xCD, Comp) Corcovado Columbia 1990
Absolute Beginners (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Album) Va Va Voom Virgin 1991
The Silver Collection (CD)   Verve Records 1991
This Here - 1955-1959 (CD, Comp) St. Louis Blues, King ... Giants Of Jazz 1992
Live At Montreux (Album) (3 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1993
Sorcerer (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1993
Verve Jazz Masters 9 (CD, Comp)   Verve Records, Verve Records 1994
Etcetera (LP, Album, RE) Barracudas (General As... Blue Note 1995
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 11 (CD, Comp, RM) Moondreams (Version 1)... Editions Atlas 1995
The End Of An Ear (Album) (2 versions) Las Vegas Tango (Part ... Columbia 1995
Ballads (CD, Comp)   Sony Music Entertaiment (France) 1997
Filles De Kilimanjaro (Album) (2 versions) Petits Machins (Little... Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) ... 1997
Quiet Nights (CD, Album, RE, RM)   Columbia 1997
Ross Porter's After Hours With Verve (CD) Greensleeves Verve Records 1997
The Instrumental History Of Jazz (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh + Box) Boplicity N2K Encoded Jazz 1997
Miles Davis Quintet 1965-'68 (6xCD, Comp, RM) Petits Machins Columbia, Legacy 1998
The Complete Birth Of The Cool (Album) (2 versions) Birth Of The Cool Theme Capitol Jazz ... 1998
Cool Jazz - New York 1947 - 1949 (2xCD, Comp) La Paloma, Robbin's Ne... Frémeaux & Associés 2000
Ken Burns Jazz (CD) 'Round Midnight Verve Records 2000
The Verve Album (2xCD, Comp) Lotus Land, Time Of Th... Verve Records 2000
Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour (Comp) (2 versions) A Felicidade, Berimbau Verve Records ... 2001
Birth Of The Cool (CD, RM, RVG)   Capitol Jazz, Capitol Jazz 2001
The Essential (2xCD, Comp)   Columbia, Legacy 2001
Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1983 (DVD-V)   Angel Air Records 2003
Summertime - George Gershwin's Most Beautiful Song In 20 Versions (CD) Summertime Classic Hits 2003
The Best Of The Style Council: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Have You Ever Had It Blue Polydor ... 2003
Time After Time (2xCD, Comp) Corcovado, Saeta (Master) Columbia 2003
Astrud For Lovers (Comp) (2 versions) Look To The Rainbow Verve Records 2004
Ambient Lounge 8 (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Private Sunshine Globe (2) 2005
Porgy And Bess (CD, Album)   Minium, Discograph 2006
The Complete Live Recordings 1948-1955 (10xCD, Comp, RM + Box) Birth Of The Cool Theme United Archives 2006
The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records (4xCD, Comp) Where Flamingos Fly Impulse! 2006
Jazz Avenue - 27 Essential Jazz Tracks Made In France (2xCD, Comp, Promo) It Ain't Necessarily So Bureau Export De La Musique Française 2008
Look To The Rainbow (CD, Album, RM)   Verve Records, Verve Records 2008
Sketches Of Spain (Vinyl, RE)   Columbia, Legacy, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2008
'Round Midnight / Solea (7", RE) Solea, Solea Columbia  
Miles Ahead (7")   Fontana  
Miles Ahead (LP) Miles Ahead, Blues For... Fontana  
Porgy And Bess (LP)   CBS  
Quiet Nights (LP, Album, RE)   Columbia  
Tracks Appear On:
New American Music Volume 1 (LP) Bluefish Folkways Records 1975
Jazz: The 50's Volume II (LP, Comp) St. Louis Blues Pacific Jazz Records 1978
"The Color Of Money" - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Comp, Album) (3 versions) Modern Blues, The Main... MCA Records 1986
Absolute Beginners (Album) (3 versions) Va Va Voom Virgin 1986
Atlantic Jazz Post Bop (LP, Comp) Thoroughbred Atlantic 1986
The IMPULSE! Collection - The Best Of IMPULSE! Volume I (2xLP, Smplr) Where Flamingos Fly MCA Records 1988
Absolute Beginners (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Album) Va Va Voom, Boogie Sto... Virgin 1991
La Flor De Mi Secreto (Banda Sonora Original) (CD) Solea Polydor 1995
Geschichte Der Popmusik (52xCD, Comp + Box) Miles Ahead Bear Family Records 1998
Priceless Jazz Sampler 2 (CD, Smplr) Where Flamingos Fly GRP 1998
The Verve Album (2xCD, Comp) Time Of The Barracudas Verve Records 2000
Bar Jazz Vol. 3 (3xCD, Comp) Corcovado (Album Version) Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2002
Summertime - George Gershwin's Most Beautiful Song In 20 Versions (CD) Summertime Classic Hits 2003
3D (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Solea Renaissance 2006
The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records (4xCD, Comp) Where Flamingos Fly Impulse! 2006
1959 - Jazz's Greatest Year (File, MP3, Smplr, 256) The Pan Piper Columbia, Legacy 2009
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