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    The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix

    Gil Evans - The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix

    06/11/1974

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    All Music Guide Review

    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, All Music Guide

    The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Angel
  • 4:10
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  • 2
  • Crosstown Traffic/ Little Miss Lover
  • 6:32
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  • 3
  • Castles Made of Sand/Foxey Lady
  • 11:23
  • Sound Clip for Castles Made of Sand/Foxey Lady from The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix


  • 4
  • Up From the Skies
  • 6:36
  • Sound Clip for Up From the Skies from The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix


  • 5
  • Up From The Skies
  • 7:29
  • Sound Clip for Up From The Skies from The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix


  • 6
  • 1983 - A Merman I Should Turn to Be
  • 5:03
  • Sound Clip for 1983 - A Merman I Should Turn to Be from The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix


  • 7
  • Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
  • 3:42
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  • 8
  • Gypsy Eyes
  • 6:43
  • Sound Clip for Gypsy Eyes from The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix


  • 9
  • Angel (Alternate Take)(#)
  • 4:09

  • 10
  • Castles Made of Sand (Alternate Take)(#)
  • 5:08

  • 11
  • Up From the Skies (Alternate Take)
  • 10:15

  • 12
  • Gypsy Eyes (Alternate Take)(#)
  • 3:23

    • Credits of The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix

    • Warren Smith
    • Percussion, Drums, Gong, Vibraphone, Latin Percussion, Marimba, Arranger, Chimes
    • Sue Evans
    • Percussion, Tympani (Timpani), Drums, Conga
    • Gil Evans
    • Piano, Producer, Main Performer, Piano (Electric), Celeste, Conductor, Leader, Keyboards, Arranger
    • Trevor Koehler
    • Flute, Saxophone, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto), Arranger
    • Pete Levin
    • Organ, Synthesizer, Flugelhorn, Horn, French Horn
    • Tom "Bones" Malone
    • Synthesizer, Bass, Flute, Trombone, Tuba, Arranger, Piccolo, Trombone (Bass)
    • David Sanborn
    • Solo Instrumental, Flute, Flute (Alto), Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
    • Howard Johnson
    • Clarinet, Tuba, Arranger, Bass (Electric), Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone)

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