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Born
13 May 1912
Born In
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
20 March 1988 (aged 75)
Ian Ernest Gilmore "Gil" Evans (né Green) (May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (The Gil Evans Orchestra), active in the United States. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion, and collaborated extensively with Miles Davis Gil Evans was born in Toronto, Canada, as Ian Ernest Gilmore Green and early took the family name Evans from his stepfather. The family soon moved to California, where he spent the first decades of his life. From 1946 onwards he lived and worked in … read more
Ian Ernest Gilmore "Gil" Evans (né Green) (May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (The Gil Evans Orchestra), active in the United States. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion,… read more
Ian Ernest Gilmore "Gil" Evans (né Green) (May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (The Gil Evans Orchestra), active in the United States. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion, and collaborated extensively with Miles Davis Gil Evans was born in Tor… read more

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2 Play track Columbia Jazz Profiles The Pan Piper
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3 Play track Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio
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8 Play track Verve Jazz Masters 23: Gil Evans Time Of The Barracudas
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9 Play track The Individualism Of Gil Evans Proclamation
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10 Gil Evans & Ten Remember
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    The Individualism Of Gil Evans
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