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All rights reserved.Svengali (Koch) - Evans, Gil (CD 1999)
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| Track Listing SVENGALI: 1. Thoroughbred 2. Blues in Orbit 3. Eleven 4. Cry of Hunger 5. Summertime 6. Zee Zee
Album Notes Recorded at Trinity Church and Philharmonic Hall, New York, New York in 1973. Personnel: Gil Evans (piano, electric piano); Ted Dunbar (guitar); Trevor Koehler (flute, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone); Billy Harper (flute, tenor saxophone); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone, flugelhorn, tuba); Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, Richard Williams , Tex Allen (trumpet); Sharon Freeman, Peter Levin (French horn); Joseph Daley (trombone, tuba); David Horowitz (synthesizer); Herb Bushler (bass guitar); Bruce Ditmas (drums); Susan Evans (percussion). Arranger: Gil Evans. Rescued from obscurity and the collectors' shops, the once-rare 1973 SVENGALI (Gil Evans' name scrambled) is back in print. Gil Evans emerged toward the end of the big band era as a composer and arranger, and collaborated with Miles Davis for several albums in the early 1960s (QUIET NIGHTS, SKETCHES OF SPAIN). Like Miles, Evans did not stand still musically and borrowed from jazz's outer limits as well as the progressive/experimental rock and electronic music of the late '60s/early '70s. The results sometimes sound like Frank Zappa (circa 1968-71) jamming with the Duke Ellington Orchestra on Mars in the year 2010: swinging, yet daring, electric, searing and probing. The Evans band featured players who would go on to be leaders in their own right: David Sanborn, Billy Harper (who contributes two tunes) and Hannibal Marvin Peterson. This is an important album in the history of both big band jazz and fusion. Editorial Reviews JazzTimes (06/01/1999) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||
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