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Born: May 13, 1912 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: March 20, 1988 in Cuernavaca, Mexico
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
One of the most significant arrangers in jazz history, Gil Evans' three album-length collaborations with Miles Davis (Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess, and Sketches of Spain) are all considered classics. Evans had a lengthy and wide-ranging career that so ...More >>

Discography: 2003 Live At The Public Center (New York 1980) 2001 Live at Umbria Jazz, Vol. 2 2001 Live at Umbria Jazz, Vol. 1 2001 75th Birthday Concert 2000 Honey Man More >>

Filmograpy:

1991	Jazz Masters Vintage Collection, Vol. 2
1989	Steve Lacy: Lift the Bandstand
1983	Gil Evans and His Orchestra
1983	RMS in Concert with Special Guest Gil Evans: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1983

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Influenced By: Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong Jelly Roll Morton Claude Thornhill Jimi Hendrix More >> Followers: Mike Gibbs Toshiko Akiyoshi David Sanborn Jon Hendricks Lew Soloff More >>

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