Artist: Gil Evans

Gil Evans
Aliases
Gil Evans Orchestra
The Gil Evans Orchestra
Born
May 13, 1912
Died
March 20, 1988
Country
United States
Comments
Born in Canada.

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Las Vegas Tango Gil Evans 1964 (4 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 'Round About Midnight Gil Evans 1958 Cootie Williams and his Orchestra
2 1983-A Merman I Should Turn to Be The Gil Evans Orchestra 1974 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3 Angel The Gil Evans Orchestra 1974 Jimi Hendrix
4 Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home Helen Merrill, Gil Evans 1988 Ruby Hill And Ensemble
5 Aren't You Glad You're You Marcy Lutes with Orchestra Directed by Gil Evans 1957 Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Doris Day
6 Bemsha Swing Steve Lacy & Gil Evans 1984 Thelonious Monk Trio
7 Bilbao Song The Gil Evans Orchestra February 1961
8 By Myself Helen Merrill, Gil Evans 1988 Jack Buchanan
9 Cheek to Cheek Marcy Lutes with Orchestra Directed by Gil Evans 1957 Fred Astaire
10 Django Gil Evans Orchestra 1959 The Modern Jazz Quartet
11 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Gil Evans and Steve Lacy 1988 Charles Mingus
12 Greensleeves Kenny Burrell, Arranged and Conducted By Gil Evans 1965
13 Gypsy Eyes The Gil Evans Orchestra 1974 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
14 He Was Too Good to Me Helen Merrill, Gil Evans 1988
15 I'm Just a Lucky So and So Helen Merrill, Gil Evans 1988 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
16 I'm a Fool to Want You Helen Merrill, Gil Evans 1988 Frank Sinatra
17 If You Could See Me Now Gil Evans 1957 Sarah Vaughan
18 Joy Spring Gil Evans Orchestra 1959 Clifford Brown Ensemble, Featuring Zoot Sims
19 King Porter Stomp Gil Evans 1958 Jelly Roll Morton
20 Last Night When We Were Young Kenny Burrell, Arranged and Conducted By Gil Evans 1965 Lawrence Tibbett and Virginia Bruce
21 Lester Leaps In Gil Evans 1958 Kansas City Seven
22 Little Wing The Gil Evans Orchestra 1974 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
23 Medley: A) Castles Made of Sand B) Foxy Lady The Gil Evans Orchestra 1974 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
24 Medley: A) Crosstown Traffic B) Little Miss Lover The Gil Evans Orchestra 1974 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
25 Moon and Sand Kenny Burrell, Arranged and Conducted By Gil Evans 1965 Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
26 People Will Say We're in Love Helen Merrill, Gil Evans 1988 Alfred Drake & Joan Roberts
27 Reincarnation of a Lovebird Gil Evans and Steve Lacy 1988 The Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
28 St. Louis Blues Gil Evans 1958 Prince's Band
29 Straight, No Chaser Gil Evans Orchestra 1959 Thelonious Monk
30 Struttin' With Some Barbecue Gil Evans 1958 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
31 Summertime Gil Evans 1973 Abbie Mitchell
32 Summertime Helen Merrill, Gil Evans 1988 Abbie Mitchell
33 The Ballad of the Sad Young Men Gil Evans Orchestra 1959 Rod McKuen
34 The Moon Struck One Lee Konitz & Gil Evans 1980 The Band
35 The Moon Struck One The Gil Evans Orchestra 1993 The Band
36 Troubled Waters Helen Merrill, Gil Evans 1988 Mae West & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
37 Up From the Skies The Gil Evans Orchestra 1974 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
38 Voodoo Chile The Gil Evans Orchestra 1974 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Las Vegas Tango Gil Evans (4 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Anti-Heroes Lee Konitz & Gil Evans 1980 Verve
2 Collaboration Helen Merrill, Gil Evans 1988 EmArcy
3 Debut Marcy Lutes with Orchestras Directed by Ralph Burns, Marion Evans and Gil Evans 1957 Decca
4 Gil Evans & Ten Gil Evans 1957 Prestige
5 Great Jazz Standards Gil Evans Orchestra 1959 World Pacific
6 Guitar Forms Kenny Burrell, Arranged and Conducted By Gil Evans 1965 Verve
7 The Individualism of Gil Evans Gil Evans 1964 Verve
8 New Bottle Old Wine Gil Evans 1958 World Pacific
9 Out of the Cool The Gil Evans Orchestra February 1961 Impulse!
10 Paris Blues Gil Evans and Steve Lacy 1988 Owl
11 Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix The Gil Evans Orchestra 1974 RCA Victor
12 Svengali Gil Evans 1973 Atlantic Records
13 Tribute to Gil The Gil Evans Orchestra 1993 Soul Note

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 That's the Way I Feel Now - A Tribute to Thelonious Monk various artists 1984 A&M

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 Tribute to Gil The Gil Evans Orchestra 1993 Soul Note

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