http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6470&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Fdiscography.rssCanadian-born, but raised in California's agricultural Central Valley, Gil Evans' tonal colors are unique with an eerie, disquieting quality. His laid-back charts for Claude Thornhill in the '40s helped lay the foundation for Cool jazz, and his apartment was a meeting place for like-minded moderns such as Gerry Mulligan, Miles Davis, and John Lewis. They all got together on the classic <I>Birth of the Cool</I> LP. That Miles Davis album was a popular bust but was hugely influential and Evans went on to record three stunning albums with Davis in the late '50s and he started recording his own big band throughout this period. His solo albums and collaborations with Kenny Burrell and Astrud Gilberto in the '60s are equally impressive and carry his unmistakable sound. Evans got into electronics and continued experimenting in the '70s, but most of this later work lacks focus (excluding his surprisingly good tribute to Jimi Hendrix in '74). - Nick DedinaModern Big Banden720Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:42:23 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6470&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Fdiscography.rss Canadian-born, but raised in California's agricultural Central Valley, Gil Evans' tonal colors are unique with an eerie, disquieting quality. His laid-back charts for Claude Thornhill in the '40s helped lay the foundation for Cool jazz, and his apartment was a meeting place for like-minded moderns such as Gerry Mulligan, Miles Davis, and John Lewis. They all got together on the classic <I>Birth of the Cool</I> LP. 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Evans got into electronics and continued experimenting in the '70s, but most of this later work lacks focus (excluding his surprisingly good tribute to Jimi Hendrix in '74). - Nick Dedina http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10768221&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Fdiscography.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Gil Evans Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.10768221 alb.10768221 Gil Evans art.6470 9.99 The Complete Pacific Jazz Sessions alb.10768221 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/2/8/858206_170x170.jpg 2006-06-06 00:00:00.0 2006-06-06 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10768221&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10768221&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7568349&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Fdiscography.rss Modern Big Band Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Gil Evans Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.7568349 alb.7568349 Gil Evans art.6470 9.99 Svengali 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