http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6470&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.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, 28 Dec 2009 15:39:02 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6470&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.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. 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 Dedina http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2047312&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Mon, 1 Jan 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2047312 tra.2047312 Gil Evans art.6470 0.0 Out Of The Cool alb.97355 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/6/1/1231695_170x170.jpg 1996-03-26 00:00:00.0 1962-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Le Nevada tra.2047312 933000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2047312&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2047312&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10768959&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 10768959 tra.10768959 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 The Complete Pacific Jazz Sessions 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Tue, 1 Jan 1957 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2061194 tra.2061194 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Gil Evans & Ten alb.123068 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/3/8/1178310_170x170.jpg 2006-12-05 00:00:00.0 1957-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Jambangle tra.2061194 297000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061194&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061194&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1896445&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 1896445 tra.1896445 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Priceless Jazz Collection alb.120064 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/9/7/1107980_170x170.jpg 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true Where Flamingos Fly tra.1896445 312000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1896445&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1896445&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061190&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 1 Jan 1957 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2061190 tra.2061190 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Gil Evans & Ten alb.123068 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/3/8/1178310_170x170.jpg 2006-12-05 00:00:00.0 1957-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Big Stuff tra.2061190 286000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061190&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061190&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1444138&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 25 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 1444138 tra.1444138 Gil Evans art.6470 0.0 Talkin' Verve: Cool alb.239606 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/0/6/1316070_170x170.jpg 1997-03-25 00:00:00.0 1997-03-25 00:00:00.0 true Spoonful tra.1444138 825000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1444138&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1444138&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10768960&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 10768960 tra.10768960 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 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 Joy Spring tra.10768960 168000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10768960&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10768960&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061193&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 1 Jan 1957 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2061193 tra.2061193 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Gil Evans & Ten alb.123068 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/3/8/1178310_170x170.jpg 2006-12-05 00:00:00.0 1957-01-01 00:00:00.0 true If You Could See Me Now tra.2061193 255000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061193&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061193&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10768965&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 10768965 tra.10768965 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 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 King Porter Stomp tra.10768965 197000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10768965&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10768965&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061189&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 1 Jan 1957 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2061189 tra.2061189 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Gil Evans & Ten alb.123068 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/3/8/1178310_170x170.jpg 2006-12-05 00:00:00.0 1957-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Ella Speed tra.2061189 347000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061189&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061189&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061192&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 1 Jan 1957 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2061192 tra.2061192 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Gil Evans & Ten alb.123068 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/3/8/1178310_170x170.jpg 2006-12-05 00:00:00.0 1957-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Just One Of Those Things tra.2061192 263000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061192&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061192&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3889215&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 3889215 tra.3889215 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix alb.114514 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/0/1/1811074_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Little Wing tra.3889215 394000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3889215&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3889215&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7570191&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 7570191 tra.7570191 Gil Evans art.6470 0.69 Svengali alb.7568349 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/1/0/1270151_170x170.jpg 2009-04-06 00:00:00.0 2005-07-26 00:00:00.0 true Eleven (Full Length Version) tra.7570191 338000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7570191&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7570191&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2047317&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Mon, 1 Jan 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2047317 tra.2047317 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Out Of The Cool alb.97355 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/6/1/1231695_170x170.jpg 1996-03-26 00:00:00.0 1962-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Sister Sadie tra.2047317 416000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2047317&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2047317&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2748073&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2748073 tra.2748073 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix alb.114514 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/0/1/1811074_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Angel tra.2748073 249000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2748073&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2748073&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2748082&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2748082 tra.2748082 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix alb.114514 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/0/1/1811074_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Up From The Skies - (alternate take) tra.2748082 611000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2748082&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2748082&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2748078&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2748078 tra.2748078 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix alb.114514 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/0/1/1811074_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Voodoo Chile tra.2748078 303000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2748078&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2748078&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18902147&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 2 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 18902147 tra.18902147 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Live At Umbria Jazz Vol.I alb.18896793 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/2/6/1196285_170x170.jpg 2008-02-24 00:00:00.0 2001-01-02 00:00:00.0 true Bud and Bird tra.18902147 1170000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18902147&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18902147&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2305764&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 1 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2305764 tra.2305764 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Paris Blues alb.127735 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/3/3/253304_170x170.jpg 1987-10-01 00:00:00.0 1987-12-01 00:00:00.0 true Reincarnation Of A Lovebird tra.2305764 429000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2305764&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2305764&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2047316&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Mon, 1 Jan 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 2047316 tra.2047316 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Out Of The Cool alb.97355 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/6/1/1231695_170x170.jpg 1996-03-26 00:00:00.0 1962-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Sunken Treasure tra.2047316 259000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2047316&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2047316&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1964565&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 4 Oct 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 1964565 tra.1964565 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Verve Jazz Masters 23 alb.101058 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/4/6/1316480_170x170.jpg 1994-10-04 00:00:00.0 1994-10-04 00:00:00.0 true Las Vegas Tango tra.1964565 397000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1964565&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1964565&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1964564&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 4 Oct 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 1964564 tra.1964564 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Verve Jazz Masters 23 alb.101058 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/4/6/1316480_170x170.jpg 1994-10-04 00:00:00.0 1994-10-04 00:00:00.0 true Moon And Sand tra.1964564 257000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1964564&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1964564&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1896453&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 1896453 tra.1896453 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Priceless Jazz Collection alb.120064 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/9/7/1107980_170x170.jpg 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true Savanna tra.1896453 231000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1896453&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1896453&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1896449&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Big Band Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gil Evans on Rhapsody Online 1896449 tra.1896449 Gil Evans art.6470 0.99 Priceless Jazz Collection alb.120064 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/9/7/1107980_170x170.jpg 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true Travelin' Light tra.1896449 179000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1896449&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1896449&variant=data&rws=%2Fgil-evans%2Ftop-tracks.rss