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Gil Evans

American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist (1912–1988)

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Names in other languages(38)

ar

جيل إيفانز

arz

جيل ايفانز (ملحن)

ast

Gil Evans

azb

قیل ایوانز

ca

Gil Evans

cs

Gil Evans

da

Gil Evans

de

Gil Evans

el

Γκιλ Έβανς

en

Gil Evans

eo

Gil Evans

es

Gil Evans

fa

گیل اونز

fi

Gil Evans

fr

Gil Evans

ga

Gil Evans

he

גיל אוונס

hu

Gil Evans

id

Gil Evans

it

Gil Evans

ja

ギル・エヴァンス

ko

길 에반스

nb

Gil Evans

nl

Gil Evans

nn

Gil Evans

pl

Gil Evans

pt

Gil Evans

pt-br

Gil Evans

ru

Джил Эванс

sl

Gil Evans

sq

Gil Evans

sv

Gil Evans

th

กิล อีแวนส์

zh

吉爾·伊文斯

zh-cn

吉尔·埃文斯

zh-hans

吉尔·埃文斯

zh-hant

吉爾·埃文斯

mul

Gil Evans

Identity & names
Given name
first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Gil

Family name
part of full name of person

Evans

Life & background
Date of birth
date on which the subject was born

May 12, 1912

Date of death
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March 19, 1988

Date of death
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May 19, 1988

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Canada

Place of birth
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Toronto

Place of death
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Place of death (Wikidata)
Residence
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New York City

Residence
the place where the person is or has been, resident

Westbeth Artists Community

Music & creative work
Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

piano

Instrument
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jazz piano

Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

electric piano

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Columbia Records

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Impulse!

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Pacific Jazz Records

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Prestige

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Verve Records

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ACT Music

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Antilles

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EmArcy Records

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Enja Records

Awards & recognition
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Guggenheim Fellowship

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Hall of Fame

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Hall of Fame

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Hall of Fame

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

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Gil Evans: Albums & Discography

Popular albums and track listings from the Gil Evans catalog.

  1. The Best Of Miles Davis & Gil Evans(1997)

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    Tracklist

    1. 1My Ship4:28
    2. 2Miles Ahead3:30
    3. 3Blues For Pablo5:19
    4. 4Gone3:37
    5. 5My Man's Gone Now6:15
    6. 6It Ain't Necessarily So4:24
    7. 7Summertime3:18
    8. 8I Loves You, Porgy3:40
    9. 9Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio)16:19
    10. 10Wait Till You See Her4:02
    11. 11Corcovado2:42
    12. 12The Time Of The Barracudas (Excerpt)3:06
  2. Four Classic Albums(2013)

    Tracklist

    1. 1New Bottle Old Wine
    2. 1-1St Louis Blues5:25
    3. 1-2King Porter Stomp3:19
    4. 1-3Willow Tree4:40
    5. 1-4Struttin With Some Barbecue4:33
    6. 1-5Lester Leaps4:17
    7. 1-6'Round Midnight4:09
    8. 1-7Manteca5:18
    9. 1-8Bird Feathers6:55
    10. 10Great Jazz Standards
    11. 1-9Davenport Blues4:25
    12. 1-10Straight, No Chaser6:19
    13. 1-11Ballad Of The Sad Young Men4:00
    14. 1-12Joy Spring2:48
    15. 1-13Django8:05
    16. 1-14Chant Of The Weed4:25
    17. 1-15Theme (La Nevada)6:19
    18. 18Out Of The Cool
    19. 2-1La Nevada15:32
    20. 2-2Where Flamingos Fly5:10
    21. 2-3Bilbao Song4:11
    22. 2-4Stratusphunk8:03
    23. 2-5Sunken Treasure4:17
    24. 24Into The Hot
    25. 2-6Moon Taj8:20
    26. 2-7Pots5:46
    27. 2-8Angkor Wat6:21
    28. 2-9Bulbs6:51
    29. 2-10Barry's Tune3:39
    30. 2-11Mixed10:15
  3. Columbia Jazz Profiles(2008)

    Tracklist

    1. 1New Rhumba
    2. 2Miles Ahead
    3. 3Blues For Pablo
    4. 4Buzzard Song
    5. 5Gone, Gone, Gone
    6. 6My Man's Gone Now
    7. 7Solea
    8. 8The Pan Piper
    9. 9Arab Dance (Traditional)
    10. 10King Porter Stomp
    11. 11Angel
    12. 12Up From The Skies
    13. 13Little Wing
  4. Dream Of You + Merrill At Midnight(2008)

    Tracklist

    1. 1People Will Say We're In Love2:38
    2. 2By Myself3:26
    3. 3Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home4:13
    4. 4I've Never Seen3:36
    5. 5He Was Too Good To Me3:05
    6. 6A New Town Is A Blue Town3:12
    7. 7You're Lucky To Me3:29
    8. 8Where Flamingos Fly2:48
    9. 9Dream Of You2:56
    10. 10I'm Fool To Want You4:09
    11. 11I'm Just A Lucky So And So3:11
    12. 12Troubled Waters3:16
    13. 13Soft As Spring3:17
    14. 14Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair2:54
    15. 15Lazy Afternoon3:10
    16. 16The Things We Did Last Summer3:08
    17. 17After You, Who?3:06
    18. 18If You Go3:14
    19. 19If I Forget You3:23
    20. 20If Love Were All3:00
    21. 21Easy Come Easy Go3:46
    22. 22I'll Be Around2:46
  5. The Gil Evans Collection(2000)

    Tracklist

    1. 1St. Louis Blues
    2. 2King Porter Stomp
    3. 3Struttin' With Some Barbecue
    4. 4Lester Leaps in
    5. 5Manteca
    6. 6Bird Feathers
    7. 7Davenport Blues
    8. 8Straight No Chaser
    9. 9Joy Spring
    10. 10Django
    11. 11La Nevada (Theme)
  6. Priceless Jazz Collection(1998)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Where Flamingos Fly5:11
    2. 2Push De Button5:59
    3. 3Cheek To Cheek3:10
    4. 4La Nevada15:33
    5. 5Travelin' Light2:57
    6. 6Cocoanut Sweet4:12
    7. 7Bilbao Song4:10
    8. 8Aren't You Glad You're You2:50
    9. 9Savanna3:55
    10. 10Sunken Treasure4:15
    11. 11Napolean5:03
  7. Carnegie Hall, May 19, 1961 Miles Davis & Gil Evans "Concierto De Aranjuez"(1997)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Concierto De Aranjuez (Part 1 & 2)16:46
    2. 2Teo9:14
    3. 3Walkin'9:18
    4. 4I Thought About You4:42
    5. 5Spring Is Here4:02
    6. 6No Blues10:48
    7. 7Oleo7:23
    8. 8Someday My Prince Will Come2:43
    9. 9The Meaning Of The Blues / Lament / New Rhumba8:28
  8. Live 1986 - Unissued(1994)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Boogie Stop Shuffle3:42
    2. 2Subway16:38
    3. 3Goodbye Pork Pie Hat10:24
    4. 4Voodoo Chile8:22
    5. 5Here Come De Honey Man13:28
    6. 6Eleven9:47
  9. The Mother Of The Book(1994)

  10. Verve Jazz Masters 23(1994)

Gil Evans: Biography & Facts

American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist (1912–1988)

Names in other languages

  • ar
    جيل إيفانز
  • arz
    جيل ايفانز (ملحن)
  • ast
    Gil Evans
  • azb
    قیل ایوانز
  • ca
    Gil Evans
  • cs
    Gil Evans
  • da
    Gil Evans
  • de
    Gil Evans
  • el
    Γκιλ Έβανς
  • en
    Gil Evans
  • eo
    Gil Evans
  • es
    Gil Evans
  • fa
    گیل اونز
  • fi
    Gil Evans
  • fr
    Gil Evans
  • ga
    Gil Evans
  • he
    גיל אוונס
  • hu
    Gil Evans
  • id
    Gil Evans
  • it
    Gil Evans
  • ja
    ギル・エヴァンス
  • ko
    길 에반스
  • nb
    Gil Evans
  • nl
    Gil Evans
  • nn
    Gil Evans
  • pl
    Gil Evans
  • pt
    Gil Evans
  • pt-br
    Gil Evans
  • ru
    Джил Эванс
  • sl
    Gil Evans
  • sq
    Gil Evans
  • sv
    Gil Evans
  • th
    กิล อีแวนส์
  • zh
    吉爾·伊文斯
  • zh-cn
    吉尔·埃文斯
  • zh-hans
    吉尔·埃文斯
  • zh-hant
    吉爾·埃文斯
  • mul
    Gil Evans

Identity & names

Given name

first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Gil
Family name

part of full name of person

Evans

Life & background

Date of birth

date on which the subject was born

May 12, 1912
Date of death

date on which the subject died

March 19, 1988
Date of death

date on which the subject died

May 19, 1988
Country of citizenship

the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen

Canada
Place of birth

most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Toronto
Place of death

most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) death location of a person, animal or fictional character

Place of death (Wikidata)
Residence

the place where the person is or has been, resident

New York City
Residence

the place where the person is or has been, resident

Westbeth Artists Community

Music & creative work

Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

piano
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

jazz piano
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

electric piano
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Columbia Records
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Impulse!
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Pacific Jazz Records
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Prestige
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Verve Records
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

ACT Music
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Antilles
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

EmArcy Records
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Enja Records

Awards & recognition

Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Guggenheim Fellowship
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Hall of Fame
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Hall of Fame
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Hall of Fame
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Source: Wikidata (Q348477)