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Gil Evans
Gil Evans
Position:
Arranger, Composer, Conductor
Year of Birth:
1912
Years with Miles:
1949-1968

An alumnus of the legendary Claude Thornhill big band of the late 1930s to mid-1940s, and one of the most important collaborators in Miles' career; his passion for modern classical ideas and visionary view of jazz arranging provided Miles both inspiration and rich soundscapes upon which to solo, including Birth of the Cool, Miles Ahead and Sketches of Spain.

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Aos Pes Da Cruz
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Bess, You Is My Woman Now
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Blues for Pablo
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Buzzard Song
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Come Get It
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Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio)
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Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
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En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor (adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez) – Live
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Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab
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Gone
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Gone (take 4)
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Gone, Gone, Gone
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Here Come De Honey Man
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I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)
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I Loves You, Porgy
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I Loves You, Porgy
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It Ain’t Necessarily So
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It Gets Better
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Lament
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Medley: The Meaning of The Blues/Lament – Live
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Miles Ahead
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My Man’s Gone Now
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My Ship
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New Rhumba
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New Rhumba – Live
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Nothing Like You
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Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess
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Once Upon A Summertime
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Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)
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Saeta
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So What – Live
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Solea
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Song No. 1
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Song No. 2
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Song of Our Country
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Spring Is Here – Live
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Springsville
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Star on Cicely
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Star People
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Summertime
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That’s Right
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The Duke
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The Maids of Cadiz
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The Meaning of The Blues
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The Pan Piper
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The Time of The Barracudas
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There’s A Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York
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U ‘n’ l
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Wait Till You See Her
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Will O’ The Wisp
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