Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in London in 1978 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Arthur Blythe, George Adams, and Lew Soloff and released on RCA label.Gil Evans discography accessed June 16, 2014.
Reception Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.Allmusic listing accessed June 16, 2014.
Track listing All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated "Angel" (Jimi Hendrix) - 5:05 "Parabola" (Alan Shorter) - 6:45 "Orange Was The Colour of Her Dress then Silk Blue" (Charles Mingus) - 7:00 "Stone Free" (Hendrix) - 10:20 "Fugue from Concorde" (John Lewis) - 8:30 "Blues Inc. Medley: Cheryl/Birdhead/Relaxing at Camarillo" (Charlie Parker) "Epilogue"
Personnel Gil Evans - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor Lew Soloff - trumpet, piccolo trumpet Ernie Royal - trumpet, flugelhorn Hannibal Marvin Peterson - trumpet, orchestra chimes John Clark - French horn, guitar Bob Stewart - tuba, flugelhorn Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone George Adams - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, alto flute David Sanborn - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Pete Levin - Minimoog, clavinet Masabumi Kikuchi - electric organ Herb Bushler - bass Sue Evans - drums, timpani, percussion
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