Live Sweet Basil Vol. 2 is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded by King Records (Japan) in New York in 1984 featuring Evans with his Monday Night Orchestra which included George Adams, Howard Johnson, and Lew Soloff and originally released in the US on the Gramavision label.Discogs album entry accessed June 17, 2014.
Reception Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars, stating, " Although arranger/keyboardist Gil Evans is the leader of the 14-piece band, he has a very minor presence on the set, letting his talented sidemen get self-indulgent and take seemingly endless solos. Because the supporting cast includes such fine players... This is a lesser effort that should have been a memorable one".Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 17, 2014.
Track listing All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated "Jelly Roll" - 11:15 "Friday the 13th" (Thelonious Monk) - 13:44 "Gone" – 16:00 "Prelude to Stone Free" - 8:42 "Stone Free" (Jimi Hendrix) - 14:00 "Snowflake Bop" (Anita Evans) - 16:58
Personnel Gil Evans - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor Lew Soloff, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Shunzo Ohno, Miles Evans - trumpet George Adams - tenor saxophone Chris Hunter - alto saxophone Howard Johnson - tuba, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Tom Malone - trombone Hiram Bullock - guitar Pete Levin - synthesizer Mark Egan - electric bass Adam Nussbaum - drums Mino Cinelu - percussion
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