Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 explained

Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978
Type:Live album
Artist:Gil Evans
Cover:Gil_Evans_Live_at_the_Royal_Festival_Hall_London_1978.jpg
Released:1979
Recorded:February 25, 1978
Venue:Royal Festival Hall, London
Genre:Jazz
Length:37:40
Label:RCA PL 25209
Producer:Gil Evans, Peter Bould, Peter Ball
Chronology:Gil Evans
Prev Title:There Comes a Time (album)
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Parabola
Next Year:1979

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.[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated

  1. "Angel" (Jimi Hendrix) - 5:05
  2. "Parabola" (Alan Shorter) - 6:45
  3. "Orange Was The Colour of Her Dress then Silk Blue" (Charles Mingus) - 7:00
  4. "Stone Free" (Hendrix) - 10:20
  5. "Fugue from Concorde" (John Lewis) - 8:30
  6. "Blues Inc. Medley: Cheryl/Birdhead/Relaxing at Camarillo" (Charlie Parker)
  7. "Epilogue"

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/G/GilEvans/LiveAtTheRoyalFestivalHall_x.html Gil Evans discography
  2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-royal-festival-hall-mw0000899626 Allmusic listing

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