Gil Evans
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- 53%Miles Davis
- 44%McCoy Tyner
- 41%Charlie Mingus
- 40%Bud Powell
- 40%Jim Hall
- 40%Thelonious Monk
- 39%Cole Porter
- 39%Duke Ellington
- 39%Gerry Mulligan
- 39%Horace Silver
Biography
Ian Ernest Gilmore Green, 13 May 1912, Toronto, Canada, d. 20 March 1988, Cuernavaca, Mexico. Although self-taught, Evans became extraordinarily proficient as a pianist and composer, though his greatest talent lay in his abilities as an arranger. He formed his first band in 1933 in California, where he was raised. He wrote most of the arrangements, a duty he retained when the band was later fronted by popular singer Skinnay Ennis. Up to this point Evans’ work had followed the orthodox line... Read more
Genres
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jazz
cool jazz
arranger
modern jazz
jazz piano
jazz
cool jazz
arranger
modern jazz
jazz piano
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