Gil Evans
- Instrument:
- Piano
- Styles:
- Big Band, Contemporary Jazz, Post Bop, Bop, Fusion, Vocal, Cool Jazz, Swing, Modal, Avant-garde Jazz
Best Gil Evans Albums
Miles Ahead
Miles Davis + 19, Gil Evans
1957
Bop
The Individualism Of Gil Evans
Gil Evans
1964
Bop
Svengali
Gil Evans
1973
Big Band
Gil Evans & Ten
Gil Evans
1957
Big Band
Last Session - Live At "Perugia Jazz Festival" July 11, 1987
Sting, Gil Evans
1993
Fusion
Sketches Of Spain
Miles Davis Arranged And Conducted By Gil Evans
1961
Masabumi Kikuchi + Gil Evans = 菊地雅章+ギル・エヴァンス・オーケストラ
Masabumi Kikuchi, Gil Evans, Masabumi Kikuchi, Gil Evans And His Orchestra
1972
Big Band
Gil Evans
Gil Evans
1971
Misa Espiritual – Airto's Brazilian Mass
Airto Moreira, Gil Evans, WDR Big Band Köln
1983
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Where Flamingos Fly
Gil Evans
1981
Big Band
Gil Evans Albums by Style
Big Band
Gil Evans & Ten
Gil Evans
1957
Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
1974
There Comes A Time
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
1976
Where Flamingos Fly
Gil Evans
1981
Great Jazz Standards
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
1959
Contemporary Jazz
Gil Meets John And Lee
Gil Evans
Synthetic Evans
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
1976
Live At Umbria Jazz Vol.II
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
2001
Live At Umbria Jazz Vol.I
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
2000
Rhythm A Ning
Gil Evans
1988
Fusion
Parabola
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
1979
Svengali
Gil Evans
1973
Priestess
Gil Evans
1983
Little Wing (Live In Germany)
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
1978
Live At Umbria Jazz 87'
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
2000
Similar Artists
Top Labels
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Columbia | 88 |
| Verve Records | 64 |
| Legacy | 31 |
| Blue Note | 19 |
| Impulse! | 17 |
| EMI | 17 |
| Sony Music | 14 |
| CBS | 11 |
| RCA Victor | 10 |
| Electric Bird | 10 |
Gil Evans Collaborations
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Lew Soloff | Trumpet | 20 |
| Miles Evans | Trumpet | 19 |
| Shunzo Ohno | Trumpet | 19 |
| Pete Levin | Synthesizer | 17 |
| Chris Hunter | Alto Saxophone | 17 |
| Mark Egan | Bass | 14 |
| Hannibal Marvin Peterson | Trumpet | 13 |
| Tom Malone | Trombone | 12 |
| John Clark | French Horn | 10 |
| George Adams | Tenor Saxophone | 10 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Lew Soloff | Trumpet | 20 |
| Claude Thornhill | Piano | 13 |
| Miles Davis | Trumpet | 13 |
| Barry Galbraith | Guitar [Uncredited] | 12 |
| Howard Johnson | Tuba | 12 |
| John Clark | French Horn | 12 |
| Jack Ferrier | Alto Saxophone [Uncredited] | 11 |
| Ted Goddard | Clarinet | 11 |
| Claude Thornhill | Directed By [Uncredited] | 11 |
| Tasso Harris | Trombone [Uncredited] | 11 |
Key Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Davis | Leader | 42 |
| Various | Leader | 42 |
| Creed Taylor | Producer | 8 |
| Shigo Yamaguchi | Art Direction | 7 |
| Masahisa Segawa | Liner Notes | 6 |
| Shigeyuki Kawashima | Producer | 6 |
| Astrud Gilberto | Leader | 6 |
| Ed Michel | Liner Notes | 5 |
| Ray Russell | Producer | 5 |
| Charlie Parker | Leader | 5 |
Discography
Total: 406 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Truesdell, Gil Evans Project | Live At Jazz Standard Vol. 2 Shades Of Sound | Outside in Music | Sideman | Big Band | 2025 |
| Ulrich Gumpert B3 – Special | Live | Mara Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2025 |
| Zanja All Stars | Cuban Jam Session Volume 2 | Zanja Records | Sideman | Afro-Cuban | 2025 |
| Miles Davis | Quiet Nights | - | Sideman | 2024 | |
| Harvie Swartz, Roni Ben-Hur, Sylvia Cuenca | Wondering | Dot Time Records | Sideman | Bop | 2022 |
| Fabio De Angelis, Luca De Toni, Robert Bonisolo, Ares Tavolazzi | Third Wave | Gleam Records | Sideman | 2022 | |
| Andrew Rathbun | Semantics | SteepleChase | Sideman | Post Bop | 2022 |
| Alison Balsom, Scott Stroman, Britten Sinfonia | Quiet City | Warner Classics | Sideman | Modern | 2022 |
| Gil Evans And His Orchestra | Live At Fabrik Hamburg 1986 | Jazzline Classics | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2022 |
| Theo Croker Quartet | Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic XII - Sketches Of Miles | ACT | Sideman | Cool Jazz | 2022 |
| Ron Carter | Foursight: The Complete Stockholm Tapes | In & Out Records | Sideman | Bop | 2022 |
| Sting, Gil Evans And His Orchestra | Umbria Jazz Festival '87 | Inter Art Committees | Sideman | 2021 | |
| Alex Lefaivre Quartet | Naufragés | Arté Boréal | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2021 |
| Fugu Quintet | Interweavement | Not On Label (Fugu Quintet Self-released) | Sideman | Dark Jazz | 2021 |
| Wilde Agathe | Vol. 1 | Not On Label | Sideman | 2020 | |
| Thomas Marriott | Trumpet Ship | Origin Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2020 |
| John Harle | The John Harle Collection | Sospiro Records | Sideman | Avant-garde Jazz | 2020 |
| Rob Pronk | The Bebop Years (Studio Sessions 1950 - 1957) | Nederlands Jazz Archief | Sideman | Bop | 2020 |
| Adam Kolker | Lost | Sunnyside | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2020 |
| Ofer Shapira | Lockdown | Gut String Records | Sideman | 2020 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Big Band | 86 | 9.5% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 64 | 7.1% |
| Post Bop | 36 | 4% |
| Bop | 31 | 3.4% |
| Fusion | 27 | 3% |
| Vocal | 25 | 2.8% |
| Cool Jazz | 20 | 2.2% |
| Swing | 19 | 2.1% |
| Modal | 14 | 1.6% |
| Avant-garde Jazz | 11 | 1.2% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 307 | 34% |
| Pop | 31 | 3.4% |
| Stage & Screen | 19 | 2.1% |
| Rock | 13 | 1.4% |
| Electronic | 13 | 1.4% |
| Classical | 11 | 1.2% |
| Latin | 10 | 1.1% |
| Funk / Soul | 7 | 0.8% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 7 | 0.8% |
| Blues | 3 | 0.3% |