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Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Centennial Project On JazzSet

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Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Centennial Project On JazzSet

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Hear a live performance at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival. Gretchen Parlato sings a song that Bill Evans arranged for Astrud Gilberto, while Truesdell chooses additional pieces with special meaning.

Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Centennial Project On JazzSet

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Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Centennial Project, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012

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Newport Jazz Festival

Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Centennial Project, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012

What if there were lost big-band masterpieces by the great composer/arranger Gil Evans which never made it to record? One man has found a whole stash of charts, and has brought their hues to light.

Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Centennial Project, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012

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Digging Up The 'Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans'

Ryan Truesdell has turned unheard Gil Evans scores into richly textured works on Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans. Dina Regine hide caption

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Digging Up The 'Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans'

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Scholar and fan Ryan Truesdell has turned unheard Evans scores into richly textured works.

Digging Up The 'Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans'

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Gil Evans, Essential Jazz Arranger, At 100

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Gil Evans, Essential Jazz Arranger, At 100

Famous for his collaborations with Miles Davis, Evans brought orchestral colors and textures to jazz, and was a pioneer of the "cool" sound.

Gil Evans, Essential Jazz Arranger, At 100

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Gil Evans: Distinction in Arranging

In 1974 Gil Evans recorded an album of Jimi Hendrix's music; the two had planned to collaborate before Hendrix's early death. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption

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Gil Evans: Distinction in Arranging

One of the most creative arrangers in jazz history, the composer and bandleader continuously developed new musical textures — including many heralded collaborations with Miles Davis — during a career of more than half a century.

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Miles Davis: 'Sketches of Spain'

According to jazz commentator Murray Horwitz, listening to Sketches of Spain is akin to being in a gypsy camp on the hills of Andalucia. Recorded near the middle of Davis' nearly 50-year career, this jazz adaptation of classical compositions features such gems as "Concierto De Aranjuez."

Miles Davis: 'Sketches of Spain'

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