Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980)

Live at Public Theatre (New York (1980)
Live album by Gil Evans
Released 1981
Recorded February 8 & 9, 1980 at The Public Theater, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length 37:40
Label Trio PL 25209
Producer Masabumi Kikuchi
Gil Evans chronology
Anti-Heroes
(1980)		 Live at the Public Theatre (New York 1980)
(1980)		 Lunar Ecliypse
(1981)

Live at the Public Theatre (New York 1980) is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in New York in 1980 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, and Lew Soloff and originally released on the Japanese Trio label in two volumes.[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the first volume 3 stars stating "One of arranger Gil Evans's main talents was his ability to fuse diverse, unique performers into a unified ensemble. He accomplishes that... even if his presence is felt more than heard".[2] They gave the second volume 2½ stars noting " Although the end results do not quite live up to the potential of this unique ensemble, there are plenty of colorful moments".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicVol. 1 [2]
AllmusicVol. 2 [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated

Volume 1:

  1. "Anita's Dance" - 17:11
  2. "Jelly Roll" - 4:48
  3. "Alyrio" - 3:14
  4. "Variation on the Misery" - 6:20
  5. "Gone, Gone, Gone" - 7:51
  6. "Up from the Skies" (Jimi Hendrix) - 4:19

Volume 2:

  1. "Copenhagen Sight" - 6:27
  2. "Zee Zee" - 11:02
  3. "Sirhan's Blues" (John Benson Brooks) - 7:41
  4. "Stone Free" (Hendrix) - 14:14
  5. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" (Charles Mingus) - 9:33

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Gil Evans discography accessed June 17, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 17, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 17, 2014.
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