A live concert performance from 1983 in Switzerland, with the composer and keyboardist leading an all-star band, which includes Randy and Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Lew Soloff, and Mike Mainieri.
Tracks include: "Hotel Me" "Friday the 13th" "Copenhagen Sights" "Stone Free" "Waltz and Variation on the Misery" "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress" "Then Blue Silk" "Here Comes De Honey Man and Gone" "Eleven"
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region 0 Keep Case Widescreen Anamorphic Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Gil Evans Biography
DVD Features:
Region 0 Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Gil Evans Biography
Product Notes
With his 20-piece orchestra, Gil Evans performs innovative arrangements of Gershwin, Charlie Mingus, Thelonius Monk and Jimi Hendrix, as well as his own compositions. Soloists appearing include Michael and Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Howard Johnson, John Clark, Mike Manieri and Billy Cobham. Taped in Switzerland.
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