The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix
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| Studio album by Gil Evans Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | June 11, 12 & 13, 1974 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 74:33 Reissue with bonus tracks | |||
| Label | RCA CPL1-0667 | |||
| Producer | Gil Evans | |||
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  |
The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix is an album of Jimi Hendrix's compositions arranged by jazz composer, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in 1974 and performed by Evans with an orchestra featuring David Sanborn, Howard Johnson, Billy Harper, and John Abercrombie. The album was re-released with additional tracks on CD in 1988.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Evans' arrangements uplift many of Hendrix's more blues-oriented compositions and create a memorable set that is rock-oriented but retains the improvisation and personality of jazz".
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