Gil Evans

Gil Evans

Movies for Gil Evans...

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Title: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Character: Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)
Released: August 23, 2019
Type: Movie
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
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Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit
Title: Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit
Character: Piano
Released: July 11, 1987
Type: Movie
In this 1987 film from Italy's Perugia Jazz Festival, Sting joins jazz keyboardist Gil Evans for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. The concert blends both artists' distinctive styles into a fusion that brings new shades to each song. Tracks include "Up from the Skies," "There Comes a Time," "Strange Fruit," "Walking on the Moon," "Synchronicity," "Message in a Bottle," "Consider Me Gone," "Roxanne" and "Murder by Numbers."
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The Sound of Miles Davis
Title: The Sound of Miles Davis
Character: Himself
Released: April 9, 1959
Type: Movie
Miles playing with sextet and Evans orchestra. A TV program hosted by Robert Herridge, The Robert Herridge Theater from Studio 61, and recorded in New York in 1959. With the legendary Miles Davis Quintet featuring John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb and enhanced by the Gil Evans Orchestra.