In A Mellow Tone : GIL EVANS
Hosted By: Alnoor Allidina
Sep. 26th, 2012
Out Of The Cool: Master arranger Gil Evans was born 100 years ago this past May. Co-Host Alnoor Allidina presents a look at this great Canadian jazz icon, drawing from his 1960s recordings on Impulse and Verve. We will also sample from Centennial, a collection of Evans' recently discovered works.
Also: Tune in for a chance to win two tickets to the upcoming Willem Breuker Kollektief show, courtesy of the Ottawa Jazz Festival. The concert takes place on October 1 2012, at the NAC Fourth Stage.
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Out of the Cool
Track: Where Flamingos Fly
Label: Impulse!
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Out of the Cool
Track: La Nevada
Label: Impulse!
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Out of the Cool
Track: Sunken Treasure
Label: Impulse!
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: The Individualism Of Gil Evans
Track: Time of the Barracudas
Label: Verve
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: The Individualism Of Gil Evans
Track: Las Vegas Tango
Label: Verve
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: The Individualism Of Gil Evans
Track: El Torreador
Label: Verve
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: The Individualism Of Gil Evans
Track: Nothing Like You
Label: Verve
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans
Track: Dancing on a Great Big Rainbow
Label: independent
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans
Track: Smoking My Sad Cigarette
Label: independent
Artist: Willem Breuker Kollektif
Album: With Strings Attached
Track: Sensemayá
Label: BVHaast
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Blues in Orbit
Track: Thoroughbred
Label: enja
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Blues in Orbit
Track: Love in the Open
Label: enja
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Blues in Orbit
Track: Variation on the Misery
Label: enja
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Blues in Orbit
Track: Blues in Orbit
Label: enja
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Where Flamingos Fly
Track: Nana
Label: Artists House
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Where Flamingos Fly
Track: Love Your Love
Label: Artists House
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Where Flamingos Fly
Track: Jelly Rolls
Label: Artists House
Artist: Gil Evans
Album: Where Flamingos Fly
Track: Where Flamingos Fly
Label: Artists House
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Bill Coleman, 1904-1981
About Me
- Ron Sweetman
- Ron Sweetman has been an activist for jazz and blues since arriving in Canada in 1969. He was a founder member of L’Atelier de Musique Experimentale (1972), Jazz Ottawa (1976), and Music Now (1997). He has written for CODA magazine since 1970, and has been a member of the Down Beat International Critics Poll since 1982. He has hosted his weekly jazz and blues radio show “In A Mellow Tone” on CKCU-FM 93.1 since May 1976. In his spare time, Ron is a management consultant.
