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Family archive preserving and activating the legacy of jazz arranger and orchestra leader Gil Evans.

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Gil Evans Archive update: Talks and performances at the Library of Congress, NYFA fiscal sponsorship, record research and new storage

Pictured is a test pressing from Gil’s 1965 sessions at Verve for the Individualism of Gil Evans which was recently repressed by @verve_vault.

Over the past few months I’ve been going through Gil’s extensive record collection identifying significant recordings and inscriptions. Among my discoveries have been records that informed his arrangements for Miles Davis’s Sketches of Spain and Astrud Gilberto’s Look to the Rainbow. I also found a personal note from Dave Brubeck complimenting Gil’s arrangement of his composition of “The Duke” for Miles Davis in Miles Ahead. While sifting through the records I also found photos of Gil sent by the White House.

I recently had a custom record storage and display installed in the apartment which has been an exciting step toward organizing the collection. Thank you @wscworkshop for your wonderful work.

We also secured fiscal sponsorship through the New York Foundation for the Arts, allowing us to fundraise for the continued preservation and processing of the archive, as well as an oral history initiative documenting Gil’s life and work through the memories of those who knew and collaborated with him.

In November, the Library of Congress will be celebrating Miles Davis’s centennial with a concert and study day.

On November 6, the Library will present Unlimited Miles: John Beasley’s Miles Davis at 100, a concert drawing inspiration in part from Gil’s manuscripts, which were acquired by the Library earlier this year.

On November 7, the Library will host a presentation titled Davis and Evans: A Creative Partnership, exploring their creative relationship through Gil’s original manuscripts for Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess and Sketches of Spain.

It’s especially meaningful to see these materials being preserved, studied, played and celebrated. I’m grateful to have a role in preserving this important piece of 20th century American music history.

Thank you @svhatelier for taking this photo and all your help.

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Alfonia Tims, a guitar player that briefly lived at Gil’s apartment. He would give his sons bass lessons. His son recounted that if they did the technical stuff he’d teach them Jimi Hendrix tunes. He unfortunately passed away young as he had an enlarged heart.

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The bulk of ‘Into the Hot,’ credited to conductor Gil Evans, was recorded 65 Octobers ago, including a piece, “Barry’s Tune,” on this very day. An early @impulserecords release (catalog no. A-9), the album featured contributions from The John Carisi Orchestra and the Cecil Taylor Unit, all under the baton of the orchestrating giant Evans.

“Barry’s Tune”

John Carisi: trumpet, arranger
John Glasel: trumpet
Clark Terry: trumpet
Urbie Green: trombone
Bob Brookmeyer: valve trombone
Harvey Phillips: tuba
Phil Woods: alto saxophone
Gene Quill: alto saxophone, clarinet
Eddie Costa: piano, vibes
Barry Galbraith: guitar
Art Davis: bass
Osie Johnson: drums

Recorded October 6th 1961

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The @gilevansarchive has been working to preserve the legacy of famed jazz arranger Gil Evans. Known for his eponymous orchestra as well as legendary collaborations with Miles Davis, Gil Evan’s Archive recently unearthed his expansive vinyl record collection. I had so much fun working on the design and construction of these solid cherry wood display cabinets and shelves that exhibit the collection in the historic Westbeth Artist Housing.

Design: @wscworkshop
Fabrication: @wscworkshop

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#architecture #design #vinyl #jazz #gilevans

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Found this today in Gil’s collection: the New York Art Quartet’s 1965 album featuring Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, Lewis Worrell and Milford Graves. LeRoi Jones (later Amiri Baraka) also appears, reciting his controversial poem Black Dada Nihilismus. Such a special find.

In researching this, I found that Baraka wrote about Gil in Blues People and later discussed Into the Hot in Black Music. Into the Hot was released under Gil’s name but the music was written by Cecil Taylor and John Carisi. Gil had given them his remaining Impulse! studio dates using his position to create space for their avant garde work.

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A clip from the film Soléa @svhatelier is making to document our process unearthing Gil’s archive. Wearing a 1985 @umbriajazzofficial shirt from the archive and holding a record of Hannibal Marvin Pererson, a beloved member of Gil’s orchestra.

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✨TWO WEEKS AWAY!✨

Gil Evans Project makes the @thepocketnyc debut Aug 27-30 performing @milesdavis and @realgilevans classics, BIRTH OF THE COOL and MILES AHEAD featuring @eltipo79 on trumpet.

Ticket link in bio - get your tickets early to secure your table!

(Design by @aarongarz )

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Gil Evans Project makes their debut at NYC’s newest jazz club, The Pocket, Thursday thru Sunday, August 27-30 performing Birth of the Cool and Miles Ahead featuring @eltipo79 Ticket link in bio!

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