02101nam 2200433 a 450 991081520200332120200520144314.01-55652-985-6(CKB)1000000000693007(EBL)409118(OCoLC)808773078(MiAaPQ)EBC409118(EXLCZ)99100000000069300720010813d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGil Evans out of the cool : his life and music /Stephanie Stein CreaseChicago, IL A cappellac20021 online resource (418 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-55652-493-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-347), discography (p. 350-374), and index.Front Cover; Table of Contents; Stockton; Prince of Swing; Hollywood; Thornhill-His Band and His Sound; Wartime; 52nd Street Annex; Moon Dreams; Jambangle; Out of the Cool; Svengali; Sweet Basil; Epilogue (Parabola); Notes; Bibliography; Selected Discography; IndexThe life (1912?1988) and career of Gil Evans paralleled and often foreshadowed the quickly changing world of jazz through the 20th century. Gil Evans: Out of the Cool is the comprehensive biography of a self-taught musician whom colleagues often regarded as a mentor. His innovative work as a composer, arranger, and bandleader?for Miles Davis, with whom he frequently collaborated over the course of four decades, and for his own ensembles?places him alongside Duke Ellington and Aaron Copland as one of the giants of American music. His unflagging creativity galvanized the most promineJazz musiciansCanadaBiographyJazz musicians781.65/092BStein Crease Stephanie1701916MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815202003321Gil Evans4086020UNINA