LEADER 02101nam 2200433 a 450 001 9910815202003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-55652-985-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000693007 035 $a(EBL)409118 035 $a(OCoLC)808773078 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC409118 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000693007 100 $a20010813d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGil Evans $eout of the cool : his life and music /$fStephanie Stein Crease 210 $aChicago, IL $cA cappella$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (418 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-55652-493-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 343-347), discography (p. 350-374), and index. 327 $aFront 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; Index 330 $aThe 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 promine 606 $aJazz musicians$zCanada$vBiography 615 0$aJazz musicians 676 $a781.65/092 676 $aB 700 $aStein Crease$b Stephanie$01701916 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815202003321 996 $aGil Evans$94086020 997 $aUNINA