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Jazz Legends

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Gil Evans. Julian Joseph focuses on the celebrated composer and arranger
Gil Evans , best known for his pioneering work with trumpeter Miles Davis. In 1987, less than a year before he died, Evans celebrated his 75th birthday by giving a concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. The orchestra included saxophonists Steve Lacy and John Surman , trumpeters Lew Soloff and Palle Mikkelborg and percussionist AirtoMoreira. Julian Jospeh introduces highlights of this concert and excerpts from an interview recorded in 1978. Producer Felix Carey
Three Jazz Legends CDs are available now featuring Oscar Peterson , Art Blakey and Dizzy Gillespie

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Gil Evans.
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Julian Joseph
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Gil Evans
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Miles Davis.
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Steve Lacy
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John Surman
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Lew Soloff
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Julian Jospeh
Producer:
Felix Carey
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Oscar Peterson
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Art Blakey
Source: Radio Times

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