Pianist, band leader and composer Ian Ernest Gilmore Green, or as he is better know, Gil Evans, played an instrumental role in the development of free, modal, fusion and most of all, cool jazz. Evans numbers extensive collaborations with the great Miles Davis and arranging duties for the Claude Thornhill Orchestra in the 1940s among his many accomplishments.To mark the hundredth anniversary of Evans' birth date, 13 May 1912, producer and conductor Ryan Truesdell unveils Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans featuring 35 of New York's top musicians.
Considered as one of the foremost Evans scholars, Truesdell was the first person outside of the Evans family to be granted full access to his musical archives. During his research for this project, Truesdell realized some of the manuscripts in the archives were unfamiliar and he subsequently unearthed 50 never-heard-before scores, from which he chose ten for this album.
Jazz Journalist Association Award - Record of the year
Grammy Award
UK JazzFM Awards Nominee
No. 1 Jazz Album 2012 SUNDAY TIMES
Top 10 Albums 2012 (All Genres) - NEW YORK TIMES
Top 10 Jazz Albums - NPR Music
