Gil Evans

Active - 1968 - 1989  |   Born - May 13, 1912   |   Died - Mar 20, 1988   |   Genres - Music, Drama, Romance

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Gil Evans is best known as an influential jazz composer and arranger who worked closely with Miles Davis during the '50s. He also supervised the film score of Absolute Beginners (1986), and he and his band were featured in three concert films between 1987 and 1991.