44m
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Berlin Jazztage, Jazz, Performance, Sextet
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1976
Gil Evans brings orchestral innovation, fusion and contemporary jazz to life in a rare 1976 Berliner Jazztage performance.
Captured live at the Berliner Jazztage in 1976, this rare documentary presents legendary arranger Gil Evans in full creative flight. Performing at one of Europe’s most prestigious jazz festivals, Evans leads a richly textured set that moves between orchestral invention, fusion and contemporary jazz, offering a vivid snapshot of an era alive with musical possibility.
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A must for jazz devotees, this rarely seen recording captures Gil Evans at a thrilling point of creative expansion. Rich, layered and alive with the spirit of the 1970s, it shows a master arranger reshaping the sound of jazz in real time - elegant, exploratory and full of atmosphere.
