Farewell (Gil Evans album)


Farewell is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans which was released posthumously to address for the deceased. This album was recorded by King Records in New York in 1986 featuring Evans with his Monday Night Orchestra which included Hamiet Bluiett, Bill Evans, and Johnny Coles and originally released in the US on the Evidence label.

Reception

awarded the album 3 stars stating "The Gil Evans Monday Night orchestra ripped through the four cuts on this '86 session, often at a torrid pace. Even when they slowed things down, the solos were often done at fever-pitch levels".

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Evans except where noted.
  1. "Let the Juice Loose" - 12:01
  2. "Your Number" - 14:12
  3. "Waltz" - 19:55
  4. "Little Wing" - 15:54