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Numbers are evenly divided between Evans originals, from an expansive 10-minute introductory workout on "Hotel Me", to a "Waltz" in duple time to a selection of standards. Thelonious Monk's "Friday the 13th" is ingeniously deconstructed and never quite put back together, Gershwin's "The Honey Man" is reborn in decidedly funky guise. Inevitably Evans finds room for some Hendrix, "Stone Free" making the cut with some glorious playing by John Clark on French horn. This is essential for Evans aficionados and a more than solid introduction to a jazz master for those who wish to get to know his music.
On the DVD: Gil Evans and his Orchestra on disc has a 4:3 picture that is very good for a live, shot on video concert film, with only some soft focus long shots and "trails" on panning shots across lights revealing the limitations of the original footage. The sound is available in good PCM stereo, very good 5.1 Dolby Digital and excellent 5.1 DTS. This latter soundtrack offers superb detail and presence combined with a subtle three-dimensional ambience. Extras are a basic text biography of Evans and eight trailers for TDK jazz DVDs.--Gary S Dalkin
This great work is however not exactly as described on the sleeve notes or on the DVD menu. I recognise track 2 is Friday the 13th, but track 4 is definitely not "Stone Free". Track 5 is not "Waltz" despite the score on Lew Soloff's desk but is obviously "Orange was the color of her dress, then blue silk" by Charles Mingus.
Tracks 6, 7, and 8 are not "Variations on the misery", "Orange was the color..", and "The honey man", but are sections of "Stone Free" by Jimi Hendrix.
This DVD is still well worth the money but it is a shame DVD producers don't take the same care as CD and vinyl music producers. We jazz followers like to see some biographical and musical background that we can trust.
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