75th Birthday Concert Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London 1987

Who played on 75th Birthday Concert Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London 1987

• The Gil Evans Orchestra performing orchestra on 13 tracks
• Chris Hunter alto saxophone on 3 tracks
• Gil Evans keyboard, spoken vocals on 3 tracks
• Dave Bargeron trombone on 2 tracks
• Hiram Bullock guitar on 2 tracks
• John Surman bass clarinet, baritone saxophone on 2 tracks
• Lew Soloff trumpet on 2 tracks
• Steve Lacy soprano saxophone on 2 tracks
• Airto Moreira percussion, vocals on 1 track
• Charles Fox spoken vocals on 1 track
• Delmar Brown keyboard, vocals on 1 track
• Don Weller tenor saxophone on 1 track
• George Adams tenor saxophone on 1 track
• Miles Evans trumpet on 1 track
• Palle Mikkelborg trumpet on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1-1 Boogie Stop Shuffle — Charles Mingus 7:19
2. 1-2 Orange Was the Color of her Dress Then Blue Silk — Charles Mingus 13:15
3. 1-3 Bird Feathers — Charlie Parker 14:40
4. 1-4 Up From the Skies — Jimi Hendrix 10:38
5. 1-5 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat standard — Charles Mingus 10:14
6. 1-6 Eleven — Miles Davis, Gil Evans 1:30
7. 1-7 Happy Birthday — Mildred J. Hill 1:08
8. 2-1 Stone Free — Jimi Hendrix 11:29
9. 2-2 Solo 3:07
10. 2-3 Stone Free — Jimi Hendrix 15:24
11. 2-4 Sometimes 10:04
12. 2-5 Murder by Numbers — Andy Summers 9:59
13. 2-6 Synchronicity — Sting 9:31
14. 2-7 Eleven — Miles Davis, Gil Evans 1:53
15. 2-8 Gil Evans Interviewed by Charles Fox 8:56

Production

• Derek Drescher mastering, producer
• Alyn Shipton liner notes
• John Hunt mastering

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