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Last Session by: Sting & Gil Evans |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0766489359229 Format: Import, Live Label: Itm Manufacturer: Itm Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Itm Release Date: December 07, 2004 Studio: Itm Sales Rank: 187688 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: Former Police chief Sting & legendary jazz composer/pianist Evans together recorded live at Perugia Jazz Festival on July 11, 1987. Import-only release, never issued in the States. Features 10 tracks, including Police classics like 'Roxanne', 'Murder By Numbers' & 'Tea In The Sahara' alongside a wide array of covers ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Billie Holiday to Tony Williams. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - One of my a all time favorite recordings!Agreed,the sound quality is bootleg like and that's a shame. But I'm glad somebody made this magic performance avaible! Sting is just so emotional on that recording and the Gil Evans Big Band is smoking and playing their hearts out! The solos are amazing 100% feeling and power. The Big Band features such heavy weight players like the late George Adams who was a genius (RIP), Branford Marsalis, John Surman and Lew Soloff as well as Mark Egan and Danny Gottlieb to name a few. This recording has had an emotional impact on me for all those years I own this recording. It's still one of my all time favorite recordings. For any admirer of Sting and the late Gil Evans Big Band this is a must have. My favorite tracks are "Strange ... Read More: Rating:  - a bootlegvery interesting performance, but please note -quality is not so good, it is mono and was recorded off an italin tv broadcast -Jazz Door is a bootleg label. See these for more information on this BOOTLEG LABEL ------------------------------------------------------------ http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?p=95607): ----------------------------------------------------------- http://www.allaboutjazz.com/dryden/ask_ken_0702.htm The reason you may have trouble tracking down much information about Jazz Door is that it is a European bootleg label. They have fair distribution, Cadence carries some of their releases, and the sound quality is generally pretty good, ... Read More: Rating: - Jazzy SynchronicitySting joins jazz pianist & composer Gil Evans and this recording highlights him in the upper range of his artistic and improvisational artistry. The synergy between Evans and Sting seems to help Sting unleash a raw and passionate power and results in a highly savored live performance. Branford Marsalis makes a guest apearance and adds some superb tenor sax work to the performance. If you enjoy the jazz of Gil Evans, the vocals of Sting and some music from his Police days, you will triple your listening pleasure with this great import which was recorded during a live performance at an Italian Jazz festival back in 1987. The jazz aficionados will detect a few flaws, however the performance remains a well worthwhile and pleasurable ... Read More: Rating:  - Sting meets Svengali"Last Session" is a live concert recording of the Gil Evans Band, with Sting as special guest, taken from the Perugia Jazz Festival in Italy on July 11, 1987. The recording was never released in the U.S., but is available here on the Italian label, Jazz Door. Gil Evans, to Sting fans who might not know, was a jazz icon, known for his talents as composer and arranger (typically for big band) and for his collaborations with Miles Davis back in the day. Sting was a big Evans fan, and when they finally met, the two exchanged compliments and joined forces in 1987 for this concert and in the studio for Sting's Nothing Like the Sun album (with Gil arranging and playing on "Little Wing"). This concert may in fact be the "Last [recorded] ... Read More: Rating: - One of the best live recordings of Sting...Is Sting monotonous and emotionless? Well, as much as I worship him, I cannot deny the criticism sometimes. However, "Last Session" is a powerful evidence to refute the accusation and to show how much passion Sting can insert in his singing. In terms of vocal performance, this is definitely the best live recording of Sting, despite the fact that the concert was not played by his own band. Gil Evans Band, unsurprisingly, was incredibly good. Perhaps they also brought out the best of Sting. As other reviewers wrote, "Strange Fruit" and "Tea in Sahara" are exceptionally beautiful. "Little Wing," in particular, is lush, exquisite, and moving, and it outshines the studio version on "...Nothing Like the Sun." In addition, I really ... Read More: |
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