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Music : Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix
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Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix by: Gil Evans |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0090266387229 Format: Original recording remastered, Import, Extra tracks Label: Rca Manufacturer: Rca Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Rca Release Date: February 05, 2002 Studio: Rca Sales Rank: 134934 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: Reissue of the Jazz great's original album from 1974, in which his orchestra, featuring John Abercrombie, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, David Sanborn, Billy Harper, etc., interpret nine classic Hendrix tunes. Includes the bonus tracks 'Little Wing' and alternate takes of 'Angel', 'Castles Made Of Sand', Up From The Skies' & 'Gypsy Eyes'. RCA Victor Gold Series in digipak with original sleeve with booklet in French & English with photos & 24 bit remastering. Amazon.com: Gil Evans will forever be remembered as the arranger for those classic Miles Davis orchestral albums, but Evans led his own orchestra from the '60s until his death in 1988. A true fusion of jazz's free-ranging leanings and Hendrix's psychedelic and blues jams, Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix is a masterstroke for Evans, who was actually supposed to do an album with Hendrix himself. Evans completely revamps classics like "Crosstown Traffic," "Voodoo Chile," and "Little Wing," twisting these tunes in a way that might even blow Hendrix's mind. Rather than turning the session into guitar wank fest, the horn-heavy group (which prominently features saxophonist David Sanborn) really comes up with something different. And although the early synthesizers and production aesthetic makes this sound dated, it should still appeal to a new generation of fans. People have rediscovered producer David Axelrod--Gil Evans is just as skilled at mixing jazz and rock, but he's even further out (as the crazed tuba solo on "Voodoo Chile" attests). --Tad Hendrickson Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Embarrassing Jimi-Jazz1 1/2 A rare major misfire for such a distinguished name in Jazz. Just about all these horned Hendrix interpretations fall flat on their faces due to lumpy orchestrations, plodding pace, and laughable instrumentation. Evans just can't seem to find the soul inherent in Jimi's music and ends up translating the melodies with none of fire and all of the bells and whistles. Some of the misguided fusion remains bearable, a few moments actually feel justified, but a majority of time is spent cringing in utter distaste at the cornball lengths this orchestra went to butcher some great tunes. Rating:  - an original albumI can hardly listen to music anymore. going to school for music has ruined everything "commercial" for me, so all I have left is extremely avant-garde rock, jazz, classical and experimental techno. With that said, this album has some very interesting arrangements for Jimi's songs, and I actually think I like a couple of them better than the originals (sorry JH fans!). Worth a listen at least.... not a 1 star album. Rating: - Meets the ChallengeGiven some prior reviews, I almost passed on this CD. Took a chance and am quite pleased. It's not Jimi, nor does it have some of the oomph of later tribute CD's. But it really has some amazing moments, and could not possibly be confused with Muzak (IMHO). I feel that Mr. Evans captured much of Jimi's ethereal feel with instruments that are normally not associated with trippy sonorities. The arrangements of "Angel" and "Up from the Skies" are beautiful. But my favorite bit is an upper-register tuba rendering of the melody for Voodoo Chile. Reminds me of Frank Zappa. It's priceless! Mr. Evans delves into a number of Hendrix's lesser known tunes, and pulls out a feeling that only someone of his caliber ... Read More: Rating: - What was Gil Evans thinking?Only a bad case of vertigo - complete loss of equilibrium - during the planning, arranging, recording and mixing of this horrific album could explain Gil Evans'participation. The music is truly awful. All you have to do is listen to the horn intro of "Voodoo Chile" (sic) to know what the whole album is all about. Teaming up Gil Evans with Jimi Hendrix is as absurd as having David Bowie and Bing Crosby sing Little Drummer Boy as a duet. Rating: - A disasterous fusion of jazz and rock.I really love Gil Evans big band work on the Miles Davis albums: Sketches of Spain, Porgy & Bess, and Miles Ahead. These are probably my three favorite Jazz albums. I also love Gil Evans own work on Out of the Cool and on Gil Evans and Ten. Jimi Hendrix has been my idol since my early teens. Electric Ladyland is my all time favorite album. I've worn through three vinyl and three CD editions. So you would think I would really enjoy this album, right? Wrong!!! Somewhere this concept went terribly, terribly, awfully, horribly wrong. Instead of Cool Jazz, instead of hip Fusion, we have really bad Muzak versions of Hendrix. There are 12 tracks on the CD. "Angel" is a solid instrumental muzak version of the Hendrix ... Read More: |
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