American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gil Evans (May 13, 1912 in Toronto, Canada – March 20, 1988 in Cuernavaca, Mexico) was a Canadian jazz pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. He was active in the United States. He helped develop cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz rock. He has collaborated with Miles Davis.
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