Gil Evans

Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, and jazz fusion.

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Who was born first?

• Gil Evans and Georg Solti were born the same year
• Gil Evans and Sergiu Celibidache were born the same year
• Gil Evans and Jean Françaix were born the same year
• Gil Evans and Woody Guthrie were born the same year
• Gil Evans and Lightnin' Hopkins were born the same year

Timeline

1. Georg SoltiOctober 21, 1912 – September 5, 1997
2. Gil Evans (this page)May 13, 1912 – 1988
3. Jean FrançaixMay 23, 1912 – September 25, 1997
4. Lightnin' HopkinsMarch 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982
5. Sergiu CelibidacheJune 28, 1912 – August 1996
6. Woody GuthrieJuly 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967

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