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Gil Evans

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Gil Evans is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of On the Corner, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson and Manuel de Falla. Those roots explain a lot about how Gil Evans arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Lee Konitz and Thelonious Monk, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hiram Bullock, Us3, London Elektricity, Sting and Herbie Hancock, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Gil Evans, reaching back through On the Corner and forward to Hiram Bullock. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Gil EvansOn the CornerDuke EllingtonLouis ArmstrongFletcher HendersonManuel de FallaJoaquín RodrigoKurt WeillWillie DixonHiram BullockUs3London ElektricityStingHerbie HancockMiles DavisRyo KawasakiJaco PastoriusMiles DavisBill EvansDuke EllingtonLee KonitzThelonious MonkHorace SilverBobby TimmonsCount Basie

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Gil Evans connections

Gil Evans grew out of On the Corner, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Fletcher Henderson, shares an orbit with Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington and Lee Konitz, went on to shape Hiram Bullock, Us3, London Elektricity and Sting. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Gil Evans

Roots10

Sounds and acts that shaped Gil Evans.

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Kindred10

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Gil Evans.

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Legacy18

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