Rhythm A Ning is an album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and keyboardist Gil Evans, recorded in 1987 and performed by Evans with Laurent Cugny's Big Band Lumiere.Gil Evans discography accessed June 13, 2014.
Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album three stars, stating "This is a very interesting recording. Aging arranger/pianist Gil Evans agreed after much persuasion to come to Paris and play his music at a few concerts with Laurent Cugny's Orchestra. After only one rehearsal, the first event took place, and it gratified Evans to realize that the young French musicians were not only excellent players but big Gil Evans fans... they did an excellent job of bringing Gil Evans's music to life".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2014.
Track listing All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:32 "London" - 15:18 "Stone Free" (Jimi Hendrix) - 10:41 "Charles Mingus's Sound of Love" (Laurent Cugny) - 9:59 "La Nevada" - 14:49 Recorded at Studio Acousti in Paris on November 2 (track 4), November 3 (tracks 2 & 5) & November 26 (tracks 1 & 3), 1987
Personnel Gil Evans - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor Laurent Cugny - keyboards, arranger, conductor Christian Martinez, Stéphane Belmondo, François Chassagnite - trumpet Denis Barbier - flute Bobby Rangell - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Pierre-Olivier Govin - alto saxophone Andy Sheppard, Charles Schneider - tenor saxophone Bernard François - French horn Gilles Salommez - trombone Philippe Legris - tuba Manuel Rocheman - piano Benoît de Mesmay - keyboards Lionel Benhamou - guitar Dominique Di Piazza - bass guitar Stéphane Huchard - drums Xavier Desandre, Marilyn Mazur - percussion
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