GIL EVANS
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ / BIG BAND ORCHESTRA 1977
GIL EVANS: PRIESTESS
ANTILLES, AN1010(LP)
(P)(C)1983 ISLAND RECORDS, UK
RECORDED: MAY 13, 1977
RELEASED: 1983, UK
RE-ISSUED: POLYSTAR RECORDS, J33D 20001(CD)
RELEASED: OCTOBER 1, 1985, JAPAN
CREDITS (productions) :
Arranged and conducted by Gil Evans
Producer: John Simon, Another Sundown Sound Producton
Production Assistant: Bob Kuttruf
Engineers: Bud Graham, Russ Payne, Lou Jannone
Mastered by George Marino, Sterling Sound Studios, NYC
Remixed by Tony May, Generation Sound Studios, NYC
Recorded live at St.George Church, NYC, May 13, 1977 by CBS Mobile
Executive Director: Ron Goldstein
Cover Design: Peter Corriston / Back Cover Photo: Deborah Feingold
David Sanborn appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
Arthur Blythe appears courtesy of Columbia Records
CREDITS (musicians) :
Gil Evans: piano
Lew Soloff: trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Ernie Royal: trumpet
Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson: trumpet
James Knepper: trombone
John Clark: french horn
Howard Johnson: tuba
Robert Stewart: tuba
David Sanborn: alto saxophone
Arthur Blythe: alto saxophone
George Adams: tenor saxophone
Pete Levin: synthesizer, clavinet
Keith Loving: guitar
Steve Neil: bass
Sue Evans: drums
TRACKS (total time 41:11) :
1. Priestess (19:44) [Billy Harper]
David Sanborn, 1st alto saxophone solo; Arthur Blythe, 2nd alto saxophone solo; Lew Soloff, trumpet solo
2. Short Visit (12:07) [John Simon]
David Sanborn, alto saxophone solo
3. Lunar Eclipse (4:24) [masabumi Kikuchi]
4. Orange Was The Colour Of Her Dress Then Silk Blue (4:41) [Charles Mingus]
George Adams, tenor saxophone solo