false 2022-09-28 16:28:27 Great Jazz Standards 1959 1959-09-01 1959-09-01 37 Jazz 116404 2142238 03765dd9-718c-4b55-87d1-c0b00ff45f4e 83b1d510-c4ae-485b-91bf-c69b63044dd6 7359fcf1-60cd-406c-a3e9-88c5f1629f46 Gil Evans AlbumArtist Gil Evans Artist Gil Evans Gil Evans 1 Davenport Blues 04:27 2 Straight, no Chaser 06:21 3 Ballad of the Sad Young Men 04:02 4 Joy Spring 02:50 5 Django 08:07 6 Chant of the Weed 04:27 7 La Nevada (Theme) 06:18 Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) 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. He is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with Miles Davis.