The Hot Box #142 – Ryan Truesdell and Gil Evans

About this episode

This episode is dedicated to the music of Gil Evans, featuring insights from Ryan Truesdell about his work with Evans' archive.

Welcome to the 142nd edition of The Hot Box with Donald Helme. This episode is a real treat, dedicated entirely to the music of the legendary Gil Evans. We’re marking the release of what may be the final volume of unearthed Evans material, lovingly brought to light by arranger and bandleader Ryan Truesdell. Truesdell has spent years digging into the Evans archive, bringing this extraordinary music to life through his acclaimed ensemble, The Gil Evans Project. Alongside selections from the latest release, we’ll also revisit highlights from the earlier albums. And we’ll hear about the live sessions that once brought this music to the stage at New York’s much-missed Jazz Standard, where it was performed annually in all its glory. The first track of the show is introduced with a snippet from the liner notes written by Ryan Truesdell. Track list for The Hot Box #142 – Ryan Truesdell and Gil Evans Spoonful : The Gil Evans Project from the album Shades of Sound How About You : the Gil Evans Project from the album Centennial Dancing on a Great Big Rainbow from the album Centennial Ballad of the Sad Young Men from the album Shades of Sound Concorde from the album Lines of Colour…

People in this episode

Host: Donald Helme

Guest: Ryan Truesdell

Topics covered

• Gil Evans
• Ryan Truesdell
• Jazz music
• Music archive
• Live sessions

Keywords

• Gil Evans
• Ryan Truesdell
• Jazz Standard
• The Gil Evans Project
• Shades of Sound
• Centennial
• Lines of Colour
• live sessions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Gil Evans Project

Books & works: Shades of Sound, Centennial, Lines of Colour, Live at Umbria Jazz Vol 1

Places: New York, Jazz Standard

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