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Paris Blues
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Paris Blues is a duo album by the pianist Gil Evans and the saxophonist Steve Lacy, recorded in Paris in 1987 and released on the French label Owl. It was Evans's last studio recording before his death in 1988. In the United States it did not appear until 2003, on Sunnyside Records.
Evans plays piano and electric piano, Lacy soprano saxophone. The repertoire consists of pieces by Charles Mingus, such as Reincarnation of a Lovebird and Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Duke Ellington's Paris Blues and Lacy's own Esteem. The longest piece lasts almost fifteen minutes. The reviews were moderate. Scott Yanow felt that the pianist mostly prompted and accompanied with melodies, and The Penguin Guide to Jazz called the result light and agreeable.
Listening
Track list
- 1Reincarnation of a Lovebird7:09Apple Music ↗
- 2Paris Blues5:23Apple Music ↗
- 3Esteem9:12Apple Music ↗
- 4Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues14:48Apple Music ↗
- 5Goodbye Pork Pie Hat8:47Apple Music ↗
- 6Jelly Roll5:47Apple Music ↗
- 7Esteem8:56Apple Music ↗
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