Rhythm A Ning (album)

Rhythm A Ning
Studio album by
Gil Evans / Laurent Cugny
Released1988
RecordedNovember 2–3 & 26, 1987
VenueParis
StudioStudio Acousti
GenreJazz
Length54:19
LabelEmArcy 836 401-2
ProducerLaurent Cugny
Gil Evans chronology
Paris Blues
(1988) 		Rhythm A Ning
(1988) 		Golden Hair
(1989)

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.[1]

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".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated

  1. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:32
  2. "London" - 15:18
  3. "Stone Free" (Jimi Hendrix) - 10:41
  4. "Charles Mingus's Sound of Love" (Laurent Cugny) - 9:59
  5. "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

References

  1. ^ Gil Evans discography accessed June 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2014.