Miles Davis–Gil Evans collaborations

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The Miles Davis–Gil Evans collaborations are a series of landmark jazz recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s that fused orchestral arrangements with Davis’s trumpet, helping to redefine modern jazz.

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instanceOf jazz recordings
orchestral jazz works
series of musical collaborations
arranger Gil Evans NERFINISHED
associatedWith Columbia Records NERFINISHED
Gil Evans NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
awardRecognition included in many greatest‑jazz‑albums lists
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed by jazz critics
endTime 1963
feature complex orchestral arrangements
large jazz orchestra
trumpet as lead instrument
use of non‑standard jazz instrumentation
followedBy Miles Davis Second Great Quintet recordings NERFINISHED
genre cool jazz
jazz
orchestral jazz
third stream
hasPart Miles Ahead NERFINISHED
Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED
Quiet Nights NERFINISHED
Sketches of Spain NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance helped redefine modern jazz
landmark in fusion of classical and jazz elements
inception recording of Miles Ahead in 1957
influenced development of modal jazz
large‑ensemble jazz arranging
third stream movement
language instrumental
locationOfRecording Columbia 30th Street Studio NERFINISHED
mainArtist Miles Davis NERFINISHED
notableWork Miles Ahead NERFINISHED
Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED
Quiet Nights NERFINISHED
Sketches of Spain NERFINISHED
precededBy Miles Davis nonet recordings NERFINISHED
producer Teo Macero NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
startTime 1957
subjectMatter Spanish folk and classical themes in Sketches of Spain
reinterpretation of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
timePeriod early 1960s
late 1950s

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