Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra – Live At Sweet Basil Vol. 2 (Vinyl 2LP | DE Original | 1986)

Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra – Live At Sweet Basil Vol. 2 is a live double album recorded on 27 August 1984 at the New York jazz club Sweet Basil. From the early 1980s Gil Evans played there every Monday with his big band, which is where its name comes from. The programme includes his own pieces Jelly Roll and Gone, Thelonious Monk's Friday The 13th, Jimi Hendrix's Stone Free with a prelude by Evans, and Snowflake Bop by Anita Evans. The line-up includes George Adams, Lew Soloff, Hiram Bullock, Mark Egan, Adam Nussbaum and Evans' son Miles on trumpet. The album was produced by Horst Liepolt and Shigeyuki Kawashima for the Japanese label Electric Bird (King Records). This copy is the 1986 German original edition, manufactured by Bellaphon.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Electric Bird K19P 6421-2
• Format: Vinyl 2LP, Album, Stereo
• Pressing: German original
• Country: Germany
• Year: 1986
• Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Big Band

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU SH 412).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Jelly Roll (Gil Evans)
2. Friday The 13th (Thelonious Monk)

Side B

1. Gone (Gil Evans)

Side C

1. Prelude To Stone Free (Gil Evans)
2. Stone Free (Jimi Hendrix)

Side D

1. Snowflake Bop (Anita Evans)

Personnel

Gil Evans (piano, electric piano, leader), Chris Hunter (alto saxophone), George Adams (tenor saxophone), Howard Johnson (tuba, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet), Tom Malone (trombone), Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Lew Soloff, Miles Evans, Shunzo Ohno (trumpet), Pete Levin (synthesizer), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Mark Egan (bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums), Mino Cinelu (percussion). Produced by Horst Liepolt and Shigeyuki Kawashima; recorded by Allan Tucker.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
It is the 1986 German first edition, licensed from King Records and manufactured by Bellaphon. The Electric Bird label is Japanese, and the Sweet Basil recordings were also issued in Japan.

What is the Monday Night Orchestra?
That was the big band Gil Evans played with every Monday at Sweet Basil in New York. The line-up changed, with a core of musicians such as Lew Soloff, Howard Johnson, George Adams and Pete Levin.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) means the records are close to new. VG+ (Very Good Plus) means the sleeve shows light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Gil Evans records?
Yes, for example Gil Evans – Priestess. More titles are in our Jazz collection.