The Individualism of Gil Evans
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The Individualism of Gil Evans is a 1964 jazz album showcasing arranger Gil Evans’s innovative orchestral writing and adventurous, impressionistic approach to big-band music.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Individualism of Gil Evans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8659101 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Individualism of Gil Evans Context triple: [Gil Evans, notableWork, The Individualism of Gil Evans]
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A.
Miles Davis–Gil Evans collaborations
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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B.
Giant Steps
Giant Steps is a landmark 1960 jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane, renowned for its innovative harmonic complexity and influential title track.
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C.
Giant Steps
Giant Steps is the autobiography of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, chronicling his life, career, and personal evolution on and off the court.
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D.
Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus is a 1962 jazz album by pianist Vince Guaraldi that blends bossa nova and cool jazz, best known for its hit track "Cast Your Fate to the Wind."
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E.
Erroll Garner Jazz Project
The Erroll Garner Jazz Project is an initiative dedicated to preserving, promoting, and reissuing the recordings and legacy of jazz pianist and composer Erroll Garner.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Individualism of Gil Evans Target entity description: The Individualism of Gil Evans is a 1964 jazz album showcasing arranger Gil Evans’s innovative orchestral writing and adventurous, impressionistic approach to big-band music.
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A.
Miles Davis–Gil Evans collaborations
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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B.
Giant Steps
Giant Steps is a landmark 1960 jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane, renowned for its innovative harmonic complexity and influential title track.
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C.
Giant Steps
Giant Steps is the autobiography of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, chronicling his life, career, and personal evolution on and off the court.
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D.
Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus is a 1962 jazz album by pianist Vince Guaraldi that blends bossa nova and cool jazz, best known for its hit track "Cast Your Fate to the Wind."
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E.
Erroll Garner Jazz Project
The Erroll Garner Jazz Project is an initiative dedicated to preserving, promoting, and reissuing the recordings and legacy of jazz pianist and composer Erroll Garner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz album
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studio album ⓘ |
| arranger | Gil Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Gil Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Bob Dorough
NERFINISHED
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Gil Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ Traditional ⓘ William O. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed by jazz critics ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Elvin Jones
NERFINISHED
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Gary Peacock NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Coles NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Burrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Lacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Thad Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrchestraLedBy | Gil Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVocalist | Bob Dorough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInArtistChronology | Out of the Cool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
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jazz ⓘ orchestral jazz ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
French horn
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brass ⓘ harp ⓘ large jazz orchestra ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| includedIn | Gil Evans discography ⓘ |
| includesComposition |
Concorde
NERFINISHED
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El Toreador NERFINISHED ⓘ Greensleeves NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotel Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Las Vegas Tango NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothing Like You NERFINISHED ⓘ Proclamation ⓘ Spoonful NERFINISHED ⓘ The Barbara Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelImprint | Verve V6-8555 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adventurous big-band arrangements
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impressionistic approach to jazz orchestration ⓘ innovative orchestral writing ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| precedesInArtistChronology | Verve Jazz Sides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Creed Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Van Gelder Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriodEnd | 1964 ⓘ |
| recordingPeriodStart | 1963 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Verve Records ⓘ |
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