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Gil Evans

1912 - 1988

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Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, and jazz fusion. He is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with Miles Davis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gil Evans is the 587th most popular musician (down from 568th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 137th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gil Evans ranks 587 out of 3,175. Before him are Arkady Luxemburg, Bert Kaempfert, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Murray Perahia, Nelson Freire, and İdil Biret. After him are Christoph Schneider, Marty Friedman, Roger Hodgson, Ginette Neveu, Hermeto Pascoal, and Loreena McKennitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Gil Evans ranks 132. Before him are Nancy Wake, Fritz Fischer, Fritz Klingenberg, David Packard, Edmond Jabès, and Charles Addams. After him are Joachim Schepke, Manuel Rosas, Folco Lulli, Josef Blösche, Barry Sullivan, and Frank Oppenheimer. Among people deceased in 1988, Gil Evans ranks 80. Before him are Paolo Stoppa, Erich Probst, Ilona Elek, Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, and Charles Addams. After him are Anne Ramsey, Alfréd Wetzler, Gaston Eyskens, Antal Doráti, Aparicio Méndez, and Françoise Dolto.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Gil Evans ranks 162 out of 1,622. Before him are Nathan Fillion (1971), Cindy Breakspeare (1954), Maud Lewis (1903), Tom Cavanagh (1963), Shania Twain (1965), and Michael Ontkean (1946). After him are Loreena McKennitt (1957), Joshua Slocum (1844), Brian Mulroney (1939), Fay Wray (1907), Jacques Villeneuve (1953), and André Bessette (1845).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Gil Evans ranks 7. Before him are Leonard Cohen (1934), Glenn Gould (1932), Neil Young (1945), Joni Mitchell (1943), Oscar Peterson (1925), and Avril Lavigne (1984). After him are Loreena McKennitt (1957), David Foster (1949), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Deadmau5 (1981), Robbie Robertson (1943), and Garth Hudson (1937).

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