Bud and Bird is a live album by Gil Evans that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1989. Evans conducted the orchestra, which included Hamiet Bluiett, Bill Evans, and Johnny Coles.[1]
Bud and Bird | ||||
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Live album by Gil Evans & the Monday Night Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | December 1 and 22, 1986 | |||
Venue | Sweet Basil, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 66:30 | |||
Label | King | |||
Producer | Horst Liepolt, Shigeyuki Kawashima | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
In 1989, the album received the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album posthumously.[3] Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Some critics rapped Evans' '80s orchestras for their almost chaotic sound and loose feel. But Evans wanted a sprawling sensibility, and although his bands often seemed disorganized, they always maintained discipline in the midst of what others thought sounded like musical anarchy".[2]