There Comes a Time is an album by the jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans, recorded in 1975 and performed by Evans with an orchestra featuring David Sanborn, Howard Johnson, Billy Harper and Ryo Kawasaki.[1] The album was re-released with an altered tracklist on CD in 1988.[2]
There Comes a Time | ||||
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Studio album by Gil Evans and His Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | March – June 1975 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 64:34 Reissue with bonus tracks | |||
Label | RCA APL1-1057 | |||
Producer | Gil Evans & Anita Evans | |||
Gil Evans chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [5] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [6] |
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "overall the music... is quite rewarding, it's a creative big band fusion that expertly mixes together acoustic and electric instruments. This was one of Gil Evans' last truly great sets."[3]
Critic Richard Williams, writing for The Guardian, called the album an "immortal recording," one "often based on no more than a scrap of material coaxed into shimmering, multifaceted life."[7]
All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated