Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix : Crosstown traffic

Content is owned & licensed by Sony Music Entertainment Jimi Hendrix was scheduled to record with Gil Evans’ Orchestra but died before the session could take place. A few years later, Evans explored ten of Hendrix’s compositions with his unique 19-piece unit, an orchestra that included two French horns, the tuba of Howard Johnson, three guitars, two basses, two percussionists and such soloists as altoist David Sanborn, trumpeter Marvin “Hannibal“ Peterson, Billy Harper on tenor, and guitarists Ryo Kawasa