Golden Hair (album)

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Golden Hair
Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedNovember 2–3 & 26, 1987
VenueParis
StudioStudio Acousti
GenreJazz
Length58:55
LabelEmArcy 838 773-2
ProducerLaurent Cugny
Gil Evans chronology
Rhythm A Ning
(1988)
Golden Hair
(1989)
Heroes
(1991)

Golden Hair is an album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and keyboardist Gil Evans recorded in 1987 and performed by Evans with Laurent Cugny's Big Band Lumiere.[1]

Reception[edit]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated

  1. "Golden Hair" (Laurent Cugny) - 14:37
  2. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" (Charles Mingus) - 11:06
  3. "Zee Zee" - 8:31
  4. "C Blues" - 8:13
  5. "Parabola" (Alan Shorter) - 10:00
  6. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Mingus) - 6:28
  • Recorded at Studio Acousti in Paris on November 3 (tracks 1, 3 & 6) & November 26 (tracks 2, 4 & 5), 1987

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gil Evans discography accessed June 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed June 16, 2014.