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]

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)

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.