The Gil Evans Paris Workshop - Spoonful (2017) [Official Digital Download]

Leading an all-star big band composed of some of the most talent musicians from the new breed of the French jazz scene, composer and arranger Laurent Cugny is back leading a new orchestra to celebrate the spirit and the music of his mentor, the legendary Gil Evans. Bringing back to the light some of Evans’ classics as well as interpreting new arrangements especially written for that band, Cugny releases a stunning double album which confirms that, 30 years after their collaboration, he is the principal disciple of Miles Davis’ most famous arranger.