Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit (1987)
In this 1987 film from Italy's Perugia Jazz Festival, Sting joins jazz keyboardist Gil Evans for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. The concert blends both artists' distinctive styles into a fusion that brings new shades to each song. Tracks include "Up from the Skies," "There Comes a Time," "Strange Fruit," "Walking on the Moon," "Synchronicity," "Message in a Bottle," "Consider Me Gone," "Roxanne" and "Murder by Numbers."
- Date of release
- 1987-07-11
- Genres
- Music
Casting
- Delmar Brown — Self - Synthesizer
- Gil Goldstein — Self - DX7 Synthesizer
- John Burman — Self - Baritone Sax, Synthesizer
- George Adams — Self - Tenor Sax, Vocals
- Branford Marsalis — Self - Tenor Sax
- Chris Hunter — Self - Alto Sax
- John Clark — Self - Electric French Horn
- David Bourgeron — Self - Tuba, Flugelhorn
- Lew Soloff — Self - Lead Trombone
- Shunzo Ono — Self - Trumpet
- Marc Egan — Self - Bass
- Danny Gottlies — Self - Drums
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