Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit
1987In 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."
Acted in
Delmar Brown
as Self - Synthesizer
Gil Goldstein
as Self - DX7 Synthesizer
John Burman
as Self - Baritone Sax, Synthesizer
George Adams
as Self - Tenor Sax, Vocals
Branford Marsalis
as Self - Tenor Sax
Chris Hunter
as Self - Alto Sax
John Clark
as Self - Electric French Horn
David Bourgeron
as Self - Tuba, Flugelhorn
Lew Soloff
as Self - Lead Trombone
Shunzo Ono
as Self - Trumpet
Marc Egan
as Self - Bass
Danny Gottlies
as Self - Drums
Urszula Dudziak
as Self - Backup Vocals
Gil Evans
as Self - Piano
Sting
as Self - Vocals, Electric Bass