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| Live album by Gil Evans and Lee Konitz | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | January 11–12, 1980 | |||
| Venue | Greene Street, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:08 | |||
| Label | Verve/Remark 511 621-2 | |||
| Producer | John Snyder | |||
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Heroes is a live album by pianist Gil Evans and saxophonist Lee Konitz recorded in New York in 1980 and released on the French Verve label. [1] [2] [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
The Allmusic review stated "Since Evans was far from a virtuoso and at best played "arranger's piano" (particularly at this late stage in his life), his accompaniment behind Konitz is quite sparse ... overall this is a rather uneventful and often dull release that can easily be passed by". [4]
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