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- Waltz for Debby (1962) It’s fitting that Waltz for Debby and …Village Vanguard should go hand in hand. Both albums are formed from the same live session and as such, this album shares many of the same qualities that made …Vanguard so special.
- Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961) Days after recording the Sunday at the Village Vanguard, bassist Scott LaFaro died in a car accident in New York, suddenly and cruelly cutting short a promising career.
- You Must Believe In Spring (1981) A posthumous release, this was Bill Evans’ last recording with Puerto Rican double bassist Eddie Gómez, ending a productive eleven-year working relationship between the pair.
- Portrait In Jazz (1960) The end of the 1950s was a pivotal time for Evans. Months after appearing on Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, he stepped into the studio with a new trio in tow (plus producer Orrin Keepnews) to record the up-tempo and swinging Portrait in Jazz.
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Bill Evans was a diligent student of American popular song, but he also had a deep interest in classical composers, including Chopin and Debussy. He brought his wide-ranging influences to bear on his own compositions. Evans wrote originals steadily throughout his career, and a handful of his tunes eventually became standards. “Very Early” was one o...
Bill Evans found an inexhaustible store of creative possibility in the stripped-down form of the piano/bass/drum trio, and his work in this setting is his best known. In the waning days of 1959, Evans first entered the studio with bassist LaFaro and drummer Motian, and the group quickly became one of the most important in modern jazz. Evans’ idea w...
Though Evans’ greatest pleasures as an improviser came when working with other musicians, he cut a handful of solo albums. “Love Theme From Spartacus” comes from 1963’s Conversations With Myself, one of several LPs he cut using multi-tracking to improvise with himself. The swirl of notes gives the piece a harp-like feel, lending the simple romantic...
As great a composer as Evans was, much of his most fascinating work came from his lifelong study of standards. He was constantly interrogating the melodic and harmonic implications of his favorite tunes, and he heard possibilities in them other musicians didn’t. In early 1959, using extra studio time following a date with Chet Baker, Evans laid dow...
Though Evans continued to work primarily in a trio setting throughout the 70s, there were plenty of non-trio highlights. One such LP was histerrific first album with singer Tony Bennett, and another was Crosscurrents, cut in early 1977 with saxophonists Lee Konitz (alto) and Wayne Marsh (tenor), alongside Evans’ trio members Eddie Gomez (bass) and ...
Jazz Music. 25.9K subscribers. 227K views Streamed 2 years ago #PianoJazz #JazzMusic #Jazz. ...more. THE BEST OF BILL EVANS (FULL ALBUM)William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September...
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The Very Best of Jazz by Bill Evans released in 2008. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Jun 18, 2024 · Bill Evans is widely considered one of the best jazz pianists of all time. This is list of the best Bill Evans albums, including pictures of the album covers when available. The Bill Evans discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Bill Evans albums can be found at the top of the list.
The Very Best of Bill Evans (Full Album) Jazz Music. 23.1K subscribers. Subscribed. 54. 4.7K views Streamed 1 year ago #billevans #jazz #jazzmusic.
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