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Released in 1982; first appeared on Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra in 1966 Turn Out the Stars: 1966: Bill Evans at Town Hall: First appeared in "In Memory of His Father Harry L.," an extended solo featuring other pieces; lyrics by Gene Lees: T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune) 1971: The Bill Evans Album: Based on a tone row: T.T.T.T. (Twelve ...
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. [2] His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, and trademark rhythmically independent "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today.
The Complete Bill Evans on Verve: 18-CD set Verve: 1998 Ultimate Bill Evans: Selected by Herbie Hancock, recorded 1956–71 Verve: 1998 Piano Player: From various sessions with various musicians, recorded 1957–71 Includes 6 duos with Eddie Gomez (b) Columbia: 2001 Bill Evans' Finest Hour: Verve: 2004 Bill Evans for Lovers: Various sessions ...
Time Remembered is a modal jazz standard composed by jazz pianist Bill Evans.. Evans biographer Keith Shadwick says that it is "one of Evans's deeply-felt ballads, its strong melody arising from a very busy harmonic pattern, recalling music by Rachmaninov and Chopin."
Evans biographer Keith Shadwick says the album is "one of Evans's most consistently inventive and involving latter-day trio albums." He singled out the "elegiac" performance of Zindars's "Quiet Light," which is "played here with delicate blue translucence and perfect control of form," along with the "restrained but exquisite solo piano rendering" of the intro to Burt Bacharach's "A House Is ...
Moon Beams is a 1962 album by jazz musician Bill Evans and the first trio album he recorded after the death of bassist Scott LaFaro.It introduces two important Evans originals, "Re: Person I Knew" (an anagram of the name of his then-producer, Orrin Keepnews), and "Very Early," which Evans had actually composed as an undergraduate. [3]
Evans had enlisted in the Korean War himself, playing in military bands, and was a devoted fan of the series, sometimes watching it between sets. [13] Evans's contemporary Ahmad Jamal had already recorded the theme for the soundtrack album of the original film. Mandel's famous song remained in Evans's repertoire to the end, performed as a kind ...
Evans biographer Peter Pettinger notes, "There is a hazard attached to combining piano and guitar, both essentially chordal instruments. Although jazz musicians use alternative chords with ease, the simultaneous choice of two valid but different chords may well not work. Evans and Hall had the intelligence and mutual awareness to escape this snare.