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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 ...
"Peace Piece" is a jazz piece recorded by Bill Evans in December 1958 for his album Everybody Digs Bill Evans.It is a pastoral improvisation done at the end of the recording session and is one of his simplest, built on a gentle Cmaj7 to G9sus4 two-chord progression that Evans had used earlier during the session for his version of "Some Other Time" from Leonard Bernstein's musical On the Town.
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 following is a listing of the jazz pianist Bill Evans's original albums. He recorded over 50 albums as a leader between 1956 and 1980 and also played as a sideman on nearly as many more. He recorded over 50 albums as a leader between 1956 and 1980 and also played as a sideman on nearly as many more.
Recorded live on August 9, 1974, during the Laren International Jazz Festival at the Singer Concertzaal located in Laren, Netherlands, and on August 16, 1974, during Jazz Middelheim held in Antwerp, Belgium, this record features pianist Bill Evans and tenor saxophonist Stan Getz. It was the second time the two musicians recorded together.
Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans and his trio, released in 1966, featuring jazz arrangements of works by classical composers Granados, J.S. Bach, Scriabin, Fauré, and Chopin. The trio is accompanied by an orchestra consisting of strings and woodwinds arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman ...
The newest gem in the ever-growing catalog of Bill Evans, the late jazz pianist, commemorates a return to his roots. European classical music is at the foundation of Evans’ distinctive sound ...
The Bill Evans Album is a recording by the jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1971 on the Columbia label. It was his first album to feature all compositions written (or co-written), arranged, and performed by him. On the record, Evans plays both an acoustic and a Fender Rhodes electric piano.