Bill Evans
Born: 16th August 1929, Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: 15th September 1980, New York City, New York
Nationality: American
Artist's website: https://www.billevanswebpages.com/
William John Evans was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines continues to influence jazz pianists today.
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, he was classically trained at Southeastern Louisiana University and the Mannes School of Music, in New York City, where he majored in composition and received the Artist Diploma. In 1955, he moved to New York City, where he worked with bandleader and theorist George Russell. In 1958, Evans joined Miles Davis's sextet, which in 1959, then immersed in modal jazz, recorded Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album ever.
In late 1959, Evans left the Miles Davis band and began his career as a leader, with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, a group now regarded as a seminal modern jazz trio.
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Further Reading: Bill Evans
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Bill Evans, 'You Must Believe In Spring'
17th Jun 2022
A reissue of the much-loved posthumous Bill Evans album on Craft Recordings gives us the perfect excuse to revisit his late-career classic, You Must Believe In Spring.
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Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans
30th Jul 2019
With his second album, Everybody Digs Bill Evans, the pianist re-invented the role of his instrument in jazz. Over 60 years later it remains as fresh as when it was first released, and is the ideal first step into Evans's discography.
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Bebop
Big Band & Swing
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Crossover
Early Jazz & Dixieland
Recent Best Sellers: Bill Evans
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis (trumpet), Julian Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Paul Chambers (bass), Bill Evans (piano), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Wynton Kelly (piano)
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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Rolling Stone, Best Jazz Albums of All Time
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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You Must Believe in Spring
Bill Evans
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Downbeat, Editor's Pick, June 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th June 2022
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Waltz For Debby | Original Jazz Classics Remasters
Bill Evans Trio
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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The Blues And The Abstract Truth
Oliver Nelson (saxophone), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Eric Dolphy (flute), George Barrow (baritone saxophone), Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (upright bass), Roy Hanes (drums)
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New. Portraits At the Penthouse: Live in Seattle
Bill Evans (piano)
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New. The Soft Land of Make Believe
Frank Minion (vocalist), Roland Alexander (flute, tenorsaxophone), Tommy Flanagan (piano), George Tucker (bass), Danny Richmond (drumkit), Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drumkit), Joe Benjamin (bass), Ed Thigpen (drumkit), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Jimmy Jones (piano)
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