Don G. Dinsdale Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)

'BILL' EVANS ~ JAZZ

William John "Bill" Evans (pronunciation: /ˈɛvəns/, August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who mostly worked in a trio setting.[2] Evans' use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today.

Born in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1929, he was classically trained, and studied at Southeastern Louisiana University and the Mannes School of Music, 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, where he was to have a profound influence. In 1959, the band, then immersed in modal jazz, recorded Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time.[3]

In late 1959, Evans left the Miles Davis band and began his career as a leader with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian, a group now regarded as a seminal modern jazz trio. In 1961, ten days after recording the highly acclaimed Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby, LaFaro died in a car accident. After months of seclusion, Evans re-emerged with a new trio, featuring bassist Chuck Israels.

In 1963, Evans recorded Conversations with Myself, an innovative solo album using the unconventional (in jazz solo recordings) technique of overdubbing over himself. In 1966, he met bassist Eddie Gómez, with whom he would work for eleven years. Several successful albums followed, such as Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Alone and The Bill Evans Album, among others.

Many of his compositions, such as "Waltz for Debby", have become standards and have been played and recorded by many artists. Evans was honored with 31 Grammy nominations and seven awards, and was inducted in the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame.


Israel by Bill Evans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5MRkobs7ow


Bill Evans Explorations (Full Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJwQv0gMTjo


Bill Evans - The Birdland Sessions (1960 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eox5CRjcQW8


Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions (1956 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rfevQ2tqNk


Bill Evans & Herbie Mann - Nirvana (1962 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6SG32P-yxA


Bill Evans & Freddie Hubbard - The Interplay Sessions (1962 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlmglu-PunY


Bill Evans & Zoot Sims - Loose Blues (1962 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X23sKMIRnjM


Bill Evans - At Shelly's Manne-Hole (1963 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wVcJNKEd_Y


Bill Evans - On Green Dolphin Street (with Philly Joe Jones...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N307tx_FSA


Bill Evans & Chet Baker - The Legendary Sessions (1959 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctuG_wo1Zkk


Bill Evans & Stan Getz Album (1973 Full Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3POlSplnI4


Tony Bennett & Bill Evans - The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album (1975)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAxGfEaUoXE


Bill Evans & Tony Bennett - Together Again (1977 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWGdUcLR9bE


Bill Evans & Toots Thielemans - Affinity (1979 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4f2c4O8I1Y


Bill Evans & Eddie Gómez - Intuition (1974 Full Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShZwXqr0e78


Bill Evans & Don Elliott - Tenderly (1957 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb5JAyh9D8c


Bill Evans & Lee Konitz - Together Again (1965 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auTUQ0O2wqc


Bill Evans & Monica Zetterlund - Waltz for Debby (1964 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iGPIpaxM5s


Bill Evans & Shelly Manne - Simple Matter of Conviction (1966 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1mnrcdaF7c


Bill Evans - Autumn Leaves (Jazz Hour With) (1969 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZQACvQU3OQ


Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961 Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ_rZZusz90


Bill Evans Trio I will Say Good Bye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xElBE7JwJSk


Bill Evans Trio - Live. My Foolish Heart (1979)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unZp9IezsAY


Bill Evans - Complete Last Performance'79

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5arK5GWXG4

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