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 | Bill Evans: New Jazz Conceptions (CD: Riverside- US Import)
In 1956, Bill Evans was virtually unknown (it would be more than a year before he first gained notice as part of the celebrated Miles Davis Sextet). His initial album attracted little attention back then, but listening with hindsight it is easy to hear in these highly individual trio and solo treatments a clear prophecy of the rich inventiveness that so deeply influenced Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, and an entire generation of jazz pianists. (Fantasy, Inc)
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Bill Evans: Everybody Digs Bill Evans (CD: Riverside Keepnews Collection)
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 | Bill Evans: Everybody Digs- Complete 1958/59 Winter Trio Sessions (CD: American Jazz Classics)
Everybody Digs Bill Evans was the pianist’s second studio album recorded under his own name (it was made more than two years after his debut LP, titled New Jazz Conceptions). Always a very insecure man, Evans was very cautious about presenting a work of his own. In fact, he was nearly 27-years old when he made his first LP as a leader in September 1956. By this point he already had many studio recordings under his belt, and a lot of playing experience.Like his first album, Everybody Digs showcases Evans in a trio format, but also contains solo piano tracks. The album cover included quotes by some of the most important jazz players from the period praising Bill’s playing.By then he was already a member of Miles Davis’ sextet with John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, and the following year he would participate on one of the mosticonic works of jazz history: Kind of Blue. We have also included the complete trio studio session that immediately follows this album in the pianist’s discography, recorded a couple of months before the initial Kind of Blue session. (Harmonia Mundi)
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Bill Evans & Tony Scott Quartet: Complete Recordings (CD: Lone Hill Jazz, 2 CDs)
All known quartet performances by Bill Evans with Tony Scott on clarinet are reunited here for the first time ever on a single collection. A very interesting combination, their collaborations mix very melodic and lyrical moments with more adventurous and advanced improvisations related to the various styles modern jazz was experiencing during those years. As a bonus, Evans and Scott’s only two clarinet-piano duets, as well as a Bill Evans trio selection that completes their August 1959 quartet session. (Discovery Records)
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 | Bill Evans: Portrait In Jazz (CD: Riverside Keepnews Collection)
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Bill Evans Trio: Explorations (CD: Riverside- US Import)
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 | Bill Evans Quintet: Interplay (CD: Riverside- US Import)
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Bill Evans Trio: Moon Beams (CD: Riverside- US Import)
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 | Bill Evans: The Complete Live At The Village Vanguard 1961 (CD: Riverside/ Fantasy, 3 CDs- US Import)
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Bill Evans Trio: Sunday At The Village Vanguard (CD: Riverside Keepnews Collection)
'All of the Vanguard music is informed by an extra sense of discovery, as if the musicians were suddenly aware of what they were on to and were celebrating their achievement.' (The Penguin Guide To Jazz)A BEBOP SHOP MILESTONE- An essential recording for your jazz CD shelf
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 | Bill Evans: Waltz For Debby (CD: Riverside- US Import)
Evans' finest and most lucid trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian was cruelly cut short by the bassist's death in an automobile accident just ten days after this live set was taped. Capturing them at the height of their powers, 'Waltz' and the 'Vanguard' discs originate from the same (beautifully recorded) concerts in June 1961 and showcase the pianist's gentle, almost classical fingers (the opening of the title tune sounds almost like a John Ireland prelude) and LaFaro's electrifying elastic bass lines. Evans subsequently went on to form various groups, few with the empathy or expression of this one. A BEBOP SHOP MILESTONE- An essential recording for your jazz CD shelf
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Bill Evans Trio: How My Heart Sings! (CD: Riverside- US Import)
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 | Bill Evans & Jim Hall: Undercurrent (CD: Blue Note)
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Bill Evans & Jim Hall: Intermodulation (CD: Verve)
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 | Bill Evans: Conversations With Myself (CD: Verve)
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Bill Evans: The Utimate..(CD: Verve)
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 | Bill Evans Trio: Time Remembered (CD: Milestone- US Import)
Evans (1929-1980) remains the most influential improvising pianist of the past 40 years, for his exquisite sound, dreamlike chord voicings, deep song balladry, and singular conception of rhythmic displacement. This set contains five solo piano pieces, four of which are from the April 1962 date that marked Evans's return to the studio following the sudden death in July 1961 of the brilliant 25-year-old bassist Scott LaFaro, the pianist's closest collaborator. The remainder of the program was done in May 1963, live at the fondly remembered Hollywood club Shelly's Manne-Hole, and featured his highly underrated trio including bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker. With cohesive, if typically understated, support, Evans, as was his wont, brings song-form improvisation to the pinnacle of communication. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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Bill Evans: Trio 64 (CD: Verve)
This is the Bill Evans trio's first date for Verve- the communication they maintained throughout this session is noted in pianist Fred hersch's liner note. This release- taken from the 18-CD box set, The Complete Bill Evans On Verve- includes every alternative take in the box set. (Verve)
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 | Bill Evans: Trio '65 (CD: Verve- US Import)
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Bill Evans: Live In London (CD: Harkit Records)
This exciting release showcases the first time an American jazz trio came to London to perform live at a nightclub. Much anticipation indeed! Musical performances captured from the opening night in March, 1965 (Harkit Records)
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 | Bill Evans Trio: Live In Paris 1965 (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)
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Bill Evans Trio: Live In Stockholm 1965 (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)
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 | Bill Evans: At The Montreux Jazz Festival (CD: Verve)
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Bill Evans: Alone (CD: Verve)
In his original notes for this 1968 solo recital, Bill Evans wrote of achieving a "sense of oneness while playing alone." Alone was the first album to capture that "sense of oneness" in all its haunting beauty -- the first to consist of nothing but Evan's piano, unaccompanied by other musicians or even by overdubs. Entirely remastered from the original four-track session reels for the first time, this reissue contains seven bonus tracks from the Alone sessions, six of them recently discovered and never previously released. (Verve Music Group)
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 | Bill Evans: Alone Again (CD: Fantasy- US Import)
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Bill Evans Trio with Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh: Crosscurrents (CD: Fantasy- US Import)
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 | Bill Evans: New Conversations (CD: Atlantic)
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Bill Evans Trio: Complete February 1972 Paris ORTF Performance (CD: Gambit, 2 CDs)
This mid-price 2CD set includes the complete February 6, 1972 Maison de la Radio concert featuring Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell.2 The abundance of engaging ideas and sensitive playing, and the excellent sound quality of the performance make this an essential recording for Bill Evans enthusiasts.It is also intriguing to hear the pianist so involved in playing on the sound of the instrument.In addition to the complete Maison de la Radio concert, this edition also contains a fifteen-minute version of Nardis from the June 1972 Ljubljana Festival in Yugoslavia recorded in trio format with Marty Morell and the exciting British drummer Tony Oxley. This is the only track that survived from Evans’ Ljubljana performance. A feast of difficult to find material long unavailable on CD. Over 118 minutes of music. (Discovery Records)
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 | Bill Evans Trio: Live In Paris 1974 (CD: Gambit)
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Bill Evans Trio: Live In Ottawa 1974 (CD: Gambit)
A Canadian concert by the Bill Evans Trio appearing here on CD for the first time ever, recorded live in Ottawa in 1974 and featuring with Evans, Eddie Gomez on bass & Marty Morell, drums. Total time: 68 min. with splendid sound quality and new and careful 20-bit remastering.This Canadian concert was performed shortly before Morell’s departure, and therefore, boasted a well-rehearsed unit. Before new drummer Eliot Zigmund’s arrival, Evans would make a duo album with Eddie Gomez entitled “Intuition”. The concert issued here was one of two performances recorded during that engagement, although not a single tune was played twice. The other concert – including the tunes “One for Helen”, “The Two Lonely People”, etc, has been issued on CD under the title of “Blue in Green” on Milestone, Charley & Ace. But this concert, taken from a radio broadcast, is completely different - has been long unavailable and appears here on CD for the first time ever. As a bonus to this rare concert, we have added 4 tracks from the soundtrack for a TV show featuring the same Bill Evans trio, recorded in New York on September 17, 1972. (Discovery Records)
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 | Bill Evans: Live At Lulu White's 1979 (CD: Gambit)
A beautiful never before released live performance by the last incarnation of the Bill Evans Trio. Taped in Boston just a few months before the pianist’s untimely death, its highlights include beautiful versions of Jimmy Rowles’ “The Peacocks”, various Evans originals and an unusual reading of “I’m Getting’ Sentimental Over You”, a tune he only rarely recorded. (Discovery Records)
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Bill Evans Trio: Complete Balboa Jazz Club Performances (CD: Gambit, 2 CDs)
This Gambit 2-CD set presents a superb concert by the Bill Evans Trio - less than a year before the legendary pianist’s death - recorded live at theBalboa Jazz Club, Madrid, Spain, December 12, 1979. They played three nights at this venue, and one of those magic nights was recorded and appears here in its entirety - with Evans backed by MarcJohnson, bass and Joe Labarbera, drums. The music was privately recorded and the sound quality leaves much to bedesired. However, it has been newly remastered and sounds better here thanon any previous release. (Discovery Records)
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 | Bill Evans: Complete Live At Ronnie Scott's 1980 (CD: Gambit, 2 CDs)
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Bill Evans: We Will Meet Again- The Anthology (CD: Warner Bros, 2 CDs)
The Warner Bros & Elektra years, 1977-1980.
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