Tag: Bill Evans

Tony Bennett & Bill Evans – The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album (1975) [1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Tony Bennett & Bill Evans - The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album (1975) [1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Tony Bennett & Bill Evans – The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album (1975)
[1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Having completed his relatively brief sojourn with MGM/Verve with 1973’s Listen Easy, Tony Bennett was in the midst of forming his own label, Improv Records, when he made a deal with jazz pianist Bill Evans to cut two LPs, this one for Evans’ label, Fantasy Records, with another to follow on Improv.. Continue reading “Tony Bennett & Bill Evans – The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album (1975) [1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Bill Evans – Albums Collection (1957-2021)

Bill Evans - Albums Collection (1957-2021)

Bill Evans – Albums Collection (1957-2021)
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Piano Jazz / Modal Music / Post-Bop

Borrowing heavily from the impressionism of Debussy and Ravel, pianist Bill Evans brought an introverted, relaxed, and lyrical classical sensibility into jazz. Along with his keen technical ability and nuanced sense of harmony, Evans worked to democratize the role of the bassist and drummer in his succession of piano trios, encouraging greater contrapuntal interplay. Continue reading “Bill Evans – Albums Collection (1957-2021)”

Stan Getz & Bill Evans – Stan Getz & Bill Evans (1973) [2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stan Getz & Bill Evans - Stan Getz & Bill Evans (1973) [2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stan Getz & Bill Evans – Stan Getz & Bill Evans (1973) [2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Label: Verve | Japan | Cat#: UCGU-9029 | Genre: Jazz

The only studio meeting between Stan Getz and Bill Evans took place over two days in 1964, with the aggressive drummer Elvin Jones and either Richard Davis or Ron Carter on bass. It is peculiar that Verve shelved the results for over a decade before issuing any of the music, though it may have been felt that Getz and Evans hadn’t had enough time to achieve the desired chemistry, though there are memorable moments. Continue reading “Stan Getz & Bill Evans – Stan Getz & Bill Evans (1973) [2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans – Know What I Mean? (1961) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans - Know What I Mean? (1961) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans – Know What I Mean? (1961) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPJ 9433 SA | Genre: Hard Bop

What’s better than a Bill Evans Trio album? How about a Bill Evans trio album on which the bassist is Percy Heath, the drummer is Connie Kay, and the leader is not Evans but alto sax god Cannonball Adderley, making the group actually a quartet? It’s a different sort of ensemble, to be sure, and the musical results are marvelous. Continue reading “Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans – Know What I Mean? (1961) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bill Evans Trio – Portrait In Jazz (1960) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Bill Evans Trio - Portrait In Jazz (1960) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Bill Evans Trio – Portrait In Jazz (1960) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Label: MFSL | UltraDisc One-Step | USA | Cat#: UD1S 2-009 | Genre: Jazz

The first of two studio albums by the Bill Evans-Scott LaFaro-Paul Motian trio (both of which preceded their famous engagement at the Village Vanguard), this Portrait in Jazz reissue contains some wondrous interplay, particularly between pianist Evans and bassist LaFaro, on the two versions of “Autumn Leaves.” Other than introducing Evans’ “Peri’s Scope,” the music is comprised of standards, but the influential interpretations were far from routine or predictable at the time. LaFaro and Motian were nearly equal partners with the pianist in the ensembles and their versions of such tunes as “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “When I Fall in Love,” and “Someday My Prince Will Come” (which preceded Miles Davis’ famous recording by a couple years) are full of subtle and surprising creativity. A gem. Continue reading “Bill Evans Trio – Portrait In Jazz (1960) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Shelly Manne & Bill Evans – Empathy (1962) {2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Shelly Manne & Bill Evans - Empathy (1962) {2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Shelly Manne & Bill Evans – Empathy (1962) {2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
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Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CVRJ 8497 SA | Genre: Hard Bop, Post Bop

This album came about through a fortuitous convergence of circumstances. Shelly Manne & His Men were appearing at New York’s Village Vanguard, sharing the bill with the Bill Evans Trio. Getting Riverside’s permission to let the pianist participate, Creed Taylor set up a session at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio with Evans and Manne sharing top billing. Manne’s bass player, Monty Budwig, made up the trio. This was a busman’s holiday for Evans, who was freed from the musical parameters he had set for his then-current trio. Continue reading “Shelly Manne & Bill Evans – Empathy (1962) {2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”