Successful American jazz and light music of the 20th century, composed primarily for Broadway musicals, musical theater and Hollywood films; Bill Evans 1929-1981.
Even though Bill Evans only lived to be 51 years old, he was one of the most influential pianists of his time. He played beautiful, complex chords (influenced by Ravel and Debussy, among others) and often added lyrical, romantic lines. This combination can also be heard in many of his beautiful compositions that became Standards.
Some of them were very well suited for lyrics, and that is how they ended up in the Great American Songbook!
Playlist:
Funkallero
Ingrid James Midnight Sun 2022
Libor Smoldas Organ Trio
Remembering The Rain
Karen Gallinger Remembering Bill Evans 2000
Larry Koonse gt
Interplay
Judy Niemack Blue Nights 2007
Jean François Prins gt Jim McNeely p Dennis Inwin bs Victor Lewis drs.
Five 4:25
Janice Borla Lunar Octave 1996
Bob Bowman bs Fareed Haque gt Dan Haerle p JackMouse drs
We Will Meet Again
Dena DeRose voc & p Travelin’ Light live in Antwerpen 2012
Turn Out The Stars
Tierney Sutton Blue In Green 2001
Christian Jacob p
In April (For Nenette)
Roseanne Vitro Conviction: Thoughts of Bill Evans 2001
Allen Farnham p
Very Early
Simone Honijk / Bert van den Brink Interplay 2008
Time Remembered
Kendra Shank Mosaic 2009
Bill Drewes klnt Frank Kimbrough p
The Two Lonely People
Tony Bennett/ Bill Evans Together Again 1977
Waltz For Debby
Al Jarreau Accentuate The Possitive
Larry Wiliams arr en p Anthony Wilson gt Christian McBride bs Peter Erskine drs
Waltz For Debby
Bill Evans Village Vanguard 1961
Bill Evans p Scott LaFaro bs Paul Motian drs
foto Bill Evans 1978: Brian McMillen
