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Topic: Bill Evans

Posted By: Fritz
Subject: Bill Evans
Date Posted: 11 May 2017 at 9:05am

Looking for a few recs for intorduction to Bill Evans beyond his work with Miles.

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Posted By: js
Date Posted: 11 May 2017 at 9:55am

If you are talking about the sax player,

Here is his site page, a couple of his albums have been rated:

http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/bill-evans-sax" rel="nofollow - http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/bill-evans-sax

I never listened much to Bill outside his work with Miles, and his short time with McLaughlin.

I would stay away from his recent albums, they are mostly southern rock/RnB, and not all that good in that genre.

I would guess his best albums are probably his early Post Bop albums.

Posted By: liontime
Date Posted: 16 May 2017 at 11:52am

Hi there. His best work in my opinion is on the albums Waltz for Debby and Sunday at the Village Vanguard. Beautifully recorded trio stuff.

Posted By: js
Date Posted: 16 May 2017 at 11:56am

liontime wrote:

Hi there. His best work in my opinion is on the albums Waltz for Debby and Sunday at the Village Vanguard. Beautifully recorded trio stuff.

He's asking about Bill Evans the sax player. Wink

Posted By: js
Date Posted: 16 May 2017 at 11:59am

Wait a second, now that I read his first post again, I'm not sure which Bill Evans he is talking about. Confused

Posted By: liontime
Date Posted: 16 May 2017 at 12:00pm

I don't know! Hard to say. I didn't know Bill Evans the sax player played with Miles.

Posted By: liontime
Date Posted: 16 May 2017 at 12:00pm

Ah apparently so

Posted By: js
Date Posted: 16 May 2017 at 12:02pm

I assumed he meant Bill the sax player, because I guess I assumed everyone knew about Bill the piano players solo work, whereas Bill the sax player is a little more obscure. I'm thinking I made the wrong assumption. Embarrassed

Posted By: liontime
Date Posted: 16 May 2017 at 12:25pm

Fritz, if you're referring to the piano player on Kind of Blue, check out these albums:

Waltz for Debbie (1961): http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/bill-evans-piano/waltz-for-debby(live)

Live at the Village Vanguard (1961): http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/bill-evans-piano/sunday-at-the-village-vanguard-aka-live-at-the-village-vanguard(live)

Explorations (1961): http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/bill-evans-piano/explorations

Portrait in Jazz (1960): http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/bill-evans-piano/portrait-in-jazz