Biography

With the passage of time, Bill Evans has become an entire school unto himself for pianists and a singular mood unto himself for listeners. There is no more influential jazz-oriented pianist, and he has left his mark on such noted players as Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, and Brad Mehldau. Borrowing heavily from the impressionism of Debussy and Ravel, Evans brought a new, introverted, relaxed, lyrical, European classical sensibility into jazz -- and that seems to have attracted a lot of young conservatory-trained pianists who follow his chord voicings to the letter in clubs and on stages everywhere. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Top Tracks

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• A Child Is Born

• A Face Without A Name

• A House Is Not A Home

• Alfie

• All The Things You Are

• Around Midnight (i)

• Autumn Leaves

• Beautiful Love

• Blue And Green

• Blue In Green

• Blue Monk

• Blue Serge

• California, Here I Come

• Cold Breeze

• Darn That Dream

• Days Of Wine And Roses

• Deep Purple

• Displacement

• Dolphin Dance

• Eiderdown

• Elsa

• Emily

• Five

• Funkallero

• Gary's Theme

• Gloria's Step

• Goyescas (dandies In Love), Pieces (6) In 2 Books For Piano, H. 64, Dlr 2:4~la Maja Y El Ruiseñior Arr. As Granada For Jazz Trio & Orchestra

• Haunted Heart

• Here's That Rainy Day

• Honeysuckle Rose

• How About You?

• How Deep Is The Ocean?

• How My Heart Sings

• I Fall In Love Too Easily

• I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

• I Loves You, Porgy

• If You Could See Me Now

• I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

• In Memory Of His Father Harry L. Evans

• In The Night (om Natten)

• In Your Own Sweet Way

• Isn't It Romantic?

• Israel

• It Could Happen To You

• Laurie

• Let's Go Back To The Waltz

• Like Someone In Love

• Love Is Here To Stay

• Love Letters

• Lover Man

• Lover Man (oh, Where Can You Be?)

• Make Someone Happy

• Medley: All The Things You Are/midnight Mood

• Medley: Spartacus Love Theme/nardis

• Milestones

• Minority

• Morning Glory

• My Foolish Heart

• My Funny Valentine

• My Heart Stood Still

• My Man's Gone Now

• My Melancholy Baby

• Nancy (with The Laughing Face)

• Nardis

• Never Let Me Go

• Night And Day

• Nobody Else But Me

• On A Clear Day (you Can See Forever)

• On Green Dolphin Street

• Once Upon A Summertime

• One For Helen

• Ornithology

• Pavane, For Orchestra & Chorus Ad Lib In F Sharp Minor, Op. 50

• Peace Piece

• People

• Peri's Scope

• Polka Dots And Moonbeams

• Quiet Now

• Re: Person I Knew

• Reflections In D

• Remembering The Rain

• 'round About Midnight

• Round Johnny Rondo

• 'round Midnight

• Seascape

• So What

• Some Other Time

• Someday My Prince Will Come

• Song For Helen

• Spartacus Love Theme

• Spartacus Love Theme/nardis

• Speak Low

• Spring Is Here

• Stairway To The Stars

• T.t.t. (twelve Tone Tune)

• Tenderly

• The Boy Next Door

• The Peacocks

• The Touch Of Your Lips

• The Two Lonely People

• Turn Out The Stars

• Twelve Toned Tune [incomplete]

• Waltz For Debby

• Waltz For Debby (monica Vals)

• We Will Meet Again

• We Will Meet Again (for Harry)

• What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?

• What Is This Thing Called Love?

• When I Fall In Love

• Woody 'n You

• Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (and Dream Your Troubles Away)

• You And The Night And The Music

• You Must Believe In Spring

• You Stepped Out Of A Dream

• You're Gonna Hear From Me

Discography

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• The Sesjun Radio Shows

  Beeld En Geluid / T2

  2011

• Monterey Jazz Festival '75

  Universal Distribution

  2007

• Getting Sentimental

  Milestone Records

  2003

• Portraiture

  Fuel 2000

  2003

• Immortal Concerts: Autumn Leaves

  Giants Of Jazz Recordings

  2002

• Bill Evans Trio in Buenos Aires, Vol. 1: 1973 Concert

  Jazz Lab

  1991

• Live at the Balboa Jazz Club, Vol. 2

  Jazz Lab

  1979

• Live at the Balboa Jazz Club, Vol. 1

  Jazz Lab

  1979

• We Will Meet Again

  Warner Archives / Warner Bros.

  1979

• Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Bill Evans

  Jazz Alliance

  1978

• Symbiosis

  Polygram

  1974

• My Foolish Heart

  Westwind

  1973

• Live in Paris 1972, Vol. 1

  France's Concert

  1972

• Live in Paris 1972, Vol. 2

  France's Concert

  1972

• From Left to Right

  Verve / Polygram

  1970

• Further Conversations with Myself

  Verve / Polygram

  1967

• California Here I Come

  Verve

  1967

• Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra

  Verve

  1965

• Plays the Theme from V.I.P. and Others

  Verve

  1963

• The Ivory Hunters

  Blue Note

  1959