Latest Release
- NOV 10, 2023
- 1 Song
- Trio 64 · 1959
- Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Keepnews Collection) · 1959
- Undercurrent · 1962
- Undercurrent · 1962
- Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Keepnews Collection) · 1959
- Keepnews Collection: Portrait In Jazz · 1959
- Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas · 1989
- Know What I Mean? (Remastered) · 1961
- The Bill Evans Album · 1971
- Conversations with Myself (Expanded Edition) · 1963
Essential Albums
- After long rebuffing record label pleas to record material more in tune with the rock-pop fashions of the day, Tony Bennett found himself without a recording contract in the '70s. It was a development that only focused the singer more intently on his craft in general — and his life-long love of jazz, in particular — leading directly to this brilliant 1975 collaboration with the singular talents of pianist Bill Evans. The spare, European classicism that made the pianist's work so intriguing gently coaxes Bennett into some of his most introspective, refined, yet undeniably dramatic performances on "Some Other Time" and "The Days of Wine and Roses." Their interplay on "Young and Foolish," "My Foolish Heart" and "But Beautiful" are gorgeous reminders of the almost telepathic bond that can develop between musicians working at the peak of their powers in supportive creative environs. Now including five insightful, previously unreleased alternate takes, it's an album whose influence still seems to waft through Bennett's performances with the Ralph Sharon trio decades later.
- 1962
- 2019
Artist Playlists
- A piano player with soul and a modernist, challenging edge.
- Solo essays, fusion experiments, and orchestral interludes.
- The legendary pianist brings his unique sense of swing to these classic jazz cuts.
- Pristine pianism and subtle adventurism by stylistic descendants.
- Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.
Singles & EPs
- 2012
Appears On
- Cannonball Adderley
- The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet
- Marian McPartland
- The Gary McFarland Orchestra
- Lucy Reed
About Bill Evans
Bill Evans started on the piano at age six, eventually parlaying his skills into gigs at dances and weddings before he graduated from high school. ∙ He attended Southeastern Louisiana University on a flute scholarship and earned bachelor’s degrees in piano and music education in 1950. ∙ Just after college graduation, Evans joined a band led by Herbie Fields that backed Billie Holiday on tour. ∙ In 1958, Evans joined Miles Davis’ sextet, which also featured John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley. ∙ In 1959, he performed on and wrote music for Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and played piano on most of Chet Baker's Chet. ∙ He collaborated with Tony Bennett on two albums: 1975’s The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album and 1977’s Together Again. ∙ He posthumously won Grammy Awards for two different albums: 1979’s We Will Meet Again and 1980’s I Will Say Goodbye.
- HOMETOWN
- Plainfield, NJ, United States
- BORN
- August 16, 1929