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There are at least three artists with this name:
1.) Bill Evans (jazz pianist)
2.) Bill Evans (jazz saxophonist)
3.) Bill Evans (banjoist)
1.) Bill Evans (born William John Evans; August 16, 1929 - September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the 20th century. Along with McCoy Tyner and Oscar Peterson, he was the force behind the biggest evolution in the jazz paradigm since Art Tatum and Bud Powell.
He worked briefly with Miles Davis and was the pianist on all but one track of Kind of Blue (1959). In fact, although
Blue In Green is credited to Miles, Bill Evans always claimed that it was his own composition and that some years later Miles gave him $25 as compensation for lost royalties.
Evans won seven Grammys during his career, the first for Conversations With Myself (1963) although not for his most celebrated work, Sunday At The Village Vanguard (1961) with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian.
His use of impressionistic harmony, his inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and his syncopated and polyrhythmic melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists, including Herbie Hancock, Denny Zeitlin, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett, and his work continues to inspire younger pianists such as Fred Hersch, Bill Charlap, and Lyle Mays, as well as other musicians such as guitarist John McLaughlin.
1.) Bill Evans (jazz pianist)
2.) Bill Evans (jazz saxophonist)
3.) Bill Evans (banjoist)
1.) Bill Evans (born William John Evans; August 16, 1929 - September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the 20th century. Along with McCoy Tyner and Oscar Peterson, he was the force behind the biggest evolution in the jazz paradigm since Art Tatum and Bud Powell.
He worked briefly with Miles Davis and was the pianist on all but one track of Kind of Blue (1959). In fact, although
Blue In Green is credited to Miles, Bill Evans always claimed that it was his own composition and that some years later Miles gave him $25 as compensation for lost royalties.Evans won seven Grammys during his career, the first for Conversations With Myself (1963) although not for his most celebrated work, Sunday At The Village Vanguard (1961) with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian.
His use of impressionistic harmony, his inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and his syncopated and polyrhythmic melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists, including Herbie Hancock, Denny Zeitlin, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett, and his work continues to inspire younger pianists such as Fred Hersch, Bill Charlap, and Lyle Mays, as well as other musicians such as guitarist John McLaughlin.
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fakincat wrote:
THATS the very gifted and still living jazz artist BILL EVAN everybody was looking for (: http://www.lastfm.de/music/+noredirect/Bill+Evans+(Sax) So pls, lastfm, do us the favor and dont mess up their music :D
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fakincat wrote:
they mess up the saxophonist bill evans with the pianist!!
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biomorfo wrote:
REAL GENIUS!!! LOVE HIS MUSIC!!!
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SileneDioica wrote:
@goldione: I realized the same problem as john_v and jazzact did. I followed your link and scrolled FAAAR downwards but I didn't find any hint about Bill Evans the wonderful Jazz-Saxophonist.
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gregorcn wrote:
incredibly moving, especially "The Last Waltz" set. Noone will ever compare to him.
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goldione wrote:
@jazzact:: see artist description - http://www.last.fm/music/Bill+Evans/+wiki ... 2.) Bill Evans (jazz saxophonist) ... and scroll FAAAR downwards ... ... sorry but we all have to deal here with double and 10s of artists of the same name here at last.fm... see The ' Odyssey Desaster ' >>> http://www.last.fm/user/goldione/journal/2009/10/19/33h1lb_the_%27_odyssey_desaster_%27 ... as a hard-to-believe sample.
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jazzact wrote:
I too would like to see former Miles Davis collaborator, contemporary jazz _saxophonist_ Bill Evans represented here. Please. Thanks. http://www.billevanssax.com
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outerspace843 wrote:
any suggestion for first album?
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Viktoriya_Viks wrote:
It's a real stuff..
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john_v_peterson wrote:
I do not know how to contact last.fm other than this way - others please pardon this. Bill Evans cannot possibly be "on tour" since he died in 1980. I do realize there is a very gifted saxophone player Bill Evans, who even played with Miles Davis for a while, but he should have his own page and bio and tour information. Thank you for editing this last.fm - I do love your program - just want to get the information correct on this page. Thanks and best regards, John V. Peterson john_v_peterson@yahoo.com
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Cacophonaut wrote:
Crystal notes or sparkling water cascading down from some clear waterfall. Miles Davis called him that, and it fits so well, his piano playing is just so light and yet forceful, tonal and dissonant, calm and tense, crystal. Probably my favorite Jazz pianist.
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Cozfunkel wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Paul+Chambers
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starzofjazz wrote:
This is the real soul music ...
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pitonchik76 wrote:
Its music crystal...
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mani_art wrote:
i'm speechless.
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KDDream wrote:
listen in silence
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fryt33k wrote:
thx
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MisterJunior wrote:
fryt33k: Very difficult to say. For live albums I would start with Sunday at the Village Vanguard, Waltz for Debby or just grab The Complete Village Vanguard collection. For studio albums Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Portrait in Jazz and Explorations are good starting points. He has quite a few great albums, though, both live and studio...
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SileneDioica wrote:
I'm new on last.fm. But i found out that there's no Site for Bill Evans the Jazz-Saxophonist (born 1958) - who is not the same as this one - Bill Evans the Jazz-Pianist (born 1929). Who can make a Site for the other Artist, too? Who can I tell about this?
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fryt33k wrote:
what is the best his album?
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