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Bill Evans (1) (1929–1980)

Author of Portrait in Jazz

For other authors named Bill Evans, see the disambiguation page.

190+ Works 702 Members 8 Reviews 2 Favorited

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Works by Bill Evans

Portrait in Jazz (1960) — Piano — 34 copies
Everybody Digs Bill Evans (1958) 24 copies
Undercurrent (1962) — Piano — 19 copies, 2 reviews
Conversations With Myself (1997) 17 copies
Alone (1968) 14 copies
You Must Believe in Spring (2022) 13 copies
New Jazz Conceptions (1991) 12 copies
Moon Beams (1990) — Piano — 12 copies
The Best of Bill Evans on Verve (2005) 10 copies, 1 review
Live Sound Fundamentals (2010) 9 copies
Intermodulation (1990) 9 copies, 1 review
Trio 64 9 copies
Affinity (1989) 9 copies
How My Heart Sings! (1962) 9 copies
Interplay (1991) 9 copies
Alone Again (1994) 8 copies
Empathy (1990) 8 copies
The Harmony of Bill Evans (1994) — Composer — 8 copies
California Here I Come (2004) 8 copies
Modern Art (2004) 7 copies
Bill Evans Piano Solos (2000) 7 copies
Explorations (2015) 6 copies
12 Classic Albums: 1956-1962 [6CD] (2014) 6 copies, 1 review
Bill Evans Fake Book (2000) — Author — 6 copies
Bill Evans Play Standards (1998) 6 copies
At The Village Vanguard (1991) 5 copies
From Left to Right (1998) 5 copies
Stan Getz/Bill Evans (1988) 4 copies
New conversations. (2019) 4 copies
The Paris Concert Edition Two 4 copies, 1 review
Time Remembered (2013) 4 copies
Autumn Leaves (2006) 4 copies
Trio '65 (1965) 4 copies
On Green Dolphin Street (1959) 4 copies
Quintessence (1992) 3 copies
Bill Evans plays (2000) 3 copies
Ultimate Bill Evans (1998) 3 copies
The Tokyo Concert (1991) 3 copies
Alone Together (2011) 3 copies
Getting Sentimental (2013) 3 copies
Bill Evans - The 70's (2000) 3 copies
At Shelly's Manne-Hole (1991) 3 copies
Compact Jazz 3 copies
Homecoming 2 copies
Live at Town Hall (1989) 2 copies
Bill Evans For Lovers (2004) 2 copies
Bill Evans' Finest Hour (2001) 2 copies
At Half Moon Bay (1998) 2 copies
Montreux II (2001) 2 copies
The Secret Sessions (1996) 2 copies
Eloquence (1994) 2 copies
Symbiosis (2016) 2 copies
The Way to Play 2 copies
Intuition (1991) 2 copies
I Will Say Goodbye (1996) 2 copies
Essential Standards (2009) 1 copy
Paris Concert Edition Vol.1 — Author — 1 copy
Conversations With Bill Evans [Sampler] (1997) — Composer — 1 copy
Trio 65 1 copy
Affinity 1 copy
Jazzettes (2016) 1 copy
Sunday at the Vanguard (2012) 1 copy
Jazz Masters 1 copy
Evans In England (2019) 1 copy
Loose Blues 1 copy
Since We Met 1 copy
Jazzhouse 1 copy
What's New 1 copy
Bill Evans 3 1 copy
Jazz Manifesto (2010) 1 copy
Red River Suite (1989) 1 copy
Letter to Evan (1996) 1 copy

Associated Works

Kind of Blue [sound recording] (1959) — Contributor — 391 copies, 3 reviews
'58 Miles (1974) 18 copies
Chet (1959) — Piano — 14 copies, 1 review
Conversations With Bill Evans (1997) — Composer — 5 copies
Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner & Loewe (2004) — Piano — 4 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Evans, William John
Birthdate
1929-08-16
Date of death
1980-09-15
Gender
male
Occupations
jazz pianist
composer
arranger
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
Place of death
Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
Associated Place (for map)
New Jersey, USA

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Reviews

12 reviews
Some very nice arrangements, not overly taxing on technique (thank goodness), but beautiful lush harmonies.
1 My Funny Valentine
Written-By – R. Rodgers-L. Hart*
5:20
2 I Hear A Rhapsody
Written-By – Gasparre*, Fragos*, Baker*
4:36
3 Dream Gyspy
Written-By – Judith Veevers
4:31
4 Romain
Written-By – Jim Hall
5:19
5 Skating In Central Park
Written-By – John Lewis (2)
5:19
6 Darn That Dream
Written-By – E. De Lange*, J. Van Heusen*
5:06
7 Stairway To The Stars
Written-By – Signorelli*, Malneck*, Parish*
5:38
8 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Written-By – G. Bassman*, N. Washington*
4:13
9 My Funny show more Valentine (Alternate Take)
Written-By – R. Rodgers-L. Hart*
6:53
10 Romain (Alternate Take)
Written-By – Jim Hall
5:24
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1 I've Got You Under My Skin
Written-By – Cole Porter
3:21
2 My Man's Gone Now
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
6:44
3 Turn Out The Stars
Written-By – Bill Evans
7:35
4 Angel Face
Written-By – Joe Zawinul
6:34
5 Jazz Samba
Written-By – Claus Ogerman
3:08
6 All Across The City
Written-By – Jim Hall
4:50

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Statistics

Works
190
Also by
7
Members
702
Popularity
#36,076
Rating
½ 4.5
Reviews
8
ISBNs
101
Languages
4
Favorited
2

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