Bill Evans

Bill Evans records ‘Homecoming’ live at the Southeastern Louisiana University (1979)

Bill Evans' 'Homecoming' is a live album recorded on November 6, 1979 at the Southeastern Louisiana University with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera and released on April 13, 1999 by...

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Bill Evans records ‘Alone,’ his first piano solo album for Verve (1968)

Bill Evans' 'Alone' is his first piano solo album, recorded on September 23, October 8 & 21, 1968 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Here'S That Rainy Day (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny...

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Bill Evans records his debut album as a leader : ‘New Jazz Conceptions’ (1956)

Bill Evans ' 'New Jazz Conceptions' is his debut album as a leader recorded on September 18 and 27, 1956 and released in 1956 on Riverside Records. Track listing :...

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Bill Evans in Europe – The Sixties

For the first time, in August 1964, Bill Evans goes to Europe. Taking drummer Larry Bunker and bassist Chuck Israels to Stockholm in Sweden for a session with local singer...

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We remember Bill Evans. ‘Bill Went’

This day (September 15, 1980), in Fort Lee, New Jersey,, died William John Evans a.k.a. Bill Evans, an American jazz pianist.Tracklist : 1 . Nardis (1970) 2 . But Beautiful...

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Bill Evans plays at a festival in Norway (1980)

August 9, 1980 - Bill Evans will play with Marc Johnson (b) & Joe La Barbera (d) at the Molde Jazz Festival in Norway

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Bill Evans records his last studio album : ‘We Will Meet Again’ (1979)

Bill Evans' 'We Will Meet Again' is his last studio album recorded on August 6–9, 1979 and released the same year by Warner Bros.Track listing : . 1.Comrade Conrad (Bill...

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Bill Evans takes his Trio to Umbria Jazz (1978)

July 19, 1978 - Bill Evans plays with Marc Johnson on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums at Umbria Jazz, Terni, Italy

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Bill Evans records ‘Interplay’ with Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall and Freddie Hubbard (1962)

Bill Evans' 'Interplay' is an album recorded on July 16–17 and August 21, 1962, with Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall and Freddie Hubbard and released the same year...

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Bill Evans records ‘Sunday at the Village Vanguard’ with Scott Lafaro and Paul Motian (1961)

Bill Evans' 'Sunday at the Village Vanguard' is an album recorded on June 25, 1961 at the Village Vanguard in New-York City and released the same year by Riverside?Track Listing...

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Bill Evans plays at the Maintenance Shop (1979)

June 14, 1979 - Bill Evans (p), Marc Johnson (b) and Joe LaBarbera (d) play at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa

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Tony Bennett and Bill Evans end the recording of ‘The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album’ for Fantasy (1975)

‘The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album' is a studio album recorded on June 10–13, 1975 and released the same year by Fantasy.Track Listing : 1.Young And Foolish (Albert Hague, Arnold...

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Mike Stern & Bill Evans are at a Dutch festival (2013)

May 19, 2013 - Bill Evans (ts,ss), Mike Stern (g), Dave Weckl (d) and Tom Kennedy (bs) are at Jazz in Duketown" in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands

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Getz and Evans record for Verve ‘Stan Getz & Bill Evans’ with Elvin Jones & Ron Carter (1964)

'Stan Getz & Bill Evans' is a collaboration album recorded with Elvin Jones & Ron Carter on May 5 & 6, 1964 and released in 1973 by Verve.Track Listing :...

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Bill Evans & Jim Hall record together ‘Undercurrent’ (1962)

'Undercurrent' by Bill Evans & Jim Hall is an album recorded on April 24 & May 14, 1962 and released the same year by United Artists.Track Listing : 1.My Funny...

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Columbia publish Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ recorded with, on some tracks, John Coltrane & Bill Evans (1959)

Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' is a studio album recorded on March 2 and April 22, 1959 with on some tracks John Coltrane & Bill Evans and released on August...

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The Bill Evans Trio tapes a show at the BBC studios (1965)

March 19, 1965 - Bill Evans (p), Chuck Israels (b) and Larry Bunker (d) are at the BBC studios in London to tape the "Jazz 625" program hosted by British...

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‘Bill Evans at Town Hall’ is recorded today in New York City, by the Bill Evans Trio (1966)

'Bill Evans at Town Hall' is a live album recorded on February 21, 1966, at The Town Hall in New York City with his Trio and released the same year...

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On TV today, Bill Evans plays in Sweden (1970)

February 20, 1970 - Bill Evans is in Stockholm, Sweden for a concert with Eddie Gomez (b) , Marty Morrell (d)

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Bill Evans records ‘Conversations with Myself,’ a solo album for Verve (1963)

Bill Evans' 'Conversations with Myself' is a solo album recorded on February 6, 9 & May 20, 1963 and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing : 1.'Round Midnight (Thelonious...

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