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Hace 5 días · August 16, 2019. Bill Evans – “Waltz for Debby” by Brian Zimmerman. Bill Evans, a pianist with a groundbreaking approach to harmony and a lyrical approach to improvisation, was born on this day (August 16) in Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1929. He would have turned 90 years old today.
Hace 2 días · Bill Evans. Dec. at 51 (1929-1980) 1,536 votes. Birthplace: Plainfield, USA, New Jersey. 2. Art Tatum. Dec. at 47 (1909-1956) 1,231 votes. Birthplace: USA, Toledo, Ohio. 3. Oscar Peterson. Dec. at 82 (1925-2007) 1,490 votes. Birthplace: Montreal, Canada. 4. Thelonious Monk. Dec. at 64 (1917-1982)
Hace 16 horas · "A really nice, cohesive feeling; Dave [Whitford] and Tim [Giles] are a great rhythm section," says pianist Richard Fairhurst. Fairhurst's new trio album 'Inside Out' is released by Ubuntu Music on 14 June. The trio tours the UK from June, ... ‘From Bill Evans and Paul Bley in the ’60s and onwards, to Keith Jarrett, and Brad ...
Hace 5 días · Lennie Tristano was a magnificent but very underrated pianist. After studying in Chicago, he moved to New York in the mid-1940s, a city that was home to the biggest names in jazz at the time. Although his genius isn’t as widely appreciated as the likes of Bill Evans or Miles Davis, he was a central figure in a movement that they spearheaded.
Hace 2 días · Rather than focusing on the album, or the two 1959 recording sessions that resulted in its five haunting tracks, Kaplan explores the personal alchemy that created the conditions for those sessions, the combination of bandleader and trumpeter Davis with tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and pianist Bill Evans.
Hace 1 día · La Clave – Verve Records V6 8819 (1973)/Verve/Universal Music Group B0037858-01 (2023) Acoustic Sounds Series 180-gram stereo vinyl, 34:30 ****1/2: (Benny Velarde – percussion, band leader; Lalo Schifrin – piano; and many others) The early 1970’s music scene in San Francisco was diverse and revelatory. From The Grateful Dead to Santana ...
Hace 5 días · Bill Evans: 1959: Modal Jazz: So What: Miles Davis: 1959: Giant Steps & Major thirds: Coltrane Changes: John Coltrane: 1959: Pedal Point & Chord Extensions: Naima: John Coltrane : 1959 "Foundational" blues style: Dig Dis: Hank Mobley: 1960: Building Tension: This I Dig of You: Hank Mobley: 1960: Hard Bop head: A Peck A Sec: Hank ...
