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Bill Evans was one of the most influential American jazz pianists of twentieth-century. Evans is a musician that continues to inspire jazz musicians today.
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- Name: William John Evans
- Born: August 16, 1929
- Died: September 15, 1980
- Genre: Jazz, modal jazz, hard bop, third stream, cool jazz
- Origin: Plainfield, New Jersey
- Label: Riverside Records, Verve Records, Fantasy Records
- Suffered drug addition
- Overdose lead to death
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Career
Evans began musical training in classical piano at the age of six. He was the only white jazz artist hired to play with the Miles Davis Band.Associated Acts
- George Russell
- Miles Davis
- Cannonball Adderley
- Philly Joe Jones
- Scott LaFaro
- Paul Motian
- Eddie Gomez
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Bill Evans on Amazon
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Bill Evans Trio: The Oslo Concerts - $19.99
Bill Evans was one of the most popular piano players in modern jazz, having recorded over 50 albums and received 31 Grammy nominations before his untimely death in 1980. He influenced virturally every jazz pianist who came after him includ...
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Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings - $16.95
This enthralling book is the first biography in English of Bill Evans, one of the most influential of all jazz pianists. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans's life (the personal tragedies and commercial successes), h...
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The Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings - $18.98
The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings features both legendary albums, The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album and Together Again, completely remixed and remastered along with exensive rare and alternate material. T...
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Jazz Icons: Bill Evans - Live in '64-'75 - $19.99
This collection includes for the first time on commercial video Bill Evans renditions of the rarely performed or recorded Sareen Jurer, Blue Serge and Twelve Tone Tune Two. Bill Evans performs with four different rhythm sections - all of wh...
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The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 - $29.98
Bill Evans, with virtuoso bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, reinvented the jazz piano trio, creating stunning contrapuntal dialogues that merged luminous lyricism with layers of complex, elusive harmonies, its moments of limpid ...
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