Bill evans petite blonde by bill evans sax soundcloud. I just encountered a 85 toshiba pressing of undercurrent and it is really quiet with dynamic sound. One is the riverside recording on the album, everybody digs bill evans, and the other is from a recording someone sent me about 18 years ago, that i cannot identify, unfortunately. Intermodulation, like undercurrent, is a massive, amazing, oneinabillion creation and its one of the great works of human kind. These two masters challenge and complement each other brilliantly on a series of standards and jazz originals.
The first of two meetings on record in a duo format with guitarist jim hall, the collaborations are often exquisite. Jim hall is under recorded and in some songs is hard to hear him. Jim hall guitar comping on my funny valentine, undercurrent mp3 sound clips, bill evans, transcription and analysis by steve khan. A triumph for bill evans and jim hall, another exercise in telepathic communion, intertwining piano and this time acoustic guitar in away id not previously experienced. Bill evans p jim hall g recorded at sound makers, nyc, april 24 and may 14, 1962 sound engineer.
Credit allows you to download with unlimited speed. Other than four piano solos from april 4, 1962, this set was pianist bill evans first recordings after a hiatus caused by bassist scott lafaros tragic death in a car accident. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Bill evans portrait in jazz 1959 sacd 2003 dsfwv stereo. The album was originally released on united artists, then reissued by solid state in 1968. This transcription has been really tough to transcribe because of all the nuances used by the musicians and the counterpoint they show. William john evans, known as bill evans, was an american jazz pianist and composer who mostly worked in a trio setting. If undercurrent, the first and superior of two piano guitar collaborations by bill evans and jim hall, the other being intermodulation produced. It was recorded in july 1962 in new york city for riverside records. Youll hear the west african roots of the banjo, 19th and early 20th century minstrel and classic styles, 20th century folk and bluegrass pieces and generous helpings of bills original pieces. The scottish national jazz orchestra is joined by bill evans on a musical expedition across america from north to south, east to west and all points inbetween. Bill evans is not the only man of that name to have made his mark in the world of jazz but he is unquestionably the one who has proved the most influential. Undercurrent 1962 toshibaemi haoming on march 11, 2020 at 08. Interplay is a 1963 album by jazz musician bill evans.
More recently, the album was reissued on emiblue note in fact, both blue note and united artists records have been owned for a long time by emi. The front cover image for undercurrent is toni frissells photograph weeki wachee spring, florida. I am not generally a fan of bill evans wash your mouth out with soap and water but have always admired jim hall. Print and download in pdf or midi romain from undercurrent.
Undercurrent limited edition lp by jim hallbill evans. Bill evans jim hall undercurrent 1962, vinyl discogs. Jazzmen hear not only a soloist but an entire group playing together. The duo collaborated again in 1966 on the album intermodulation. Aug 18, 2011 the bill evans trio featuring stan getz, but beautiful on milestone records also reissued on cd by fantasy eddie gomez on bass and marty morell on bass. Undercurrent bill evans and jim hall full album youtube. Cowley county fairgrounds thursday to sunday, october 14. If you are a pure music fan, try to find these lps on vinyl, but the cds are remastered ok and easier to locate on amazon. Shades of his work are to be found in the styles of brad mehldau, herbie hancock and keith jarrett, not to mention a whole raft of lesser lights. The lost session from the black forest, live at art dlugoffs top of the gate, singles.
Search for videos, audio, pictures and other files search files. If bill evans brought a kind of muted, ingeniously subtle body of innovations to jazz piano, then perhaps his only parallel in the realm of jazz guitar is jim hall. Crane placing new sign with old sign on street jim evans, les miller, and a. Verve vv68655, 833 7712 bill evans, jim hall intermodulation verve ve22509 bill evans trioduo verve 314 527 9532 the complete bill evans on verve.
The lost session from the black forest release date. Longtime snjo collaborator bill evans is well known for conducting. Youll hear the west african roots of the banjo, 19th and early 20th century minstrel and classic styles, 20th century folk and bluegrass pieces and generous helpings of bill s original pieces. They would collaborate again in 1966 for the followup album intermodulation. Jim halls my funny valentine chordal comping transcription. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Bill evans trio bill evans at town hall volume one 1986 2 jan. Gold on my shoulder, catch a ride, insomnia, someday my prince will come live, top tracks. My funny valentinerodgershart as heard on the bill evansjim hall. In the recent years, we have expanded our regional footprint to include locations in billings, mt, casper, wy, laramie, wy, kansas city, mo, santa fe, nm, and salt lake city, ut. What are the very best, must have albums of bill evans. I have only recently discovered this album which is true masterpiece of duet playing, of two highly skilled jazz musicians listening to each other with intensity. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. The combination is not only inspired, but immaculate. They would collaborate again in 1966 for the followup. It was a great experience and i loved to learn and play their solos in this song. Van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, may 10, 1966. Undercurrent, the outcome of two studio sessions with guitarist jim hall, is that project. Bill evans download high quality complete mp3 albums. Douglas to convene some magical artist combinations for their new ua jazz label, including this unique session by bill evans and jim hall, graced by one of the most iconic album cover portraits ever.
Both evans and hall had introspective and harmonically advanced styles along with roots in hard. But for all their advances on their instruments, neither evans nor hall ever made themselves sound forbidding. While evans managed to sit down for a few oneoff takes between lafaros passing and these aprilmay 1962 dates, he largely remained on hiatus and abstained from recording. The interplay sessions peaked at number 26 on the billboard. We recommend you to use latest chrome, firefox or safari. Skating in central park, garys theme remastered, peace piece. Work from home with bill evans, evans in england live, another time. The collection includes photographs, news clippings, publications and memorabilia concerning the. Items on sale mint sellers professional sellers private sellers. If you are a pure music fan, try to find these lps on vinyl, but the cds are remastered ok and easier to.
Along the way, jazz meets up with bluegrass, soul, funk and fusion to make a beautiful noise on a road trip to remember. Shades of his work are to be found in the styles of brad mehldau, herbie hancock and keith. Written by super user on 31 october 2018 compare and contrast my two transcriptions of bill evans recordings of leonard bernsteins lucky to be me with me. Bill evansjim hall undercurrent 180gram vinyl lp new. Bill evans some other time minidocumentary youtube. Bill evans jim hall undercurrentsumallybill evans jim hall4. Undercurrent is a 1962 album by jazz pianist bill evans and jazz guitarist jim hall. Bill evans and jim hall, two modern jazz giants, were in peak creative form at the time, evans leading his own trio and hall working with sonny rollinss quartet. The bill evans trio featuring stan getz, but beautiful on milestone records also reissued on cd by fantasy eddie gomez on bass and marty morell on bass. Bill evansjim hall undercurrent album 180gram vinyl lp new uk stock gift idea.
The interplay sessions is a 1982 milestone album that includes the entirety of this album, and tracks recorded for riverside on august 21 and 22 of the same year with a slightly different lineup. Evans and his various printing companies in fort worth, beginning with paxton and evans printers in 1905, then marvin d. Undercurrent by jim hallbill evans piano vinyl, oct. Undercurrent bill evans and jim hall album wikipedia. Bill evans and jim hall, two modern jazz giants, were in peak creative form at the time, evans leading his own trio and hall working with sonny rollinss quartet at the time. Bill evans is well recorded, his piano is well spread out but the sound of his piano is not as cristal clear as in his numerous recordings. There is a certain thickness to his piano sound that i was not expecting. An affectionate tribute to the mastery of pianist bill evans and guitarist jim hall, performed by thom whitworth and paul deats. They both play great and the problem is a matter of. Arrangements simply for piano and guitar are rare in jazz, and it is even more seldom that the results are amazon. Evans pointing to old sign, jim evans and les miller b. Undercurrent by jim hallbill evans piano vinyl, oct2017.
Join bill evans as he performs music from the 1780s to the present day on eight historic banjos in a performance recorded on april 26, 2020. It was a great experience and i loved to learn and play their solos in. Stream bill evans petite blonde, a playlist by bill evans sax from desktop or your mobile device. This is the first of two superb albums recorded by bill evans, and guitarist jim hall, and it was recorded over two sessions in april and may 1962.
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