Bill evans 19291980 brought an unequaled finesse of touch to the keyboard. He recorded over 50 albums as a leader between 1956 and 1980 and also played as a sideman on nearly as many more. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. This 90minute documentary film tells the story of bill evans turbulent life and his contribution to jazz music. A new documentary explores the troubled, brilliant life of pianist bill evans filmmaker bruce spiegel speaks with weekend edition about the eight. Time remembered the life and music of bill evans a film by bruce spiegel 2016 eight years in the making, bruce spiegels touching documentary on the life and music of the late, great, and mysterious pianist is a mustsee for jazz history buffs, as well as for anyone who enjoys cool, impressionistic pianothe style bill evans pioneered beginning in the early 1950s and owned and. Listen to your favorite songs from time remembered by bill evans trio now. Bill evans fake book by bill evans fake book leadsheet.
Bill evans loose blues out again on cd the art music. Guitar, pianokeyboard, vocal sheet music book by bill evans. Bill evans films of the humanities and sciences, 1998 11. Edition about the eightyear process behind bill evans. A deeply creative musician evans was playing professionally by the age of and later in new york worked as a sideman with.
The title song is last and sounds to my ears as if harmonic sequences have been reversed. Compositions are influenced by a persons background and everything with which an individual comes into contact. The dick fregulia trio will perform a tribute to bill evans before the bay area premiere of the new film bill evans time remembered on saturday evening, may th at jb piano company. Very much based on an arrangement from sid jacobs book the bill evans guitar book im also. Here is the complete body of work recorded by bill evans as released by the fantasy label. Time remembered is a live album by jazz pianist bill evans with chuck israels and larry bunker partially recorded at the shelly manne s club in hollywood, california in may 1963, but not released until 1983 on the milestone label as a 16track double lp. Watch new documentary on the life of bill evans jazziz. Its narrative moves chronologically, beginning with evans childhood in new jersey and culminating with details. This has become my favorite at christmas time, one of the best times for remembering the album is a beautifully written memory of bill evans masterful work. For bill evans, however, miless enigmatic melody was even more than that. This site allows visitors to order a dvd copy of the documentary film, bill evans time remembered.
The bill evanstony bennett album is also included in full. Listen to your favorite songs from time remembered. Peter pettingers biography tells evanss story for the first time. News, analysis and opinion with occasional editorials by paul woodward. Bill evans with harry evans on the creative process 9. Time remembered is a live album by jazz pianist bill evans with chuck israels and larry bunker partially recorded at the shelly mannes club in hollywood, california in may 1963, but not released until 1983 on the milestone label as a 16track double lp. Director bruce spiegels doc is a story of a genius, the jazz pianist and composer bill evans, and how he rose from a type of prodigy to a wonder. Bill evans time remembered birth of the film by bruce spiegel there was a crystal moment when you knew for certain this bill evans movie was going to happen. Must have for jazz fans, especially fans of bill evans. The film was selffunded by the producer bruce spiegel who traveled and interviewed approximately 40 people over a 7 year period of time.
A time for love bill evans peace piece bill evans waltz for debby bill evans arrangements of this song. Time remembered from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. Evans, who is in fine form playing in a trio with bassist chuck israels and drummer larry bunker, often sounded more relaxed in concert than in studios and he stretches himself on the. Compositions of bill evans by jim norton collective now. Bill evans time remembered is a 90minute documentary film, produced by bruce spiegel which tells the story of bill evans turbulent life and his contribution to jazz music. This set is wonderful for anyone who enjoys classic jazz. Blazing speed and instrumental poetry in music, thank you john. This set represents all of the recordings made for fantasy records from 1973 through until 1979. It was recorded in july 1962 in new york city for riverside records. Bill evans time remembered sheet music piano solo in c. Evans time remembered sheet music real book melody.
Time remembered is a live album by jazz pianist bill evans with chuck israels and larry bunker partially recorded at the shelly mannes club in hollywood. The following is a listing of the jazz pianist bill evans original albums. It has a similar lyricism and harmonic outlook as evans more famous. Bill evans trio time remembered 1983, vinyl discogs. Buy bill evans trio, bill evanss album titled time remembered to enjoy in your home or. This set doubles the program by adding eight previously unreleased selections. It was a chance, each night, to escape the prison of his own body, with its endless cycle of crucifixions and resurrections, to abide briefly in the music between the notesin the refuge that. Users who like time remembered by bill evans lyrics by laura angyal home recording 2012. With connie atkinson, tony bennett, bill charlap, jack dejohnette. Time remembered is a sophisticated doc with gradea storytelling, overcoming any dusty video quality with an exhilarating focus on a fascinating life.
While it includes other musicians and is not his classic trio, i would rank it among evans great trio albums e. Interplay stands as some of bill evans most enigmatic and unusual music in makeup as well as execution. This book has been transcribed by pascal wetzel who has published other fine transcriptions of bill evans. Download and print time remembered sheet music for voice and other instruments bass clef by bill evans real book melody and chords. Det har ar ett spontant och improviserat arrangemang som bygger pa en fake book notbild. Eight years in the making this film explores the rich history of jazz pianist bill evans turbulent life and his contribution to jazz music. Reissued in sleek and compact new packaging, the 9cd box set contains 98 track selections recorded by the influential jazz pianist between 1973 and 1979 in club, concert, and studio settings. Shop and buy bill evans omnibook for piano sheet music. Time remembered by bill evans lyrics by laura angyal. Time remembered by bill evans trio on amazon music unlimited. The recordings are primarily in trio format, with one solo set and two quintet sets.
Bill evans with harry evans on the creative process by editel of new york 8. Classically trained on flute, violin, and piano, evans chose jazz specifically, the jazz piano trio as the medium for his lifes achievement. Please support war in context by making a donation today. In 1974, bill evans recorded a multimovement jazz concerto written for him by claus ogerman entitled symbiosis. Time remembered is a new documentary by filmmaker bruce spiegel on the life and music of pianist and composer bill evans. Nenette and bill remained married until bills death in 1980. Join pianist joel zelnik and his trio plus holi ross for a concert and, afterward, a screening of time remembered, a musical documentary about the life of jazz pianist bill evans. Time remembered is unusual as is doesnt contain any dominant 7th or half and diminished chords. Bill evans a stepbystep breakdown of the piano styles and techniques of a jazz legend by brent edstrom ro. The 1970s also saw evans collaborate with the singer tony bennett on 1975s the tony bennettbill evans album and.
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. The interplay sessions peaked at number 26 on the billboard jazz albums. Bill evans has so many dimensions he just touched on but once, then decided to go on through the center of his main interests. Bill evans omnibook for piano by bill evans softcover. Born in plainfield, new jersey in 1929, bill evans began to study the piano at age six. Pianist bill evans final project for the riverside label resulted in eight songs released as bill evans trio at shellys mannehole. I look forward to seeing more of the same from this. Time remembered the life and music of bill evans by troy dostert, published on march 7, 2017 at all about jazz. Genre jazz comment by laura angyal bill evans 20104t21.
This makes it a modal composition with interesting chord changes. It would be later reissued on cd in 1999, with only tracks. Time remembered is a great jazz ballad by pianist bill evans. A new documentary explores the troubled, brilliant life of. Zoot sims tenor sax, bill evans piano, jim hall guitar, ron carter bass, philly joe jones drums from the album unknown session. Over this period of time bill evans was reportedly drug free and his playing repartiore is greatly enhanced. The entire collection, from the first five solo piano improvisations to trios with chuck israels bass and larry bunker drums, makes an important statement. Bill uses unusual root movements and lots of colourful upper extensions in the melody to create rich and interesting melodic lines. A founding member of the chico hamilton quintet 19551956, hall later. Interplay is a 1963 album by jazz musician bill evans. I have been listening to jazz since i was a kid, not knowing why but just listening. It was recorded in july 1962 with a very young freddie hubbard from the jazz messengers, guitarist jim hall, bassist percy heath, and drummer philly joe jones performing five veteran standards. Universally acknowledged as one of the most influential of all jazz pianists.
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