Bill Evans

Waltz for Debby

Bill Evans · 1961

Sunday at the Village Vanguard

Bill Evans · 1961

The June 1961 Village Vanguard sessions captured the peak of two years of conversational jazz the three had developed together. Ten days later, LaFaroScott LaFaroスコット・ラファロ died in a car accident at 25.

— How My Heart Sings, Peter Pettinger, 1998

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis · 1959

Kind of BlueKind of BlueMiles Davis · 1959 (1959) was recorded almost entirely at sight. MilesMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス showed musicians only the skeletal structures beforehand — no one knew what they were playing until the day. Bill EvansBill Evansビル・エヴァンス's liner notes defined how to hear the record.

— Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece, Ashley Kahn, 2000

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Bill Evans · 1958

Everybody Digs Bill EvansEverybody Digs Bill EvansBill Evans · 1958 (December 1958) features the unedited 14-minute improvisation "Peace Piece." The cover carried endorsements from Cannonball AdderleyCannonball Adderleyキャノンボール・アダレイ and George Shearing — a critical seal of approval.

— Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings, Peter Pettinger, 1998

Explorations

Bill Evans · 1961

ExplorationsExplorationsBill Evans · 1961 (February 1961) was the second Bill EvansBill Evansビル・エヴァンス Trio album. The conversational interplay with Scott LaFaroScott LaFaroスコット・ラファロ and Paul MotianPaul Motianポール・モチアン approached its mature form — though Pettinger notes the trio had been arguing right before the session.

— Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings, Peter Pettinger, 1998

Waltz for Debby

Bill Evans · 1961

Sunday at the Village Vanguard

Bill Evans · 1961

Explorations

Bill Evans · 1961

Psalm

Paul Motian · 1982

Sunday at the Village Vanguard was recorded live on June 25, 1961, capturing Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, and Paul Motian's trio. Eleven days later, LaFaro died in a car accident, making this their final performance together.

The Soul Society

Sam Jones · 1960

Tenderly

George Benson · 1989

Roots

Prestige All Stars, The · 1958

Letter From Home

Eddie Jefferson · 1962

By 1989 George Benson was known for pop and R&B hits, but Tenderly was an acoustic standards date. The drum chair went to Louis Hayes, a hard bop drummer who had been working the same way since the late 1950s.