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Bill Evans
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American jazz pianist (1929–1980)
OverviewAI-generated
Bill Evans was an American composer, conductor, bandleader, and jazz musician who played the piano. Born in Plainfield in 1929, he died in New York City in 1980 from liver cirrhosis. His musical style encompassed jazz, modal jazz, cool jazz, and post-bop. Evans received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and his notable work includes *Waltz for Debby*. He recorded for Concord Records, Fantasy, and Riverside.
Evans was educated at Southeastern Louisiana University and Mannes College The New School for Music. He served in the United States Army and began his work period in 1950. He spoke English.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944
- Works
- 36
Top works
- A nation of shopkeepers
- The Universes of E. E. Smith
- Consulting for Real People
- Bill Evans - 19 Arrangements for Solo Piano
- Mastery of Bill Evans
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Jazz Icons: Bill Evans Live in '64-'75 — Pianist2008
- Bill Evans: But Beautiful — Himself2008
- Berlin Jazz Piano Workshop 1965 — Self - Pianist2007
- Mahavishnu Orchestra - Live at Montreux 1974 & 1984 — piano2007
- Bill Evans: The Last Trio Live '802006
- Monterey Jazz Festival 1975 — Self1998
- Jazzia olohuoneessa - Bill Evans trio1970
- The Universal Mind of Bill Evans1966
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1929
- Active to
- 1980
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,186,403
- Total plays
- 27,848,577
Tags
There are at least three artists with this name: a jazz pianist, a jazz saxophonist and a banjo player. 1.) Bill Evans (born William John Evans; 16th August 1929-15th September 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the twentieth century. Along with McCoy Tyner and Oscar Peterson, he was the force behind the biggest evolution in jazz piano since Art Tatum and Bud Powell. His use of impressionistic harmony, his inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire <a href="https:/
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,565x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,174x
- Antioxidant activity applying an improved ABTS radical cation decolorization assay
· 1999 · cited 21,341x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,614x
- Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 15,219x
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Quotes
- “I went through a lot of mental pains and anguish about choosing between jazz and classical. I realized that where I functioned was where I should be, and where I functioned was in jazz, so that was it.”
- “As the painter needs his framework of parchment, the improvising musical group needs its framework in time.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- William John Evans , ( 1929-08-16 ) August 16, 1929, Plainfield, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- September 15, 1980 (1980-09-15) (aged 51), New York City , U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz modal jazz third stream cool jazz smooth jazz post-bop
- Occupations
- Musician composer arranger conductor
- Instrument
- Piano
- Works
- Discography compositions
- Years active
- 1950s–1980
- Labels
- Riverside Verve Fantasy
- Formerly of
- George Russell Miles Davis Cannonball Adderley Philly Joe Jones , Scott LaFaro Paul Motian Eddie Gómez Marty Morell Tony Bennett Jim Hall Stan Getz Monica Zetterlund Chet Baker
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His extensive use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, and trademark rhythmically independent "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today.
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Evans studied classical music at Southeastern Louisiana College and the Mannes School of Music, in New York City, where he majored in composition and received an artist diploma. In 1955, he moved to New York City, where he worked with bandleader and theorist George Russell. In 1958, Evans joined Miles Davis's sextet, which in 1959, then immersed in modal jazz, recorded Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time.
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