Holy fuck; I've been listening to Bill Evans for quite some years and this is for sure the most agressive record that I've ever listened of him.

Never far away from Bill's music. Always touches my depths, even after six decades of listening.

Wish there were a ❤️ button instead of just the thumbs up.

No jazz musician has had a more a troubled, even tragic, life yet succeeded so completely in a musical journey that began with the revolutionary "democratic" piano trio with bassist Scott LaFaro (represented on the two sessions on a Sunday at the Village Vanguard on June 25, 1961) and ended with this 8-night stand--a startling explosion of creativity--at the Keystone Korner during the first week of Sept. 1980. Although he would die in NYC a mere several days after this engagement, he not only left us at the height of his powers but had evolved as an artist, moving from Debussy-like impressionism to a profound and insistently passionate, expressionism, perhaps stemming from his Russian ancestry.. Using a new approach that he demonstrates in 1978 on Marian McPartland's "Piano Jazz," he makes the piano roar one moment and whisper the next, always maintaining tension and building excitement by playing not "behind" but ahead of the expiring harmonies through his use of "anticipatory phrasing" (often producing an effect of "lunging" into the next measure). The widely held popular notion that Bill's addiction led to inferior playing and an inglorious end could not have been more off the mark.. As "The Paris Concert," "Consecration," and "The Last Waltz" (a total of18 discs) demonstrate, no jazz musician reinvented himself so completely, or traced a more satisfying arc in his obsessive Keatsian quest, as he related to Tony Bennett, for "truth and beauty." His last trio reveals an artist playing with new-found authority and energy, stemming from his working with two youthful discoveries (bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joe LaBarbera) who pushed him, night after night, to the best playing of his career. Bill was one of the last "road warriors" in American music, playing as though each note might be his last, so consumed with his music that taking a break for a studio recording seemed a waste of precious time. His was a race against time, one that he simply refused to lose.

Thanks Bill...the best jazz pianist for ever....and ever....you can rest in peace....thanks again, and again.....

1-1 Emily 0:00 1-2 Days Of Wine And Roses 5:33 1-3 Knit For Mary F. 13:58 1-4 Like Someone In Love 20:05 1-5 Your Story 27:12 1-6 Stella By Starlight 31:08 1-7 My Man's Gone Now 39:36 1-8 Letter To Evan 45:43 August 2, 1980 2-1 I Do It For Your Love 53:46 2-2 Turn Out The Stars 59:17 2-3 My Romance 1:06:24 2-4 Laurie 1:14:43 2-5 The Two Lonely People 1:22:00 2-6 Peau Douce 1:28:12 2-7 But Beautiful 1:34:12

I was blessed to hear Bill and his trio live at the Village Vanguard back in the day. Remember sitting on the side banquet during one Sunday afternoon set literally a few feet from the trio (Chuck Israel and Paul Motian) Bill bent way down over the keys for hours lost in the sublime magic of his playing. His music from his first days playing in NYC until his last performances before his tragic passing was pure genius.

A work of genius. A monumental legacy made posible by modern technology. I thank my luck for having lived in this marvelous and horrifying century.

Thank you Bill Evans and trio for gracing this world with your amazing talents and genius. Beautiful and wonderful music. Such an intimate relationship he has with the keyboard and notes, so rich. God Bless your soul

Magic....I hear this record, and cry....incredible pianist,,,,,

The greatest...for ever...thank you Bill....God bless you!!!

Bill Evans was a genius.

The greatest of allll time!!!!!!!! Best that ever did it!

For ever and ever the best , love you Bill

It simply does not get any better than this. Rest in peace Bill, thankfully your music lives on.

One of my desert island discs.

Não é sem razão que Bill era considerado o pianista dos pianistas. Como ninguém, ele expunha a melancolia de sua alma em sonoridade profunda, em improvisos incomuns e em melodias delicadas e ao mesmo tempo intensas.

I was lucky enough to be there on one of those nights . I would never imagined that after few weeks he would have left us .

1-1 Emily 5:33 1-2 Days Of Wine And Roses 8:25 1-3 Knit For Mary F. 6:07 1-4 Like Someone In Love 7:06 1-5 Your Story 3:56 1-6 Stella By Starlight 8:26 1-7 My Man's Gone Now 6:07 1-8 Letter To Evan 8:03 August 2, 1980 2-1 I Do It For Your Love 5:31 2-2 Turn Out The Stars 7:06 2-3 My Romance 7:51 2-4 Laurie 7:16 2-5 The Two Lonely People 6:12 2-6 Peau Douce 6:00 2-7 But Beautiful 4:14

Genius-so incredible that someone can play this well.

Espetacular. Bill Evans ainda é demais!

The greatest improvisational musician of the 20th Century

Ho sentito Bill Evans a Milano nel luglio del 1980,quarant'anni fa e questa registrazione lo ripropone nella sua grandezza, l'emozione si rinnova perché questa musica è senza tempo, sarà sempre così meravigliosa e romantica ( perché Evans era un romantico) per sempre.

Damn, this is beyond incredible. No one has made so many excellent live recordings.

Love this site, it has taught me so much about Bill Evans, that much to my shame I discovered not soon enough. His playing I close my eyes to listen to he was out of this World. Thanks so much, Anna.

The rush to the beyond.....

Muchas gracias por compartir la música de Bill Evans,que en estos momentos tan trágicos en el mundo,la verdad que esta música te saca de a realidad por un buen rato.....

Fabulous man ❤

The urgency felt in his last recordings is unbelievable! It is like he was preparing his deathbed...

Bill Evans at a very plugged in moment in his playing.

You need to listen to the series CONSECRATION, one wek before his death. He was almost supernatural !

As much as I love every period of Bill Evans' music, there's just some indefinable quality about the live recordings of his last trio that make them my favorite. Yes, even over his Scott LaFaro-Paul Motian trio. After all, it's all subjective.

Evans often went up one or more keys in his playing. This effect causes a brightening of his basically somber music. For instance: Danny Boy.

The magic of Bills early 60's-70's tube recordings is gone, now recorded on transistor tape recorder minus the vintage tube telefunken microphones. Cant enjoy this as much as I do of his early recordings in terms of sheer musicality. The piano tone is now rather colored and bass and cymbal response constricted.

"Like Someone In Love" - a marathon of modulations !

Dragony: Bill, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Dearly beloved ,Honour to whom honour is due.

There is another recording (on spotify) entitled "Live At Ronnie Scott's" Bill Evans that is a compilation of previously unissued material from 1968. Check that out too.

Muchas gracias BillEvansArchive!!!

Gets me every time! 40:00

Супер !!!!

Para mí los tríos del enorme Bill Evans junto con otro enorme como Keith Jarrett lo más grande en la historia del Jazz!!

Just wondering if this great musician has a library of CDs package, or a long play CD the best of Bill Evans.

Really lovely stuff. Bill's last trio in top form and beautifully recorded. Thanks for posting! Pedantic niggle: why is Jimmy Van Heusen (4) credited as a writer but not Johnny Mandel (1), Henry Mancini (2) and some others?

in some tunes I hear echoes of Scriabin

What strikes me is how forceful and fierce his playing is on this date. It’s cliche to say but it sounds as though he was playing for his life and trying to get everything out before his time was up, which unfortunately came about before the end of the year.

I love Bill Evan's, and saw him live with Gomez and Zsigmond, but it's hard to listen to these final trio recordings. Folks that come to Bill thru this trio having heard all the accolades for Evan's invariably think, what's the big deal. All the aspects Bill's playing that I enjoyed , dynamics, quiet fire, controlled and perfectly executed playing, are all gone. He seems to be dragging this trio along with him. I would encourage new listeners to check out the wealth of material from the Gomez-Morrell trio, or the early Village Vanguard recordings. Been listening to Evan's for 50 years, and I'm pretty sure I've heard everything available.

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Unfortunately, the piano has several notes REALLY out of tune, but the Bill Evans was at his height when he died. I was beginning to learn the piano. I love Bill Evans music so much !

Bill Evans Repertoire Any% speedrun, WR 1:39:04 It's still an incredible recording, don't get me wrong.

Musicians such as this are so incredibly rare. Don’t be sleepin on ‘‘em while they’re around. Check out Hiromi Uehara.

Hearing is believing - that this is humanly possible. . . .

Mipiace

Mio

Really love Bill and Eddie Gomez, Scott Lafaro and all of his musicians that played with him over the years. I have to admit though, not digging the drummer on this recording at all. Too loud and way too wild. Just my opinion and we all know what opinions are. :)

This sounds almost like an electric bass, wtf?

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Classical pianist playing a modernized classical style influenced by the trouble within him, causing his music to sound confusing and sad - not to be confused with real jazz music.