Bill Evans
eBook - PDF

Bill Evans

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Bill Evans

About this book

This enthralling book is the first biography in English of Bill Evans, one of the most influential of all jazz pianists. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans's life (the personal tragedies and commercial successes), his musicmaking (technique, compositional methods, and approach to group playing), and his legacy. The book also includes a full discography and dozens of photographs.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Prologue
  4. Part I Birth of the Sound, 1929-58
  5. 1. The Kid from Plainfield
  6. 2. Swing Pianist
  7. 3. New Jazz Conceptions
  8. 4. Sideman
  9. Part II. The First Trio, 1958-61
  10. 5. A Call from Miles
  11. 6. Everybody Digs Bill Evans
  12. 7. Miles Calls Back
  13. 8. Portrait in Jazz
  14. 9. Explorations
  15. 10. Sunday at the Village Vanguard
  16. Part III. On the Road, 1961-77
  17. 11. Moonbeams
  18. 12. Conversations with Myself
  19. 13. An American in Europe
  20. 14. A Simple Matter of Conviction
  21. 15. Quiet Now
  22. 16. Living Time
  23. 17. You've Been a Fine Audience
  24. 18. You Must Believe in Spring
  25. Part IV. The Last Trio, 1977-80
  26. 19. Reflections in D
  27. 20. Twenty-One Cities in Twenty-Four Days
  28. 21. Letter to Evan
  29. Notes
  30. Discography
  31. Index