Bill Evans

 

Artist:  Bill Evans  

Birth Name:  William John Evans
Born:  August 16, 1929.  Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
Died:  September 15, 1980 (Aged 51).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Arranger
Instruments:  Piano

Bill Evans was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer who mostly worked in a Trio setting.  He worked with bandleader and theorist George Russell.  In 1958, he joined Miles Davis's sextet, and recorded Kind Of Blue, the best-selling Jazz Album of All Time.  In 1959, he left the Miles Davis band and began his career as a leader with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian.  In 1961, recording the highly acclaimed Sunday At The Village Vanguard and Waltz For Debby.  In 1963, he recorded Conversations With Myself, an innovative solo album.  He has become standards and has been played and recorded by many artists.  He was honored with 31 Grammy nominations and seven awards, and was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall Of Fame.

Artist:  Bill Evans Trio

Title:  Portrait In Jazz (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz

Label:  WaxTime

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Come Rain Or Come Shine (3:24)

 2.  Autumn Leaves (6:00)

 3.  Witchcraft (4:37)

 4.  When I Fall In Love (4:57)

 5.  Peri's Scope (3:15)

 6.  Blue In Green (Alternate Take) (Bonus Track) (4:26)

Side B:

 1.  What Is This Thing Called Love (4:36)

 2.  Spring Is Here (5:09)

 3.  Someday My Prince Will Come (4:57)

 4.  Blue In Green (5:25)

 5.  Autumn Leaves (Mono Take) (Bonus Track) (5:29)

Personnel:

Bill Evans:  Piano

Scott LAFaro:  Bass

Paul Motian:  Drums

Portrait In Jazz is the fifth studio album by Bill Evans Trio, originally released in 1960 by Riverside, remastered and reissued on February 13, 2026 by WaxTime.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Crystal Clear Virgin Vinyl.