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.

Title:  Evans In England (Deluxe Box Set 2 CD) (2019)
Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Label:  Resonance Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Our Love Is Here To Stay  (4:44)
 2.  Sugar Plum  (9:46)
 3.  Stella by Starlight  (6:18)
 4.  My Foolish Heart  (4:41)
 5.  Waltz For Debby  (7:59)
 6.  'Round Midnight  (6:36)
 7.  The Two Lonely People  (8:06)
 8.  Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)  (7:30)

Disc 2:

 1.  Elsa  (7:10)
 2.  What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life  (5:42)
 3.  Turn Out The Stars  (5:05)
 4.  Re: Person I Knew  (8:52)
 5.  Goodbye  (2:34)
 6.  Come Rain Or Come Shine  (5:07)
 7.  Very Early  (4:47)
 8.  So What  (8:24)
 9.  Midnight Mood  (4:46)
10. Polka Dots And Moonbeams  (3:54)

Personnel:

Bill Evans:  Piano
Eddie Comez;  Bass
Marty Morell:  Drums

Evans In England is a live album by Bill Evans, released on April 19, 2019 by Resonance Records, recorded live at the legendary Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London England in December 1969, featuring Eddie Comez and Marty Morell.  2 CD with 36-Page booklet.