I did my thesis on Bill's music. Late 70's. Then I caught him live at a local club, went back to his dressing room on the break, told him and he was flattered. He and Marc Johnson were eating pizza. Very casual, no pretense. A few years later he died suddenly at 51 and I still know where I was when I heard the news. The world is a more beautiful place because of Bill Evans. Like so many artists, he suffered greatly. But also like with many artists, great beauty grew from the pain. And the beauty remains.
Thanks for this story, what an unbelievable man, who sadly was taken away too soon in part because of addiction. I think this performance is the best of jazz piano solo, along with his version of Danny Boy.
The Christian philospher Soren Kierkegaard once said, "A poet is an unhappy being whose heart is torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed that when the sighs and cries escape them, they sound like beautiful music." Bill Evans was a poet in this sense.
Ja, jeg har læst Kierkegaadt, jeg boede 14 år i. Danmark, samt i Grønland, men også mine sönner blev født i Damark. Det var de dejgliste år i mit liv. ❤
I think people need to stop relating art to torment and be happy and have fun. Art has become satirical, labelling lazy people who eat bad food, wear big hats and costumes, wake up at 5pm and sit in the dark with "beautiful tormented minds"
Evans didn't think of himself as a genius, but as someone who worked very hard over many years to get to the point where the subconscious mind could take over while playing.
True. And he reached that. But the music his mind generated is often so incomprehensibly beautiful it is proof of his genius. He was modest. A modest genius.
Credo che forse abbia trovato con il pianoforte il modo di far uscire il mostro nero che gli divorava l’anima. Un modo diverso per raccontare un se intimo e privato. A questo serve poter suonare uno strumento, a dire ciò di cui non si è capaci a parlare
Bill's playing is like a poet with a huge vocabulary, a gift for eloquence and an empathy for the deep yearnings within our souls. Maybe that's why people describe his playing as being so lyrical, except that his music describes that which words will never do.
So well-said...I discovered his 'Waltz For Debbie' years ago glued to every note/phrase/his genius touch, chord options, soft runs, gentle bass...just magical.
@@abs117a One of the prettiest songs ever composed, Waltz for Debbie. Bill Evans was a true genius. He never lost the understanding that jazz music is supposed to be advanced but always pretty.
Well most eloquently put... Never thought to express of such emotion as " an empathy for the deep yearning within our souls" in words. He is a beautiful soul indeed.
I want to mention an observation that came here after listening to Bill Evans for a few years now. He is by far one of the few select musicians that leaves the impression of his songs ending at the right time. Never do I get the feeling that they end too soon or run on too long. For me that is perfection. Never overstating because it's not necessary. Obviously it's a testament to the composer providing good bones but with jazz it's too easy to get carried away. Much like my comment here...haha
" . . .that leaves the impression of his songs ending at the right time. Never do I get the feeling that they end too soon or run on too long. For me that is perfection. Never overstating . . . " Spot on correct Hillmeyer. Your observation is not overstating either.
Here’s a story for you. Back in February 1969, my brother at college wrote a letter to me letting me know about his new album, Bill Evans Trio. He said “you really need to listen to it. I think you’ll love it.” Well, I just found that letter and realized that I had never checked out Bill Evans. Snd so today 7/28/23, I UA-cam him and realized that my brother was right. And now, in my latter years, I can enjoy the works of a master musician… He is definitely in the company of greatness!
I listen to him nonstop in these days of forced national quarantine. Music and longing and fear and patience in the times of coronavirus. Like someone in love with life. Take care, all of you.
Bill did a master class at Eastman School when I was there, circa 1974. He held up his hands, and apologized that he couldn't play for us. His fingers were swollen like hot dog weenies, and his fingers could not fit in between the black keys. Only later did we find out he was on methadone, trying to kick the heroin habit he had developed with Philly Jo Jones. He was doing the master class with Phil Woods. They both agreed there was no such thing as a b13 chord (which is everywhere today, lol) Phil said "it's a #5, man, or sometimes a b6!" I've always remembered that. I saw Bill many times, but most poignantly I saw him at Rick's Cafe Américain in Chicago in August 1980, 3 weeks before his death. I, too went backstage to talk to him about how much we studied his music at Eastman, and he was very happy about that. He is in a small handful of consummate jazz artists I admire, and I agree he didn't die because he lives forever in his music.
Thanks for the tidbit (from Bill and Phil Woods) about no such thing as a flat 13 (it's often a #5). One of my pet peeves. Although there are certain instances where the progression makes it clear that it's really a flat 13 because it follows a normal 13 and resolves lower (numerous examples in Jobim bossas, etc.). For me a flat 13 is just unnecessarily hard to think about unless the progression explicitly calls for it. Bass players of course are affected by this distinction as well: they could justufy playing a natural 5th under a flat 13 chord while it would clearly be a poor choice under a G7 #5 chord for example ...
The first chords just touch my inner child full of innocence. I was in love for the first time and we heard this together. Now shes gone, but the feeling is imbedded in this sound.
Many years ago, I played a dozen albums by the greatest jazz pianists of all time for a friend who was a top classical player. He knew next to nothing about jazz, but was willing to listen. I gave him everyone from Erroll Garner, to Dave Brubeck, to Oscar Peterson. But of all those albums, he only commented on TWO. The first was Art Tatum, who, "blew him away." But when I asked him about Bill Evans, he thought for a moment, then said this: "THIS guy was so far ahead of all the rest, like someone from a different planet. I cannot easily explain it." He didn't realize that he just did.
@@TaureanCancer +Steven Gregory Can't remember the titles, just the artists. 1) Art Tatum. 2) Dave Brubeck. 3) Errol Gardner. 4) Keith Jarrett. 5) Herbie Hancock. 6) Thelonius Monk. 7) George Shearing. 8) Oscar Peterson. 9) Bill Evans. 10) McCoy Tyner. Another interesting memory... My friend was a fantastic classical player, but he couldn't even play "Mary Had A Little Lamb" by ear. He was that chained to the printed page (classical players don't improvise). But he loved Bill Evans so much, that he paid a music transposer to actually put "Waltz for Debby" on sheet music, note for note. If cost him a fortune, but he finally had something he could actually play:) One of my greatest joys was to turn him on to jazz music until the day he died.
@@TubeTorte Don't be. It's so difficult being a great classical pianist, it leaves very little time to concentrate on anything else. The field is so intensely competitive that they only have time to practice, not hit the Blue Note for a few drinks. On that subject, it's interesting to note that both Bill Evans AND Oscar Peterson were destined for careers in classical music, before discovering jazz... and aren't we lucky.
I fell in love with Bill Evans when I was 8 years old. Even as a child I knew there was something special about him. Something deep that I didn't yet understand, but grew to understand as I matured.
As a fan of classical music I find Bill Evans a good transition for me to enjoy Jazz music and develop an interest in hearing more Jazz, thanks you for this incredible music.
I'm in this "crazy" relationship, as I would love to describe, he is a very honest man, so hyped all the time, a little bit too crazy, never hesitates to do anything, so full with ideas and art. I met him on a vacation I was on, because I am leaving the country soon, so he is, we instantly clicked, ever since the first moment our eyes met. As he said he is planning to marry me, and he seems serious about it, I don't know why, but I always laugh when he says that, I guess I'm just used to that kind of promises at this point, and before we met, I realized that I can love a person too much, without being so sad they left, I realized that everyone is going to leave at some point, and because of too many reasons. Now, my boyfriend, and my uncle, are outside on the balcony, on a very beautiful starry night in December, and I am inside, listening to this piece, questioning if I and that guy ended up spending our lives together, how it will be like, and knowing that, I love him too much, and I don't really know if he really feels the same.
We’re just in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and I like a lot of people are feeling rather low but just listening to Bills piano soothes the soul and gives me hope that we can get through it. His playing is so beautiful and ethereal. He’s just the best.
There was never a time his music didn't lift me. If I was down, his music lifted me. If I was on top of the world, his music lifted me even higher. A talent, a gift, a treasure for the ages.
772 dislikes?? Really?? Who would ever come here, listen to this wonder and put a dislike??? It was always a mystery to me why people would bother... pity for them.
yes, Unai C. and that's exactly what I feel about every and any piece played by Keith Jarrett. not making comparisons, though. what I mean is the devoted, loving treatment they both give the piano is so visible, so touching that it's impossible not to feel it, not to get moved by it. tears fill up my eyes as I think about that. so much love... it's beautiful and infectious. btw, I'm talking here about my two fave masters. I love Bill and I'm eternally in love with Keith. my soul belongs to Keith Jarrett.
Maybe I'm reading too much into this but the beginning sounds like a young person who's just developed a 'crush'! From 1:30 it sounds more like a mature older person in love.
The world may perish as it will; All the hatred, fear, destruction. I will forever listen to Bill Evans once in a while to reassure myself... My mind shall stay pure. Surround yourself with things you wish to experience.
Beautiful and elegant, as always. Genius. One of my teachers at Berklee was indignant that John Lennon was mourned at the time of his death, and said 'What about Bill Evans?!!" He had a point.
@@giovanna722 That's the only reason I knew Lennon had died... newspapers from 9 years before I was born. I've read up to 1999 and seriously worried about the Millenium Bug that's gonna break all computers... hope we survive it! No spoilers please, thanks guys x
it's his technique that's really interesting. he is refining his classical technique in the jazz idiom and that's why it sounds it so unique -- he wasn't a 'pure' jazz pianist. he had a more rich flow to his playing set by the all the subtleties in his technique from learning classical piano.
There are times when I want to escape Tatum's arpeggios and Oscars oscillations. Want to move past Powell's pulsations and Dizzy's Big Bang Bebop. Times when I want to hear a music that's as beautiful, quiet, and intimate as a flower moving toward its bloom. Time for Evans. He fits the bill. And hear he gives a stalwart performance of a stalwart standard. A match made in heaven. Brilliant.
Don't forget that evans can swing hard and play bop too! He is also really interesting on pieces requiring strenght and energy. Minority (Everybody digs) , Walking up (Montreux) , Nardis, on "the blues and the abstract truth" for instance etc ... People easily forget this point. Bill is obviously a poet but not only based on emotions, to my mind it would be too reductive to describe the man.
I am reacting to one performance of one song by Bill Evans. I'm not generalizing. I am making no reductive assessment at all. I'm not attempting to deal with his overall oeuvre. He has many moods. I've heard some blues recordings by Bill that are completely different from what he's doing in his more lyrical work. Think a little deeper and I think you'll find you and I agree.
I can recall thinking just that, numerous times, despite the destructive nature of mankind there is an opposition that can result in something like this.
imho, among jazz pianists, Bill Evans is more "intentional" (he comes closer to conscious intent behind every note that he plays) and less "guarded" (both emotionally and spiritually) than any pianist I have ever listened to (which is a bunch of them)
A girl just asked me out on a dare. She didn't seem like a mean-spirited person, but damn it hurts to get your hopes up. Hope all of you are well, and are in good health. Have a great day you guys
Listening to Bill Evans for the first time and it’s soothing me in this depressed mental state. Things, in time, will improve and I will remain hopeful. A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. Sending love from Chicago
This song goes deep in one's soul.......such sweetness, curiosity to the mysteries of life....contemplating, reflecting: what is.....what makes us feel alive!! Listening to this gives that daily uplifment & looking ahead within life's unknown and embracing it ✨️ 🤲🏽🤗💖
I just did a film on Bill Evans, and the power of his music, the depth and the beauty is still there.. its timeless just as this great "like Someone in Love" is. thanks so much Bill, for making this music and making our lives so much richer.
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Bruce Spiegel, that was your film? Wow - I saw that film twice; once with another jazz/classical piano teacher and a second time with my husband. Wonderfully done; it captured him so beautifully. I was both heartbroken and mesmerized. A powerful film. Because of this film, I now know more about this amazing musician who played so deeply from the heart and who is my favorite jazz pianist. Thank you for making it!
Whoa yeah that film was my favorite treasure lately about Bill Evans. Thank you so much! You care so much too! So wonderful to have this community of caring people all from listening to Bill Evans. I should start a Bill Evans appreciation meetup at a coffee shop in my area and see who comes =)
I am from the East don't like anything of the West except for the music. Dave Brubeck, Miles, Monk, and ofcourse Evans! There's undeniable beauty in these souls.
I don't think I've found an artist as consistently touching as Bill Evans seems to be. I'm new to jazz so I think a lot more remains to be seen but I couldn't have asked for a better place to start!
at this point I believe you've checked out Keith Jarrett, Daniel Mancillas? I suppose so, I hope so. Keith is such a god! Keith, Bill, Jamal: my three all time faves. Keith has gorgeous works in classical as well, both as a composer and a performer. ua-cam.com/video/itBfg-DADAc/v-deo.html open.spotify.com/track/0o3F3xeNJRBnorMkvatLy5?si=EO9P5c5hQu2-sYE7w7sJtA and here the most celebrated Köln, wonderful piano improvisational concert: open.spotify.com/track/0f18qaZPd4UdIsryK37vjx
Wow...what a gifted artist. I love the song...reflective,passionate,sensitive....'like someone in love'. Wonder who he was thinking of when he wrote it. Thank you for sharing.
My dear Bill, I know you're just a far soul in the deepest elysium... But I'd really desire to ask you... Did you steal the awe from heaven so that you were able to paint this music with such a perfect blossoming of colors and tones? No... Don't mind Bill... I know you probably don't even know how all this mood was flowing from you magic.. But I am sure that all the mankind should just say four single easy words: Forever Thank you Bill...
Bill Evans is one of the most excellent piano jazz player. I could even listen to Bill for ten consecutive lifetimes and never grow tired. A master player who's skills whether technically, musically or lyrically by far exceeds both time and most other players. I'd be a happy camper with less than one third of his brilliance.
@@sitarnut I'm glad to read that, because that's something I felt I had read a long time ago in an essay on Gould or Evans, but since I couldn't find the source again, at some point I started thinking I invented it. It is true that after many years of listening to hundreds of pianists, both classical and jazz, very few manage to get such a "deep", rounded, totally unabrasive tone from the piano. It has mostly to do with posture and arm weight into the keyboard. But you would think that most classical virtuosos, working 3-6 hours daily on their instrument since childhood, would have caught the trick. Well, not so much as it turns out. In the classical world, if one pianist with a similar tone quality comes to my mind, that would be Dinu Lipatti.
Bill discovered that sweet spot between the intellect and the heart, the aesthetic and the soul. I think about his music everyday and have for about 25 years now.
Son dos estilos nuevos, innovadores, sui generis, probablemente nadie, pueda copiar ésos dos estilos únicos, no lo he visto todavía... Admiro a Debussy, Rachmaninov , Chopin, Evans, fattburger group,jeff lorber, GREAT MASTERS OF MUSIC ¡¡
For the pianist I've idolized for over 50 years as a musician, I've always loved what Miles used to say about Bill--"Bill Evans plays with this quiet fire!" I was fortunate to have had three encounters one-on-one with Bill.The 2nd--and most meaningful to me-- was when Bill appeared in L.A. with Chuck Israels and Paul Motian. I spent 3 hours with Bill in his motel north of the Capitol Records Bldg. I learned a great deal about Bill that day. We talked about music, of course, but also philosophy, even sports! Bill let me copy chord changes to some of the songs he performed. Most interesting to me was these changes were written on matchbook covers, napkins and menus! I saw no "book"! My experiences with Bill will always be close to my heart, and as a pianist-composer of 50+ years, Bill remains the biggest influence of my musical life.
This is from Bill's solo CONCEPTIONS double LP, recorded in NYC in April 1962. Same time he recorded Danny Boy. He was really just 'getting back' from his mourning-recovery period after Scott LaFaro's tragic death the previous Summer.
One of my favorite songs ever!! Bill was a genius he found the perfect balance between instrument knowledge and soul and you can hear it in the way he delivered each piece. Truly a maestro
It’s so easy to make happy songs. Being fake happy is second nature we are all great actors when it comes to that. But making heart wrenching sad songs that can be so painstaking and undeniably true yet beautiful isn’t easy. Bill just lets it all hang on this one I love it
Bill Evans is my favorite jazz pianist. He made a mark in jazz history and should be respected. Also, the delicate touch gives me an indescribable impression. The romantic Bill Evans!
toutes les variantes de l'émotion, toutes les nuances sensibles sont explorées avec Bill Evans.. aucune de ses phrases n'est semblable à la précédente..à chaque fois une révélation..le "Liszt" du XXème siècle !..
Heu la comparaison avec Liszt me semble plutôt inadéquate (Art Tatum ou Oscar Peterson en seraient plus proches par leur étourdissante virtuosité) alors que Bill Evans, par son introspection et sa palette d'émotion le rapprocherait plus de Schubert ou de Scriabine (dont il s'est influencé par ailleurs) il me semble...
Bizarrement, Bill Evams etait un adepte de musique baroque et non pas romantique (Bach en particulier, évidemment)... C'est en tout cas ce que j'ai cru comprendre dans une de ses interviews. Cependant, le rapprochement avec Schubert me semble pertinent effectivement.
Bill Evans disait à son frère devant les caméras qu'il avait été surtout influencé par les ''impressionnistes'' Debussy et Ravel, mais aussi Scriabine. Plus loin par Beethoven mais aussi Bach.
such a plain name, yet such an exquisite artist of all artists. the ways he finds to burrow into your heart with the whimsical melody navigating the wobbly sea of modes and modulations, you can't help but smile and realize you're in the presence of a true master.
I have numerous tracks by Bill playing this tune (right up to the end). This solo version is the most satisfying for 2 main reasons: 1. As with "Foolish Heart" he falls deep into the melody, never forcing it or becoming frenetic. 2. The audio capture is perfect compared to so much distorted "RVG style piano" on UA-cam (ie., jamming the mic into the soundboard). It's got to be several feet (at least) away for the listener to appreciate that unequaled "touch." (Deep into the keys for the truest piano tone of all.)
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I did my thesis on Bill's music. Late 70's. Then I caught him live at a local club, went back to his dressing room on the break, told him and he was flattered. He and Marc Johnson were eating pizza. Very casual, no pretense. A few years later he died suddenly at 51 and I still know where I was when I heard the news. The world is a more beautiful place because of Bill Evans. Like so many artists, he suffered greatly. But also like with many artists, great beauty grew from the pain. And the beauty remains.
Thanks for this story, what an unbelievable man, who sadly was taken away too soon in part because of addiction. I think this performance is the best of jazz piano solo, along with his version of Danny Boy.
you're going to make me cry. tears of sadness, and a bit of joy.
Randal Tomasallo where can we buy/get your thesis? I would love to read it. MR from Buenos Aires
What a beautiful story
Randal Tomasallo sure you did
I come here almost everyday. So to every one who's passing by, have a nice day in the name of Mr Bill Evans.
thanks
you live here?
@@WaitingForStorm hello no I'm from an island call Mauritius
Thank you, you too.
So do you.
It's 2AM in London and raining outside. Perfect match with this song.
AND A PRETTY LADY IN YOUR SIDE THAT IS LIFE🎹🎹🎹🎹🎶🎵🎼
Yes
Well it is 5.00 AM in Bergama, İzmir, and raining outside. Sometimes inside too. Cheers
@@ceyhanyzc that's nothing... it's 0722 here in London and it's gonna be a glorious day. 🥳
I mean it’s london so......
The Christian philospher Soren Kierkegaard once said, "A poet is an unhappy being whose heart is torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed that when the sighs and cries escape them, they sound like beautiful music." Bill Evans was a poet in this sense.
Love that quote! Soren was speaking from direct experience, I suspect.
Ja, jeg har læst Kierkegaadt, jeg boede 14 år i. Danmark, samt i Grønland, men også mine sönner blev født i Damark. Det var de dejgliste år i mit liv. ❤
I think people need to stop relating art to torment and be happy and have fun. Art has become satirical, labelling lazy people who eat bad food, wear big hats and costumes, wake up at 5pm and sit in the dark with "beautiful tormented minds"
How so if I may ask? Can't it be both? @dingodogrecords
"Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin never died. They simply became their music."
that has absolutely nothing to do with this song but hey nice quote
They did die.. they're dead.. just dust, that's it. DEAD. STONE-COLD DECEASED... RIP them.... We all die. You'll die, i'll die... have a nice day x
@@squoocher As long as their music keeps listening, they aren't dead...
His is dead, rtxa. He is no more, deceased, moribund, shuffled off this mortal coil, gone to the great piano recital in the sky....
@@squoocher depends what you define as 'him'.
Evans didn't think of himself as a genius, but as someone who worked very hard over many years to get to the point where the subconscious mind could take over while playing.
True. And he reached that. But the music his mind generated is often so incomprehensibly beautiful it is proof of his genius. He was modest. A modest genius.
Credo che forse abbia trovato con il pianoforte il modo di far uscire il mostro nero che gli divorava l’anima. Un modo diverso per raccontare un se intimo e privato. A questo serve poter suonare uno strumento, a dire ciò di cui non si è capaci a parlare
He was a musical genius.
Heart, soul, body and mind was in his music. G-d, he was amazing.
You pretty much described every artist's dream.
This marks a milestone in my life. I have never listened to Bill Evans before, and now I know I always will.
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Do you still listen to him?
You still listening???
nice one :)
best rgrds
As my Piano teacher would always say: "play the rests loudly." Bill did this better than anyone..by far.
Great phrase.
deafening
🥰
It's the space that counts.
Bill's playing is like a poet with a huge vocabulary, a gift for eloquence and an empathy for the deep yearnings within our souls. Maybe that's why people describe his playing as being so lyrical, except that his music describes that which words will never do.
So well-said...I discovered his 'Waltz For Debbie' years ago glued to every note/phrase/his genius touch, chord options, soft runs, gentle bass...just magical.
@@abs117a One of the prettiest songs ever composed, Waltz for Debbie. Bill Evans was a true genius. He never lost the understanding that jazz music is supposed to be advanced but always pretty.
Well most eloquently put... Never thought to express of such emotion as " an empathy for the deep yearning within our souls" in words. He is a beautiful soul indeed.
美しい……
優しい……永久
Every chord the perfect color; every riff or run, the perfect narrative.
yes
well put
there is no perfect
🥲
@@80mbeats bill gets it done
I want to mention an observation that came here after listening to Bill Evans for a few years now. He is by far one of the few select musicians that leaves the impression of his songs ending at the right time. Never do I get the feeling that they end too soon or run on too long. For me that is perfection. Never overstating because it's not necessary. Obviously it's a testament to the composer providing good bones but with jazz it's too easy to get carried away. Much like my comment here...haha
It's an over-used word, but he is an artist.
Restraint is indeed a part of art.
Wow, I hadn’t thought of that. Very true.
Music is the space between the notes
" . . .that leaves the impression of his songs ending at the right time. Never do I get the feeling that they end too soon or run on too long. For me that is perfection. Never overstating . . . " Spot on correct Hillmeyer. Your observation is not overstating either.
Here’s a story for you. Back in February 1969, my brother at college wrote a letter to me letting me know about his new album, Bill Evans Trio. He said “you really need to listen to it. I think you’ll love it.” Well, I just found that letter and realized that I had never checked out Bill Evans. Snd so today 7/28/23, I UA-cam him and realized that my brother was right. And now, in my latter years, I can enjoy the works of a master musician… He is definitely in the company of greatness!
What??❤❤❤
A gift from your brother years later! So special
😢🥰
I listen to him nonstop in these days of forced national quarantine. Music and longing and fear and patience in the times of coronavirus. Like someone in love with life.
Take care, all of you.
Same, I think after this I'll listen to Danny boy.
Good choice Ignacia, all the best to you.
@@Soulisa3 exactly
His music is timelier than ever.
I listen to him more now, too.
Bill did a master class at Eastman School when I was there, circa 1974. He held up his hands, and apologized that he couldn't play for us. His fingers were swollen like hot dog weenies, and his fingers could not fit in between the black keys. Only later did we find out he was on methadone, trying to kick the heroin habit he had developed with Philly Jo Jones. He was doing the master class with Phil Woods. They both agreed there was no such thing as a b13 chord (which is everywhere today, lol) Phil said "it's a #5, man, or sometimes a b6!" I've always remembered that. I saw Bill many times, but most poignantly I saw him at Rick's Cafe Américain in Chicago in August 1980, 3 weeks before his death. I, too went backstage to talk to him about how much we studied his music at Eastman, and he was very happy about that. He is in a small handful of consummate jazz artists I admire, and I agree he didn't die because he lives forever in his music.
Great.✌️
Thanks for the tidbit (from Bill and Phil Woods) about no such thing as a flat 13 (it's often a #5). One of my pet peeves. Although there are certain instances where the progression makes it clear that it's really a flat 13 because it follows a normal 13 and resolves lower (numerous examples in Jobim bossas, etc.). For me a flat 13 is just unnecessarily hard to think about unless the progression explicitly calls for it. Bass players of course are affected by this distinction as well: they could justufy playing a natural 5th under a flat 13 chord while it would clearly be a poor choice under a G7 #5 chord for example ...
Stan Getz was also a Heroin user, I wasn't aware so many of the gets where into it.
Bill Evans is just off the planet - genius of harmonic invention and sensitive syncopation - utter beauty and rarest musical intelligence
The first chords just touch my inner child full of innocence. I was in love for the first time and we heard this together. Now shes gone, but the feeling is imbedded in this sound.
Many years ago, I played a dozen albums by the greatest jazz pianists of all time for a friend who was a top classical player. He knew next to nothing about jazz, but was willing to listen. I gave him everyone from Erroll Garner, to Dave Brubeck, to Oscar Peterson. But of all those albums, he only commented on TWO. The first was Art Tatum, who, "blew him away." But when I asked him about Bill Evans, he thought for a moment, then said this: "THIS guy was so far ahead of all the rest, like someone from a different planet. I cannot easily explain it." He didn't realize that he just did.
Thanks for sharing this anecdote
What were the albums? I'd love to know :).
I'm always shocked to hear of classical musicians who know nothing about jazz. What's more musical than good jazz? But at least your friend had ears.
@@TaureanCancer
+Steven Gregory
Can't remember the titles, just the artists.
1) Art Tatum.
2) Dave Brubeck.
3) Errol Gardner.
4) Keith Jarrett.
5) Herbie Hancock.
6) Thelonius Monk.
7) George Shearing.
8) Oscar Peterson.
9) Bill Evans.
10) McCoy Tyner.
Another interesting memory... My friend was a fantastic classical player, but he couldn't even play "Mary Had A Little Lamb" by ear. He was that chained to the printed page (classical players don't improvise). But he loved Bill Evans so much, that he paid a music transposer to actually put "Waltz for Debby" on sheet music, note for note. If cost him a fortune, but he finally had something he could actually play:) One of my greatest joys was to turn him on to jazz music until the day he died.
@@TubeTorte
Don't be. It's so difficult being a great classical pianist, it leaves very little time to concentrate on anything else. The field is so intensely competitive that they only have time to practice, not hit the Blue Note for a few drinks. On that subject, it's interesting to note that both Bill Evans AND Oscar Peterson were destined for careers in classical music, before discovering jazz... and aren't we lucky.
I'm just so grateful that Bill Evans recorded so much before his to early demise. Rip Bill, thanks for all of this.
*too
I fell in love with Bill Evans when I was 8 years old. Even as a child I knew there was something special about him. Something deep that I didn't yet understand, but grew to understand as I matured.
That's so cool!!
Bill Evans deserves more than attention in this day and age, his music is just too exquisite.
As a fan of classical music I find Bill Evans a good transition for me to enjoy Jazz music and develop an interest in hearing more Jazz, thanks you for this incredible music.
couldnt agree more.
Art Tatum was almost classical too.
Big Smoke i didn't know big smoke likes jazz
Did you listen to 'The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady' by Charles Mingus?
U picked the wrong house fooooo
It's 4 AM here in Tangier.. a sleepless night.. an overwhelming blue sensation.. but fortunately, there's this magnificent music
Tangier! What a world we live in.
It's almost 2022 and I still come back here to feel what it feels like to be someone in love
I'm in this "crazy" relationship, as I would love to describe, he is a very honest man, so hyped all the time, a little bit too crazy, never hesitates to do anything, so full with ideas and art. I met him on a vacation I was on, because I am leaving the country soon, so he is, we instantly clicked, ever since the first moment our eyes met.
As he said he is planning to marry me, and he seems serious about it, I don't know why, but I always laugh when he says that, I guess I'm just used to that kind of promises at this point, and before we met, I realized that I can love a person too much, without being so sad they left, I realized that everyone is going to leave at some point, and because of too many reasons.
Now, my boyfriend, and my uncle, are outside on the balcony, on a very beautiful starry night in December, and I am inside, listening to this piece, questioning if I and that guy ended up spending our lives together, how it will be like, and knowing that, I love him too much, and I don't really know if he really feels the same.
Did you?
Man his choice of chords and articulation is on another level!
If you're not in love at the opening chords, you will be at the final notes.
Bill....ahhhhh.
I get emotional when I listen to Mr. Evans. I guess that is what happens when your invited to look into someone's soul.
and when he looks back........
Same
Well said. You must be a a very deep thinker and a sensitive person.
your comment about him made me emotional, especially while listening.
wow, those words..
Cowboy bebop fans will love this one ❤️
We’re just in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and I like a lot of people are feeling rather low but just listening to Bills piano soothes the soul and gives me hope that we can get through it. His playing is so beautiful and ethereal. He’s just the best.
I call this musical beautiful miracle, common Grace... a true gift from God.
Post-pandemic and I still listen to this masterpiece to get through life
There was never a time his music didn't lift me. If I was down, his music lifted me. If I was on top of the world, his music lifted me even higher. A talent, a gift, a treasure for the ages.
I concur completely, his playing is ethereal. Only a handful ever achieve this level.
772 dislikes?? Really?? Who would ever come here, listen to this wonder and put a dislike??? It was always a mystery to me why people would bother... pity for them.
A sad state of humanity when it doesn’t see true musical magnificence.
Just not their bag, man! Too bad for them!
He looked older when he was young and younger when he was old
SgtFogliani all that heroin
Doober Rice heroin is amazing
He didn't live long enough to look old.
He barely made it to age 50.
What a gibberish!
Always strikes the perfect balance between the intellectual and the emotional.
Oh, my, yes.
from 1 minute 42 seconds to 2 minutes 26 seconds the photo used was taken by my Uncle Freddy Warren at Ronnie Scotts in London
Thanks to your uncle cheers
I played there the other day!
Ayyye I was at Ronnie Scots last year
@@lydia129 wow thts sweet can u play this pice?
@@artissonbeats3057 sadly not - I'm a saxophonist lol
Bill is an inspiration for all average pianists, who can reach what he did with work, discipline and honesty.
So calm. stress and depression gone for a moment. Thx bill
What I love about Bill Evans is that he pours his heart and soul into these beautiful masterpieces.
+Greg Hufton exacly like someone in love
+Unai C I see what you did there.
Greg Hufton he truly is great, genius
yes, Unai C. and that's exactly what I feel about every and any piece played by Keith Jarrett. not making comparisons, though. what I mean is the devoted, loving treatment they both give the piano is so visible, so touching that it's impossible not to feel it, not to get moved by it. tears fill up my eyes as I think about that. so much love... it's beautiful and infectious. btw, I'm talking here about my two fave masters. I love Bill and I'm eternally in love with Keith. my soul belongs to Keith Jarrett.
keith is a nice one to give your soul to
In my opinion, this is the greatest recording that he ever made.
He opened the door to a whole new world for me. Bless his beautiful heart.
Miles: "I've sure learned a lot from Bill Evans. He plays the piano the way it should be played."
Maybe I'm reading too much into this but the beginning sounds like a young person who's just developed a 'crush'! From 1:30 it sounds more like a mature older person in love.
This is an interesting take, thank you
The world may perish as it will; All the hatred, fear, destruction. I will forever listen to Bill Evans once in a while to reassure myself... My mind shall stay pure. Surround yourself with things you wish to experience.
Incredible advice. Thank you.
damn you bill, always making me cry
bozzi90 me too.....
bozzi90 cosigned
Beautiful and elegant, as always. Genius. One of my teachers at Berklee was indignant that John Lennon was mourned at the time of his death, and said 'What about Bill Evans?!!" He had a point.
Thommy Harmand u mean Lennon’s dead...?!?!
John Lennon was murdered.
@@nicolahoward5935 what the fycj?!!! r u 4 r[eal]?
@@AlexAlcyone Pretty sure it's a joke. Lennon's death was worldwide front page news.
@@giovanna722 That's the only reason I knew Lennon had died... newspapers from 9 years before I was born. I've read up to 1999 and seriously worried about the Millenium Bug that's gonna break all computers... hope we survive it! No spoilers please, thanks guys x
As Miles Davis would say, "This is jazz."
4 am in Auckland, fresh coffee, Bill Evans and the cat for company.... bliss
kia'ora brother. Hope your day was magnificent.
Chur cuzz, Missin' home too much. Kia Karha.
@@Chibi_Bendrix kia'ora whanou, hope you're doing well. Kia karha.
These chords somehow brought tears to my eyes.
Me too
this as such a romantic sound ,i wish some one would fall in love with me ......my heart belongs to this guy xx
Why is it Bill so often does that on the ballads?
it's his technique that's really interesting. he is refining his classical technique in the jazz idiom and that's why it sounds it so unique -- he wasn't a 'pure' jazz pianist. he had a more rich flow to his playing set by the all the subtleties in his technique from learning classical piano.
Me too.....😘
My favorite player ever. So happy I got to hear him up close and personal. Has there ever been a more personal player?? No one compares.
There are times when I want to escape Tatum's arpeggios and Oscars oscillations. Want to move past Powell's pulsations and Dizzy's Big Bang Bebop. Times when I want to hear a music that's as beautiful, quiet, and intimate as a flower moving toward its bloom. Time for Evans. He fits the bill. And hear he gives a stalwart performance of a stalwart standard. A match made in heaven. Brilliant.
Tikuloszokro itáme o csilácsu eválszi bill is csuoimaki evans is dibidobi börkemenyedés.
Hilarious!
Slitou pøltem üzan sibio lisomkreldibéde a zwiqeetic evans emapiff ga hupenor peterson!
Don't forget that evans can swing hard and play bop too! He is also really interesting on pieces requiring strenght and energy.
Minority (Everybody digs) , Walking up (Montreux) , Nardis, on "the blues and the abstract truth" for instance etc ...
People easily forget this point. Bill is obviously a poet but not only based on emotions, to my mind it would be too reductive to describe the man.
I am reacting to one performance of one song by Bill Evans. I'm not generalizing. I am making no reductive assessment at all. I'm not attempting to deal with his overall oeuvre. He has many moods. I've heard some blues recordings by Bill that are completely different from what he's doing in his more lyrical work. Think a little deeper and I think you'll find you and I agree.
Nobody can play like him. Such gorgeous and inventive playing. A true master.
From 4:41 so moving
Lately I find myself, out gazing at stars... And listening to Mr Evans.
gainsbarfromtokyo would love to do that too unfortunately can't see any star from here
gainsbarfromtokyo best comment
...and hearing guitars, like someone in love
Those two just go hand in hand
that's the truth. as time goes by, we look to the sky and wonder why, and why not.
what s more. world is falling about our heads. but stii there is jazz...
the world falls on me every time I read sincere words..
beautiful observation
And it's all on UA-cam :D
amazing :)
I can recall thinking just that, numerous times, despite the destructive nature of mankind there is an opposition that can result in something like this.
imho, among jazz pianists, Bill Evans is more "intentional" (he comes closer to conscious intent behind every note that he plays) and less "guarded" (both emotionally and spiritually) than any pianist I have ever listened to (which is a bunch of them)
I like that idea. Any other players or composers that come to mind in a similar vein?
@@MrKadvaga Not exactly the same, but definitely give Ahmad Jamal a listen
A girl just asked me out on a dare. She didn't seem like a mean-spirited person, but damn it hurts to get your hopes up. Hope all of you are well, and are in good health. Have a great day you guys
fuuck. keep ur head up
Hey, buddy. Hope this music helped.
@@monoyamono it probably fixed his mood
army here even before taehyung gonna post it cos I know he's going to😌
I don't even know how much I've listened to this composition by Bill. It's just so damn beautiful.
It isn't his composition
"Arrangement"* then ;)
Evans what used to say that is not the WHAT but the HOW...
Thelonious Monk wrote it.
Bud Powell plays a great version of this tune too! :)
Joe Mad no he didn't. Jimmy Van Heussen wrote it.
As he did a few times on "Danny Boy", Evans goes up a key while improvising. This creates an ever uplifting feeling.
He did the modulation up a minor 3rd after the improvisation to restate the melody .-)
Listening to Bill Evans for the first time and it’s soothing me in this depressed mental state. Things, in time, will improve and I will remain hopeful. A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. Sending love from Chicago
one day at a time my friend, one day at a time.
Passing it on from what someone said to me recently...
This song goes deep in one's soul.......such sweetness, curiosity to the mysteries of life....contemplating, reflecting: what is.....what makes us feel alive!! Listening to this gives that daily uplifment & looking ahead within life's unknown and embracing it ✨️ 🤲🏽🤗💖
is it weird that me, a 16 year old, is spending my time listening to this? maybe, but I wouldn't have it any other way
its not weird
It just shows that you have good music taste 😉
You have a Deep Soul my young friend
I just did a film on Bill Evans, and the power of his music, the depth and the beauty is still there.. its timeless just as this great "like Someone in Love" is. thanks so much Bill, for making this music and making our lives so much richer.
Bruce Spiegel Where can i find the film? I would love to see it
Here www.google.fr/search?safe=strict&sa=X&q=bill+evans/time+remembered&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLVT9c3NEw2sUhKTqssVELlaollJ1vpp2Xm5IIJq-LMlNTyxMpiAGEqlCY4AAAA&ved=0ahUKEwjXuaeMyYTaAhXCcRQKHY4bCM0QMQi3ASgAMBM&biw=1280&bih=662
Hey you did 48 Hours! And man I can't wait to see this film.
Bruce Spiegel, that was your film? Wow - I saw that film twice; once with another jazz/classical piano teacher and a second time with my husband. Wonderfully done; it captured him so beautifully. I was both heartbroken and mesmerized. A powerful film. Because of this film, I now know more about this amazing musician who played so deeply from the heart and who is my favorite jazz pianist. Thank you for making it!
Whoa yeah that film was my favorite treasure lately about Bill Evans. Thank you so much! You care so much too! So wonderful to have this community of caring people all from listening to Bill Evans. I should start a Bill Evans appreciation meetup at a coffee shop in my area and see who comes =)
I am from the East don't like anything of the West except for the music. Dave Brubeck, Miles, Monk, and ofcourse Evans! There's undeniable beauty in these souls.
I don't think I've found an artist as consistently touching as Bill Evans seems to be. I'm new to jazz so I think a lot more remains to be seen but I couldn't have asked for a better place to start!
Daniel Mancillas chet baker man, Check the legendary sessions with Bill evans!
Louis babum that shit is so good.
Daniel Mancillas I agree but check out Ahmad Jamal as well as Chet Baker
If you find anybody, let us know!!
at this point I believe you've checked out Keith Jarrett, Daniel Mancillas? I suppose so, I hope so. Keith is such a god! Keith, Bill, Jamal: my three all time faves. Keith has gorgeous works in classical as well, both as a composer and a performer.
ua-cam.com/video/itBfg-DADAc/v-deo.html
open.spotify.com/track/0o3F3xeNJRBnorMkvatLy5?si=EO9P5c5hQu2-sYE7w7sJtA
and here the most celebrated Köln, wonderful piano improvisational concert:
open.spotify.com/track/0f18qaZPd4UdIsryK37vjx
this is the strongest emotional response i've had in years to hearing a piece of music for the first time , it's just beautiful
Wow...what a gifted artist. I love the song...reflective,passionate,sensitive....'like someone in love'. Wonder who he was thinking of when he wrote it. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful music like this reminds me that life is bittersweet, that it couldn’t be any other way, and that’s alright.
No words, just music..heavenly beautiful music..
:)
😍
Bill Evans was perfection, I could never tire of his playing. Thank you.
One thing to thank my ex for is his introducing me to jazz.
Evans plays a modern classical style. Chances are you enjoy classical music.
Whoops SAME!
Whoops Betsy? Is that you?
My dear Bill,
I know you're just a far soul in the deepest elysium...
But I'd really desire to ask you...
Did you steal the awe from heaven so that you were able to paint this music with such a perfect blossoming of colors and tones?
No... Don't mind Bill...
I know you probably don't even know how all this mood was flowing from you magic.. But I am sure that all the mankind should just say four single easy words:
Forever Thank you Bill...
Bill Evans is one of the most excellent piano jazz player. I could even listen to Bill for ten consecutive lifetimes and never grow tired. A master player who's skills whether technically, musically or lyrically by far exceeds both time and most other players. I'd be a happy camper with less than one third of his brilliance.
I have good news for you, Mr. Li: you almost certainly have less than one third of his brilliance.
@@swelterate didn't need to say that lol
no other human can playing like him. his touch is different. deeper than the deepest.
Edward James try Johann Sebastian Bach.
Hi Ed... Glenn Gould said Bill was the only Jazz pianist who knew how to extract the proper tone from a Grand piano....
Wes montgomery body and soul
it's because of his classical background.
@@sitarnut I'm glad to read that, because that's something I felt I had read a long time ago in an essay on Gould or Evans, but since I couldn't find the source again, at some point I started thinking I invented it. It is true that after many years of listening to hundreds of pianists, both classical and jazz, very few manage to get such a "deep", rounded, totally unabrasive tone from the piano. It has mostly to do with posture and arm weight into the keyboard. But you would think that most classical virtuosos, working 3-6 hours daily on their instrument since childhood, would have caught the trick. Well, not so much as it turns out. In the classical world, if one pianist with a similar tone quality comes to my mind, that would be Dinu Lipatti.
Jesus Christ loves you!!!
Bill discovered that sweet spot between the intellect and the heart, the aesthetic and the soul. I think about his music everyday and have for about 25 years now.
Lejos el más grande!gracias sor Bill Evans
Perdón: Sir Bill Evans
He’s telling stories using piano notes ❤ how beautiful 🤩
bill debussy ;)
Claude Evans.
The same level, sure...
per me anche Chopin
Son dos estilos nuevos, innovadores, sui generis, probablemente nadie, pueda copiar ésos dos estilos únicos, no lo he visto todavía... Admiro a Debussy, Rachmaninov , Chopin, Evans, fattburger group,jeff lorber, GREAT MASTERS OF MUSIC ¡¡
Xoxoxo ha ha xo
Never heard of bill evans until this instant .... But I will never forget his name.....
You don't say!
Welcome to the world of Bill Evans... it's endless.
ME 2
have a cuppa. stay a while.
Look up concierto de aranjuez .... 15 minutes of bliss.
Lucknow is drenched in rain today. I am sitting on my roof and a rare, pleasant wind blows. And Bill Evans accompanies me this evening. What a joy ❤
this makes me reminisce on a lifetime i never had
Listening to this for the zillionth time.. It makes me feel helpless
This is beyond genius. Every second I'm amazed I am hypnotized by this man's work. Holy mother is this good.
For the pianist I've idolized for over 50 years as a musician, I've always loved what Miles used to say about Bill--"Bill Evans plays with this quiet fire!" I was fortunate to have had three encounters one-on-one with Bill.The 2nd--and most meaningful to me-- was when Bill appeared in L.A. with Chuck Israels and Paul Motian. I spent 3 hours with Bill in his motel north of the Capitol Records Bldg. I learned a great deal about Bill that day. We talked about music, of course, but also philosophy, even sports! Bill let me copy chord changes to some of the songs he performed. Most interesting to me was these changes were written on matchbook covers, napkins and menus! I saw no "book"! My experiences with Bill will always be close to my heart, and as a pianist-composer of 50+ years, Bill remains the biggest influence of my musical life.
This is awesome thank you..
This is from Bill's solo CONCEPTIONS double LP, recorded in NYC in April 1962. Same time he recorded Danny Boy. He was really just 'getting back' from his mourning-recovery period after Scott LaFaro's tragic death the previous Summer.
late night..... Lately I find myself out gazing at stars, hearing guitars..
More than sixty years after discovering Bill's music, it still affects me the same profound way.
for some reason I picture myself sitting in a bar/lounge in New York city when I listen to this
I picture Frasier Craine in his apartment in a tuxedo for some reason lol, strange lol.
the Knickerbacker Saloon, 1980. South Park Avenue NY, NY
One of my favorite songs ever!! Bill was a genius he found the perfect balance between instrument knowledge and soul and you can hear it in the way he delivered each piece. Truly a maestro
The rest of us are mere mortals.
This time around, for this, I love to be just that: hearing out.
Nailed it
there's nothing more mortal and human than this song tho
Stop being a nihilist. If you work as hard as he did you will play as well as him. You can't say I'm wrong until you test this theory.
@denver12345 You probably don't play music.
everyone say thankyou taehyung for introducing us to such soulful music
It’s so easy to make happy songs. Being fake happy is second nature we are all great actors when it comes to that. But making heart wrenching sad songs that can be so painstaking and undeniably true yet beautiful isn’t easy. Bill just lets it all hang on this one I love it
Coming across this piece by Evans for the first time and i am falling in love...
Bill Evans is my favorite jazz pianist. He made a mark in jazz history and should be respected. Also, the delicate touch gives me an indescribable impression. The romantic Bill Evans!
What an amazing tune to listen to. Bill was a genius.
Yes, This song in and of itself is a Masterpiece of music & lyrics & Evans highlights Such in his multi dimensional nuanced musical painting ......
His pieces are a real lesson of elegance and class
The best, most amazing piece of jazz piano music ever.
toutes les variantes de l'émotion, toutes les nuances sensibles sont explorées avec Bill Evans.. aucune de ses phrases n'est semblable à la précédente..à chaque fois une révélation..le "Liszt" du XXème siècle !..
Heu la comparaison avec Liszt me semble plutôt inadéquate (Art Tatum ou Oscar Peterson en seraient plus proches par leur étourdissante virtuosité) alors que Bill Evans, par son introspection et sa palette d'émotion le rapprocherait plus de Schubert ou de Scriabine (dont il s'est influencé par ailleurs) il me semble...
Bizarrement, Bill Evams etait un adepte de musique baroque et non pas romantique (Bach en particulier, évidemment)... C'est en tout cas ce que j'ai cru comprendre dans une de ses interviews. Cependant, le rapprochement avec Schubert me semble pertinent effectivement.
Bill Evans disait à son frère devant les caméras qu'il avait été surtout influencé par les ''impressionnistes'' Debussy et Ravel, mais aussi Scriabine. Plus loin par Beethoven mais aussi Bach.
It's 5 pm and I'm working in Mestre (Venice-Italy). Covit19 outside. But Bill create a magic world!
It's so beautiful that so many people are touched by Bill Evans. Personally, I mean. I guess he'd be surprised but pleased. ❤️ Bill Evans
such a plain name, yet such an exquisite artist of all artists. the ways he finds to burrow into your heart with the whimsical melody navigating the wobbly sea of modes and modulations, you can't help but smile and realize you're in the presence of a true master.
I have numerous tracks by Bill playing this tune (right up to the end). This solo version is the most satisfying for 2 main reasons: 1. As with "Foolish Heart" he falls deep into the melody, never forcing it or becoming frenetic. 2. The audio capture is perfect compared to so much distorted "RVG style piano" on UA-cam (ie., jamming the mic into the soundboard). It's got to be several feet (at least) away for the listener to appreciate that unequaled "touch." (Deep into the keys for the truest piano tone of all.)