rare Bill Evans Trio interview

imaginaryday · 17th April 2010

YouTube - Bill Evans Trio - Interview #1 + Emily [1970]

an amazing musician. this was shot in 1970. the video is incredibly clear and well shot.

enjoy!

days · 17th April 2010

Amazing music, nicely recorded, beautifully photographed. This made my day. Thanks for posting it.

(If the film was indeed shot in 1970, it was the same year his wife committed suicide, and Evans was in the throes of his heroin addiction, which perhaps explains his gaunt appearance.)

imaginaryday · 17th April 2010

you're welcome. i didn't know his wife committed suicide... that 's just sad.

i have just acquired his whole recording catalog.

unit7 · 17th April 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by imaginaryday

i have just acquired his whole recording catalog.

You're up for a treat! Thanks for the link. Lovely.

jeremyglover · 17th April 2010

amazing, thanks for posting ..

great performance all round and a great bass sound, sennheiser 421 no less!

cheers, jeremy

Dave Ferris · 18th April 2010

I'm amazed that anyone on Gearslutz is even familiar with Bill Evans.

rjacobsen · 18th April 2010

Thanks for sharing, Bill Evans was incredible.

rjacobsen

Sqye · 18th April 2010

.

WOW.

god the film amd music quality is awesome!

not to mention the music is blazing

eddie gomez looks so young.

thanks a million for posting that!..what a treat!

...that was before twitter, right?
(thought i saw someone tweeting in the front row - my, how times have changed.)

thumbsup

.

xj32 · 18th April 2010

Thanks!

Eddie's bass playing was incredible on this.

This was so beautiful I had to go pull out "Waltz For Debbie" earlier.

XJ

soultrane · 18th April 2010

amazing! bill could really swing....

Sonic Lush · 18th April 2010

wow! thanks for posting-

hearing jazz like this makes me feel so alive--hard to explain.

N88 · 18th April 2010

Nice. But I wish it was from earlier, and with Paul Motian, who is revolutionary in his own right.

desotoslo · 18th April 2010

I love Bill Evans so much. The golden age.

Melgueil · 18th April 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Ferris

I'm amazed that anyone on Gearslutz is even familiar with Bill Evans.

Why would you say that ? Yes, sometimes you get the impression half of the people on these forums think it all began and ended with Dark Side of Moon (I don't), but let's not get carried away. I'd like to beleive that there is actually some diversity here .....

cdlt

Melgueil · 18th April 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by xj32

Thanks!

Eddie's bass playing was incredible on this.

This was so beautiful I had to go pull out "Waltz For Debbie" earlier.

XJ

Eddie Gomez....way under-rated, or underappreciated. Magic stuff....

cdlt

thethrillfactor · 18th April 2010

Three of my favorite rare Bill Evans videos:

George Russell and Bill Evans:

YouTube - The Future of Jazz: Billy Taylor/George Russell/Bill Evans

If anyone knows the history of Jazz, than you know about George Russells contribution(especially to albums like "Kind of Blue"). Bill Evans was his protege and who Miles Davis chose to get the modal sound.

Bill Evans in his famous question mark body conifguration circa 1965 Playing My Foolish Heart:
YouTube - Bill Evans-My Foolish Heart

You see 3 things about Bill E:

1) He had very large hands
2) He had a flawless classical technique
3) Because he was left handed he had a killer left hand command of the piano.

My favorite Bill Evans recordings were the mid 60's ones where he was really coming into his own.

And lastly from the Universal mind of Bill Evans creative process & self teaching:

YouTube - Bill Evans - The Creative Process and Self-Teaching

By this time you can see already the ravages of heroin in the swelling in his hands and fingers.

captainate · 18th April 2010

brilliance. Thanks for posting.

matucha · 18th April 2010

BILL EVANS - Nardis

Nardis is one of my all-time favorites.

Dave Ferris · 18th April 2010

His greatest composition. Anyone care to guess ?

3/4 [: C Maj7 / Bb7 / EbMaj7 / Ab7 / Db Maj7 / G7 / CMaj7 / Bb7 /

D Maj7 / Am7 / F#m7 / B7 / Em 11 / Ab7 / Db Maj 7 / G7 :]

B Maj7 / Ab7 / Db maj7 / Bb7 / B Maj 7 / G7 / C Maj7 / Ab7 //

Db Maj7 / G7 / C Maj7 / A7 b5 b9 / Dm11 Em7 / F Maj7 G11 /Dm11 Em7 /F Maj7 G11 //

Coda last X:
C Maj7 Ab Maj 7 / BbMaj 7 G Maj7 / B Maj7 b5 //

Melgueil · 18th April 2010

Very early

cdlt

Dave Ferris · 18th April 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Melgueil

Very early

cdlt

Good thumbsup

Also good to see that are actual musicians out there.

steelyfan · 20th April 2010

Ah man.... can't wait to get home and check this out. I love Bill Evans, thanks for the link.

A good friend who has a very beautiful phono player has been collecting all his stuff on vinyl. Last time I was at his house, we listend to Bill for 5 hours strait. What a head space.

17th April 2010	#2
days Gear nut Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 147	Amazing music, nicely recorded, beautifully photographed. This made my day. Thanks for posting it. (If the film was indeed shot in 1970, it was the same year his wife committed suicide, and Evans was in the throes of his heroin addiction, which perhaps explains his gaunt appearance.) __________________ d a y s w e r e l i k e l a k e s

18th April 2010	#8
Sqye Gear Guru Joined: Aug 2005 Location: underground railroad Posts: 13,394	. WOW. god the film amd music quality is awesome! not to mention the music is blazing eddie gomez looks so young. thanks a million for posting that!..what a treat! ...that was before twitter, right? (thought i saw someone tweeting in the front row - my, how times have changed.) thumbsup . __________________ Sqye (Sky) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Music 4 Film+TV+Web:::::: Wired Planet::::::Buddha Studio Cat i7 + RME UFX + Linkwitz Orions + Tyler Acoustics Linbrooks + Buzz Audio Arc + GT-67 + Sonar + Komplete + Omnisphere-Trilian-Stylus + Symphobia

18th April 2010	#9
xj32 Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 1,210	Thanks! Eddie's bass playing was incredible on this. This was so beautiful I had to go pull out "Waltz For Debbie" earlier. XJ __________________ "...learning it is far different from getting a good sound out of it" Mike Caffrey "The gear doesn't really care what kind of music you pump through it, be it rap or classical " thethrillfactor "Maybe it doesn't sound much like the original, but given that only 0.00000000000000137% of the population would know and only 0.00000041% of those would care, I'm not too worried about it." Dean Roddey

18th April 2010	#11
Sonic Lush Gear addict Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 480	wow! thanks for posting- hearing jazz like this makes me feel so alive--hard to explain. __________________ "Walt Maenhout will live a Sonic Lush Life in some small dive...."

18th April 2010	#18
matucha Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 2,953	BILL EVANS - Nardis Nardis is one of my all-time favorites. __________________ Matous Godik www.soundcloud.com/zka4t

17th April 2010	#1
imaginaryday Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 959 Thread Starter	rare Bill Evans Trio interview YouTube - Bill Evans Trio - Interview #1 + Emily [1970] an amazing musician. this was shot in 1970. the video is incredibly clear and well shot. enjoy! __________________ beauty is in the ear of the beholder.

17th April 2010	#5
jeremyglover Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2007 Location: berlin Posts: 1,122	amazing, thanks for posting .. great performance all round and a great bass sound, sennheiser 421 no less! cheers, jeremy

18th April 2010	#6
Dave Ferris Musician Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Glendale Ca. Posts: 231	I'm amazed that anyone on Gearslutz is even familiar with Bill Evans.

18th April 2010	#7
rjacobsen Gear addict Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Black Hills, SD Posts: 360	Thanks for sharing, Bill Evans was incredible. rjacobsen

18th April 2010	#10
soultrane Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,708	amazing! bill could really swing....

18th April 2010	#12
N88 Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 249	Nice. But I wish it was from earlier, and with Paul Motian, who is revolutionary in his own right.

18th April 2010	#13
desotoslo Lives for gear Joined: May 2008 Location: AZ Posts: 1,138	I love Bill Evans so much. The golden age.

18th April 2010	#16
thethrillfactor Gear Guru Joined: Jun 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 14,177	Three of my favorite rare Bill Evans videos: George Russell and Bill Evans: YouTube - The Future of Jazz: Billy Taylor/George Russell/Bill Evans If anyone knows the history of Jazz, than you know about George Russells contribution(especially to albums like "Kind of Blue"). Bill Evans was his protege and who Miles Davis chose to get the modal sound. Bill Evans in his famous question mark body conifguration circa 1965 Playing My Foolish Heart: YouTube - Bill Evans-My Foolish Heart You see 3 things about Bill E: 1) He had very large hands 2) He had a flawless classical technique 3) Because he was left handed he had a killer left hand command of the piano. My favorite Bill Evans recordings were the mid 60's ones where he was really coming into his own. And lastly from the Universal mind of Bill Evans creative process & self teaching: YouTube - Bill Evans - The Creative Process and Self-Teaching By this time you can see already the ravages of heroin in the swelling in his hands and fingers.

18th April 2010	#17
captainate Gear addict Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 360	brilliance. Thanks for posting.

18th April 2010	#20
Melgueil Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Montpellier, France Posts: 784	Very early cdlt

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steelyfan Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,005	Ah man.... can't wait to get home and check this out. I love Bill Evans, thanks for the link. A good friend who has a very beautiful phono player has been collecting all his stuff on vinyl. Last time I was at his house, we listend to Bill for 5 hours strait. What a head space. __________________ Oh no, I like both kinds of music.......Country and Western. Music I'm working on here: http://www.myspace.com/eucalyptuspond Paintings: http://shannonjsimmons.wordpress.com/