Bill Evans Guitar

Bill Evans & Jim Hall - Undercurrent (1962) {Liberty Japan, CP32-5187, Black Triangle Early Press}
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© 1962, 1986 United Artists / Liberty / Toshiba EMI | CP32-5187
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Piano / Guitar

A legendary set from the team of guitarist Jim Hall and pianist Bill Evans – both already wonderful players on their own, but really hitting a magical sort of space here together! The record is a classic in understatement – the inevitable meeting of two players who'd both made a career out of saying more with less – and both Evans and Hall manage to make this special sort of sound when working together in such a space – spare, but never short on ideas – filled with color and tone, but never overdone. The tracks are long and dreamy, and the piano/guitar lines seem to float in the air, suspended on naught but idea and imagination.

Bill Evans & Jim Hall - Undercurrent (1962) {2002 Blue Note Remaster}
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© 2002 Capitol / Blue Note | 7243 5 38228 2 8 | 24-bit remaster
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music

Undercurrent has long been considered one of the classic piano/guitar duo sessions, pairing Bill Evans with Jim Hall. These studio dates were a jump start for Evans' career, which he had placed on hold after the unexpected death of his bassist, Scott LaFaro, a few days following their historic Village Vanguard recordings were made. First reissued on CD in 1988, this 2002 edition features the same music, but remixed with gorgeous 24-bit sound and the songs re-sequenced into their original LP configuration, with the alternate takes and initially unissued tracks following them.

Dick Garcia - A Message from Garcia (1956) {Blue Moon–Dawn DCD 108 rel 1998} (ft. Bill Evans)
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© 1956, 1998 Dawn Recordings / Blue Moon | DCD 108
Jazz / Cool / Bop / Guitar

Electric guitarist Dick Garcia taught himself the instrument at the age of nine before ever taking any lessons. He played with Tony Scott's quartet in 1950, then worked until the mid-'50s with Charlie Parker, George Shearing and Joe Roland. Garcia again played and recorded with Scott in 1955, also recording with Milt Buckner, Lenny Hambro and his own bands, while also recording with Johnny Glasel and Bobby Scott. Garcis continued into the '60s touring and recording with Shearing and Kai Winding.

Bill Evans - The Complete Bill Evans On Verve (1997) [Verve]
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CD5: 180 MB ; CD6: 183 MB ; CD7: 166 MB ; CD8: 174 MB ; CD9: 121 MB
CD10: 160 MB ; CD11: 180 MB ; CD12: 166 MB ; CD13: 175 MB ; CD14: 166 MB
CD15: 171 MB ; CD16: 182 MB ; CD17: 181 MB ; CD18: 103 MB | Full HQ Artwork Scans -> 148 MB
© 1997 Polygram | 527953
Jazz / Cool Jazz / Post-Bop

While its sheer bulk negates its interest to a general audience, The Complete Bill Evans on Verve is an essential library piece for any serious jazz fan or historian. Spanning 18 CDs, 269 tracks and 21 hours, the box set includes all of Evans' recordings for the label between 1962 and 1969, including 19 albums, two previously unreleased albums and 98 previously unreleased tracks. During these years, the pianist made some of his greatest music, including his legendary Village Vanguard sessions, and the set charts all of his changes, as he plays with his trio and as a solo artist, as well as a rare session with a rhythm quartet and strings. While the set itself could be a little more user-friendly – it's encased in a steel box, with a 160-page booklet and an 18-disc fanpack on separate shelves – the music itself is nearly flawless and nearly essential for most serious jazz fans.

Bill Evans - The Complete Bill Evans On Verve (1997) [Verve]
EACRip | FLAC (tracks)+No CUE+No LOG (only in folders)-> Total Size: 6.79 GB ; CD1: 373 MB ; CD2: 373 MB ; CD3: 388 MB ; CD4: 409 MB
CD5: 415 MB ; CD6: 459 MB ; CD7: 383 MB ; CD8: 416 MB ; CD9: 269 MB
CD10: 342 MB ; CD11: 407 MB ; CD12: 393 MB ; CD13: 423 MB ; CD14: 391 MB
CD15: 367 MB ; CD16: 430 MB ; CD17: 372 MB ; CD18: 186 MB | Full HQ Artwork Scans -> 148 MB
© 1997 Polygram | 527953
Jazz / Cool Jazz / Post-Bop

While its sheer bulk negates its interest to a general audience, The Complete Bill Evans on Verve is an essential library piece for any serious jazz fan or historian. Spanning 18 CDs, 269 tracks and 21 hours, the box set includes all of Evans' recordings for the label between 1962 and 1969, including 19 albums, two previously unreleased albums and 98 previously unreleased tracks. During these years, the pianist made some of his greatest music, including his legendary Village Vanguard sessions, and the set charts all of his changes, as he plays with his trio and as a solo artist, as well as a rare session with a rhythm quartet and strings. While the set itself could be a little more user-friendly – it's encased in a steel box, with a 160-page booklet and an 18-disc fanpack on separate shelves – the music itself is nearly flawless and nearly essential for most serious jazz fans.

Mixing laid-back melodies with go-for-broke jams with some of the greatest names in modern instrumental music, saxophonist Bill Evans lives in the middle ground between smooth jazz and what could easily be termed of as contemporary jazz fusion. On his Zebra Records debut, Touch, the distinction is based on each song's sense of adventure. "In Your Heart," for instance, is the kind of right in the pocket, sweet little slice of passion that radio drools over, made unique (as Evans does on all tunes) by switching off from the high tones of the soprano with the darker shades of tenor to better discuss the emotional complexities of love. Likewise there's the cool, urban-flavored "Remember," which features subtle vocal chanting floating off in the distance. But then there's the edgier side of Evans intertwining his soprano with Lew Soloff's staccato trumpet energy on the brisk blues of "Dixie Hop," and kicking up all sorts of dust on the last two tunes, "Back to the Walls" and the ten-minute "Country Mile."

Bill Evans (Sax) - Petite Blonde (1992) {Lipstick Records}
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© 1992 Lipstick Records | LIP 89012 2
Jazz / Post Bop

A live recording with cuts from two concerts in Germany, it was recorded live to 24-track and later remixed for an amazing sound quality for a live album. Evans expands on the style of the late Miles Davis and the album is sometimes reminiscent stylistically of We Want Miles, but it has an individual touch due to the contributions from the different bandmembers. It's one of those rare live albums that is really enjoyable even if you were not at one of the shows. This album was voted Best Album of the Month by several large German publications.

Bill Evans Trio - How My Heart Sings! (1962) {OJC Remasters Complete Series rel 2013, item 25of33}
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© 1962, 2013 Riverside / Concord | 60th Anniversary of Riverside Records | 0888072345935
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Piano

Concord Music Group will release five new titles in its Original Jazz Classics Remasters series. Enhanced by 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, several bonus tracks on nearly each disc (some previously unreleased) and new liner notes providing historical context to the original material, the series celebrates the 60th anniversary of Riverside Records, the prolific New York-based label that showcased some of the most influential jazz artists and recordings of the 1950s and '60s.