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ALBUMSunday At The Village Vanguard (Live At The Village Vanguard / 1961)Bill Evans Trio
Albums by Bill Evans Trio
ALBUMHow My Heart Sings! (Original Jazz Classics Remasters)Bill Evans Trio
ALBUMMoon Beams (Remastered)Bill Evans Trio
ALBUMExplorations (Original Jazz Classics Remasters)Bill Evans Trio
ALBUMConsecrationBill Evans Trio
ALBUMThe Last Waltz - The Final Recordings At Keystone Korner September 1980Bill Evans Trio
ALBUMTime Remembered (Remastered)Bill Evans Trio
ALBUMBut Beautiful (feat. Stan Getz)The Bill Evans Trio featuring Stan Getz
ALBUMI Will Say GoodbyeBill Evans Trio
ALBUMSince We MetBill Evans Trio
ALBUMQuiet NowBill Evans Trio
Artist Biography
Bill Evans formed his first trio with friends Connie Atkinson and Frank Robell before graduating from high school.
∙ In 1959, Evans formed his first major jazz trio—with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian—which recorded Portrait in Jazz that same year.
∙ Evans recorded his Grammy-winning 1968 album, Bill Evans - At The Montreux Jazz Festival, with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette.
∙ In 1968, he formed his longest-running trio with Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell.
∙ He won two Grammy Awards for his 1971’s The Bill Evans Album, which also featured Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell.
∙ The two members of Evans’ last trio, bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joe LaBarbera, also played on the pianist’s Grammy-winning 1979 album, We Will Meet Again.
Hometown
New York, NY, United States
Genre
Jazz