Listening path
Bill Evans
How well do you know Evans's records?
INew to themBill Evans changed the sound of the jazz piano trio: a soft touch, rich chords, and a band where bass and drums talk back. This path starts with his most welcoming live record, steps back to see how he got there, and follows him through the trio years, a few famous dates as a sideman and partner, and on into the 1960s.12 records · start →III know the classicsYou know the Vanguard records and *Kind of Blue*. This path fills in the rest of the 1958 to 1966 story: Evans in Miles Davis's band, the years after Scott LaFaro's death, the move to Verve and producer Creed Taylor, and the partners, trios and orchestras he tried on the way to his next long-running band.12 records · start →IIII know them wellThis path runs in order from 1955 to the end of 1960, mostly through sideman dates: Evans with singers, bebop bands, big ensembles and composers looking for something new. Listen for his sound taking shape session by session, before and around the trio that made his name.12 records · start →