Bill Evans was one of the most influential jazz pianists of the last 50 years or so. Came to prominence in the mid -50's. Played with Miles Davis' mid to late-50's band (most notably on his seminal Kind of Blue album), and thereafter was pretty much a solo act.
Was one of the developers or at least early players of "modal" jazz, where one improvises off key changes in addition to chord changes (as in bebop).
Unfortunately, he had terrible drug addiictions, including herion. While he may have finally beat those addictions, they led to health problems, and he passed on sometime around 1980 or so, at a relatively young age (I think he was in his early 60's)
I know there was a sax player (I think it was) named Bill Evans who had a few albums out in the 70's and/or '80's. I've never heard ot a bass player by that name, but it is a common name, so who knows?
cheers, frank
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From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bill Evans Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 19:16:38 -0800
Bill Evans was a piano player ... I think he's gone now. Frank?
Ryan Lee wrote:
> Is that Bill Evans the bass guy? If it is I've got a neat (albeit a bit
> strange) track of him doing Bach's Prelude to Cello Suite #1 in G on a bass
> guitar.. very fascinating :-)
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