What are the very best, must have albums of bill evans. Eddie gomez on piano jazz hear the former bill evans trio bassist play stella by. You feel like your in the 2nd row middle section in the audience. I am challenged by bill evans electric keyboard playing on intuition five tracks of the recordings eight too many tracks to avoid for me so my advice avoid this disc. Hes spent time working with bill evans, jack dejohnette and chick corea, and he always manages to collect an excellent array of sidemen. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Specifically, there is an abundance of live material. The answer, in this case, is a decided yes, for completists and noncompletists alike. Welcome to,the webs most visited site for jazz pianistcomposer bill evans 0916. Bobby hutcherson, harold land, bill evans, eddie gomez. Evans in england is a newlydiscovered recording of the bill evans trio featuring bassist eddie gomez and drummer marty morell captured live at the legendary ronnie scotts jazz club in london, england in december of 1969. The work of claus ogerman bill evans work with composerarrangerconductor claus ogerman is documented here in a pictorial discography of original albuns and compilations many with explanatory liner notes. Studio album 30 compilation 2 live 6 some other time.
He played in the newport festival youth band led by marshall brown from 1959 to 1961, and graduated from juilliard in 1963. Fantasy album discography, part 6 f9600f9668 main series 1980 1983 by david edwards, mike callahan, patrice eyries, randy watts and tim neely. In 1966, he released bill evans trio with symphony orchestra, which proved to be quite dull and his least significant recording. The young drummer, who had just left the charles lloyd. Stream tracks and playlists from eddie gomez on your desktop or mobile device. Gomezs bass playing is intense and characterized by excellent tone and technique. He recorded over 50 albums as a leader between 1956 and 1980 and also played as a sideman on nearly as many more. Jan, 2012 in 1980, bill evans knew he was dying from his lifelong drug habit. Gomez moved with his family from puerto rico at a young age to new york, where he was raised. Soon, he discovered a peurto rican bassist eddie gomez who joined his trio and the year 1968 saw their most successful release bill evans at the monteux jazz festival. Bill evans, shelly manne, eddie gomez a simple matter of.
Bobby hutcherson, harold land, bill evans, eddie gomez, archie shepp, karin krog live at the festival album. Bill evans, american jazz pianist known for lush harmonies and lyrical improvisation, one of the most influential pianists of his time. Trio with eddie gomez b, marty morell d grammy award winner. With eddie gomez or teddy kotick on bass and such drummers as arnie wise, joe hunt, philly joe jones, jack dejohnette, john dentz, marty morell, and eliot zigmund, evans is heard on 26 occasions during the 196675 period, mixing together fresh versions of familiar songs with some selections that he performed much less often. Bill evans catalog album index jazz discography project. The scottish national jazz orchestra is joined by bill evans on a musical expedition across america from north to south, east to west and all points inbetween. Feb 05, 2017 licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of gambit records. Eddie gomez with bill evans discussion in bassists db started by downlow, oct 9, 2008. We get an enormously lyrical and sensitive eddie gomez, smartly ingratiating himself inside the music like he was bill s third hand. Joe farrell chicks return to forever partner, eddie gomez longtime bill evans bassist and steve gadd one of chicks favorite drummers. From various sessions with various musicians recorded 19561971 includes 6 duos with eddie gomez b columbia. Bill evans the complete fantasy recordings is a substantial compilation of the pianist in a variety of formats, including vocal accompaniment by tony bennett. A good album is the bill evanseddie gomez record intuition. My favorite album from evans middle period is you must believe in spring, featuring eddie gomez on bass and elliot zigmund on drums.
Eddie gomez is an actor, known for tribute to john coltrane 1987. Eddie gomez is an actor, known for the devil and me 2010. He grew up in new york and played in the newport festival youth band from 1959 to 1961, and was later educated at juilliard. Concord music has released a 9cd box of evans 1970s catalog. Pressed on 180gram vinyl, the four lps are packaged with a 12page booklet, complete with new liner notes by reissue producer bill belmont, as well as the original liner notes by the producer of the initial recordings, orrin keepnews. Five invaluable recordings by bill evans trios jazztimes. An aptly titled album, friends finds chick in a beautifully relaxed setting with three jazz luminaries. It was reissued on cd by original jazz classics in 1990. Longtime snjo collaborator bill evans is well known for conducting experimental marriages between. Bill evans glorias step eddie gomez on bass youtube. A good album is the bill evans eddie gomez record intuition. Aside from verves bill evans at the montreux jazz festival, which won a grammy in 1969, and a few rarities, some other time and another time are the only recordings to document evans shortlived trio with bassist eddie gomez and jack dejohnette.
Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of gambit records. What are some of the essential bill evans recordings. Check out the complete fantasy recordings by bill evans on amazon music. For 11 years, the bill evans trio had eddie gomez on bass and many different drummers. Complete your bill evans, shelly manne, eddie gomez collection. Along the way, jazz meets up with bluegrass, soul, funk and fusion to make a beautiful noise on a road trip to remember. At the grammy awards of 1972, the bill evans album won the grammy award for best jazz instrumental solo and the best jazz performance by a group awards the bill evans memorial library states it is the first recording in which evans used a fender rhodes piano the title of the song re. We get a very intellectually curious, glowing bill evans searching, and finding. With the two live records waltz for debby and sunday at you get a great sense of the full. Jazz bassist eddie gomez,was born october 4, 1944 in san juan, puerto rico. Eddie is such a wonderful bassist, mcpartland says.
Cine teatro gran rex, buenos aires, argentina, june 24, 1973. Bill evans discography project list of albumssingles by catalogue number. Gomez fit the bill, and he joined evans influential. The cd by bill evans and eddie gomez which i like and heartily recommend is their collaboration on montreaux, vol. Bill evans, eddie gomez, archie shepp, karin krog live at the festival. Bill evans was certainly the most important and seminal pianist in jazz after bud powell, and if the bill evans album leads listeners to discover the crowning jewels in his discography all three of the evans lafaro sessions on riverside and the woefully underrated, misunderstood music of his final trio, including consecration and last. In august of 1977 warner bros made evans a very generous recording offer, and it was helen keane who made the switch to that label possible. Bill evans, shelly manne, eddie gomez a simple matter of conviction bill evans, shelly manne, eddie gomez. You must believe in spring again with gomez and zigmund continues along the lines of i will say goodbye, but there is much more in it. Evans first montreux album is unique in its pure, buoyant joyfulness, and jack dejohnette is the upthrust. The lost session from the black forest by karl ackermann, published on april 27, 2016. Evans tips his hat to the 1970s by playing both a steinway piano and fender rhodes electric.
Bill evans, eddie gomez montreux iii 1991, cd discogs. The following is a listing of the jazz pianist bill evans original albums. I obsessed over bill evans for a few years, and these are my own personal favorites. Bill evans with tony bennette i dont really like tony but with evans everything sounds good i really like you must believe in spring. He grew up in new york and was with read full biography. Gomez s bass playing is intense and characterized by excellent tone and technique. Bill evans, eddie gomez the bill evans album music. Intuition is an album by jazz pianist bill evans, released in 1975. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from eddie gomez at the discogs marketplace. Concord music group is reissuing bill evans the complete village vanguard recordings, 1961, as a vinyl box set. Eddie gomez is a brilliant bassist whose flexibility and quick reflexes make him an ideal accompanist although his own albums tend to be a bit erratic jazzwise. Bill evans, eddie gomez montreux iii releases discogs.
The complete fantasy recordings by bill evans on amazon. Bill evans the bill evans album, wayne shorter native. Person i knew is an anagram of the name of evans longtime producer, orrin keepnews. From the earliest period, explorations is one of the strongest albums. Bill evans, eddie gomez, archie shepp, karin krog live at the. In a harrowing burst of creative energy, he raged against the dying of the light night after night in these relentless, probing, solo piano introductions to nardis. He graduated with a music teaching degree from southeastern louisiana college in 1950. Soon, he discovered a peurto rican bassist eddie gomez who joined his trio and the year 1968 saw their most successful release bill. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Well recorded and produced, half moon bay is a welcome addition to the burgeoning bill evans catalog and presents a compelling argument for the notability of this trio, featuring bassist eddie gomez, as one of the pianists three best.
Bennie wallace, eddie gomez, eddie moore the fourteen bar blues. Edgar eddie gomez born october 4, 1944 is a puerto rican jazz double bassist born in santurce, puerto rico, perhaps most notable for his work done with the bill evans trio from 1966 to 1977. Capitol cdp 0777 7 952 2 2 the bill potts big band. One of pianist bill evans earlier influences was lennie tristano, so for this date, evans trio with bassist eddie gomez and drummer eliot zigmund was teamed with tristanos two top students. Because of him, some day my prince will come and a sleepin bee take off and fly. Download bill evans mp3 songs and albums music downloads. But i think one of the best albums with eddie gomez is the chick corea album friends. Sep 05, 2010 edgar eddie gomez born october 4, 1944 is a puerto rican jazz double bassist born in santurce, puerto rico, perhaps most notable for his work done with the bill evans trio from 1966 to 1977. I know a lot of people dont like eddie gomez because of his tone and intonation.