Listen Now Browse Radio Search Open in Music. Stream songs including 'Come Rain or Come Shine', 'Autumn Leaves' and more. Limited to 300 copes and priced at 350.00 U.K. Listen to Portrait in Jazz by Bill Evans Trio on Apple Music. One of Evans’ more up-tempo and swinging albums, “Portrait in Jazz” received critical acclaim and continues to thrill listeners with its surprising yet subtle creativity.Īll sleeve artwork authentically letter-pressed. Recording “Portrait in Jazz”, the first of two studio albums by the trio, Evans shared the spotlight promoting his accompanying instrumentalists to almost equal status to the piano. Later in 1959 Evans left the band to begin his career as a leader with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, a trio that helped change the direction of modern jazz. Stay up to date on the latest Bill Evans news and releases. Store FAQ ©2022 Craft Recordings - a part of Concord. Joining Miles Davis Sextet in 1958 saw Evans’ inventive interpretation of traditional jazz encourage Davis to experiment more than usual with musical modes and record what is widely considered to be one of the greatest jazz records of all time, “Kind of Blue”. Buy Portrait In Jazz (LP) and and more at Bill Evans Official Store. Regarded as one of the most influential pianists in jazz, Bill Evans (born William John Evans, August 16,1929) continues to inspire both audiences and musicians alike with his timeless ingenuity.Ĭlassically trained at Southeastern Louisiana University and the Mannes School of Music, Evans majored in composition and received the Artist Diploma before moving to New York in 1955 to work with bandleader and theorist George Russell. In his Novemreview for DownBeat magazine jazz critic Pete Welding states: 'This collaboration between Evans and Hall has resulted in some of the most beautiful, thoroughly ingratiating music it has been my pleasure to hear.'. This edition contains the alternate take of “Autumn leaves” (recorded in mono) which was featured on the original pressing. Cut in True Mono from the original stereo master tapes as per the original release.

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