Miles Davis described Bill Evans as his favorite pianist, saying “The sound he got was like crystal notes cascading from some clear waterfall.” Evans charted new paths—some would consider his to be the greatest piano trio of all time and his influence as a pianist and a composer was monumental. A 1959 album was titled ’Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ and to a large extent that’s true. This is the first of two episodes focusing on a beloved and revered musician who played an outsize role in the evolution of jazz music.
ABOUT THIS SERIES
The Jazz History series is a video adaptation of a PowerPoint presentation used to teach a university course in jazz history. It traces the roots of jazz from Ragtime at the turn of the 20th century to jazz-rock fusion at the end of the 1960s. You’ll find a lot more videos like this one in the JAZZ HISTORY playlist on this channel.
Here’s the runaway favorite, ironically about one of the least well-known artists in the whole series, which I subtitled ’The greatest pianist you never heard’.
If you want to learn more about the nuts and bolts of playing jazz, check out the videos in the JAZZ TACTICS playlist. Here are a few suggestions:
JAZZ TACTICS SUGGESTIONS
Do You Speak Jazz?
What Makes Jazz Jazz?
Why I Can’t Teach You Jazz
What’s So Great About Chet Baker?
Trading Fours With Freddie Hubbard
Improvising on Rhythm Changes
ABOUT THIS CHANNEL
On this channel, jazz trumpeter, educator and author Chase Sanborn offers information and advice for musicians and music appreciators.
PLAYLISTS
This link will take you to all the playlists on this channel:
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MORE INFORMATION
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