Bill Evans Trio - My Foolish Heart - Consecration Disk1 03

[exjazzbassbaz]

nobody but nobody extracted sounds from a piano like bill .right up to the end.pure genius. oh boy did he leave us a legacy.i somtimes worry about dying then i think of the piano lounge in the sky with bill.then everythings ok.many thanks.

[spadge1able]

just magical.a great pianist who'll live on for ever.my hero always.5*****

[Mr6string117]

I first visited LA in 1967. A friend and fellow jazz lover took me to Shelley's Manne-Hole in downtown LA to hear the Bill Evans trio. I remember being so upset with all the patrons who were chatting away loudly at their tables while Mr. Evans was playing. I felt it was sacrilegeous and rude beyond belief. He was magical, transcendent. I'll always treasure the one opportunity I had to hear him live. In our spirits, in our souls, your music lives forever--and we are better for it.

[mark88keys]

@Mr6string117 I wish that was me my friend, I never got the chance.... God bless you.

[LUMADY1]

TREMENDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-UNA REALIDAD-----GRACIAS PELA VUESTRA COLOCACION---UN SALUDO A LA DISTANCIA......

[WatusiReggae]

if there's a peaceful place in heaven, ya, he's gotta be playing the piano ...

and every piano player listening well.

[drrobhatch]

This recording, above all the others of Bill, makes me weep. The raw emotion comes through this tune wonderfully. I wish I had been given the chance to hear you when you were alive, Bill.

[bobke114]

Stuff like this is timeless and will live forever. Its ashamed that American children are not introduced to this type music on a much larger scale. I am so thankful I had a 8th grade music teacher in the early 1970's that introduced me to the sound of Bill Evans.

[uhmfar]

And to think that the man was only days from death when this was recorded. Astonishing.

[musicalmente66]

Just beautiful.

[Sammy2Imma]

天才。

[thereisnoproblem]

... unbelievably beautiful! ... the stars are shining brighter listening to these tones .. oh Bill ... why did ya have to leave ... I am speechless ... thx such a lot for this upload!

[uhmfar]

@thereisnoproblem

Bill's life followed the arc he needed to follow. He was pained, broken, drug-addicted, and sorrowful. He was also a poet and a genius, and he left us with body of work that is simply transcendental. Nobody, except perhaps Bird, combines sorrow and joy so perfectly in his music.

[paxwallacejazz]

sep 80? just listened to the other 60s versions ! Ya gotta love You tube ! Jarrett made some comment about how very important this tune is and why he waited to record it .It always has important for me .

[MrWolfmantim]

How heart-breakingly beautiful and fascinating to compare this to the early career beautiful takes of My Foolish Heart. Bill, how I wish you were still wtih us. If there is a God and a heaven above I bet He has you playing piano up there.

[Modernjazz1]

@MrWolfmantim yes, listen to this tune from the vanguard sessions in 1961, then listen to the 1966 version at Town Hall and then listen to this. a brilliant example of artistic evolution.