Bill Evans Trio - If You Could See Me Now

[exjazzbassbaz]

@warwolfii you lucky bastard l.o.l..ive listened to bill for nearly 60yrs i would have loved to have met him.i did get close once when i was playing in london ah well.you are a good judge if all the things you are is your fav.one of mine too.bill had everything and some.one of THE great musicians of our time.many thanks.

[blackandtanful]

あのﾓﾝﾄﾙｰと同じ頃、ビル・エヴァンス、指使いが鮮明、限り­なき美ﾀｯﾄﾞ･ﾀﾞﾒﾛﾝの遺産曲”If You Could See Me Now"～寄り添うｺﾞﾒｽ #jazzm

[jane8948]

@blackandtanful ”If You Could See Me Now" is one of masterpieces too.

[goodsk777]

もし、今君に会えたなら。って聞こえる。

なんて心の響くメロディーなんだろう。

会えるなら、俺も今君に会いたいよ。

[warwolfii]

Bill was, and still is, my favorite musician. Occasionally I would catch him alone at the Village Vanguard and we'd chat for a few minutes. He was very shy, very introverted. He had very little confidence and was not aware just how extraordinary he really was. He'd always play my favorite piece "All the Things You Are." He was an amazing talent, a true artist, gifted beyond measure.

[rxj9000]

Sounds like elevator music to me

[MrWolfmantim]

@rxj9000 I must be hanging out in the wrong elevators then. Bill Evans was arguably the greatest jazz artist. One can argue that certainly.... so let's say he was one of the greats.

[igormashine]

@rxj9000 ya thats what good music is reduced to while other people earn money with mass productions. Brave New World. However there are alot of people that still value "elevator music" and that is a good thing.

Btw. its christmas soon, you ll hear that music in shopping malls day in day out :-)



[Zootbruno]

Repeating gossip is part of the problem and all this goodie two shoes stuff is just a facade , a Youtube facade . Listen to the music as that is the essence of the piano style , the empathy ,and interplay that was Bill Evans forte and legacy. Save the other soap box for what you might say in front of your mother .Jazz is and has been for adults,consenting adults who appreciate the art not the incidental periphery .It isn't a contest , a race to the end ,or a moral code. It is a painting in time.

[COMPUTERSbeats]

i wish she could see me now

[exjazzbassbaz]

bill genius one of a handful of muscians that could bring a tear to the eye.fabulous#

[LordDarciaIII]

Masterpiece.

[TheDarmardar]

very beautiful tune, one of my favourite songs

[skreptin]

This music always brings me back to my beatiful youth and parental home in wintertime. Thank you.

[BigDummy2U]

Bill Evans is fantastic, enough said.

[claitontesch]

the bestest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jolsimausi]

As pointed out before, Bill plays with Eddie Gomez (b) and Alex Riel (dr). The recording was made on October 28th, 1966, in Oslo just a few weeks after Eddie Gomez joined Bill as his regular bass player.

[hlmynms]

why did we have to change? No music can ever define better this.

[wiliscool]

An art form that requires the highest level of musical knowledge and technique, and at the same time required artistic creativity. It required that you be a true musician.

How could it last?

[mts2]

I can see you

[sclogse1]

Blossom Dearie sounded more like Bill Evans on piano before Bill did. (Check her first verve album, Blossom Dearie)

[ssg263]

100% it's Eddie Gomez on bass. Can't miss that distinctive sound Eddie had

[DavidLewisss]

Also you can tell by looking at him!

[volodyajazz]

Chuck Israels on Bass

[hlmynms]

nope

[bluejazz44]

cada vez que ouço Bill Evans sinto que sua música é redescoberta a cada audição, em função da riqueza de improvisações, de seu perfeito fraseado e acima de tudo de sua imensa emoção que transborda em cada interpretação.

[UNKLEREMUSS]

quiero volver a tener entre mis brazos a mi chica !!!! increible canción en serio lo maximo .....

[tommythomaso]

Eddie Gomez on the bass?

[bigdaddy1946]

One of my best friends....she has passed now....was Bill's girl friend when he was with Miles. Her name was Peri...he wrote PeriScope for her.I miss her & Bill VERY much!

[misotoma]

*Peri's Scope* heh but yea..

[stame1]

I totally agree with

yesterdream ...

[joshuasound]

a touch of heaven from bill evans

[yesterdream]

nobody on the earth could or will play piano like him!!!Listen to him ,he is in another world!!!!!!!!

LOOOOOOOOOVEEEEE HIM!!!!

[boxing1000]

Jazz was, is and always will be!

[artpazz]

hey guys there is a npr tape out on bill evans life from his college days up to his final days also a discografy on all the music played on the tape it came out about twenty years ago on pbs stations i have it on tape and it is a classic

[joshuasound]

pls post it

[cemmi2]

I think this is Alex Reil? on drums. I wish people would concentrate less on drugs? The movie "Bird" was 2hrs & 45mins & 2hrs & 43 was about on his drug habit, the rest was credits!As much fuss that J.Lennon or B. Dylan & thier Heroine habit?B.Evans was a GENIUS!He & Wynton Kelly,Sonny Clark,Red Garland,& MANY others were theeee "modern jazz" pianist of their day & R as "modern as tomm."! Please concentrate on these incredible genius' sound & contributions 2 music!

[Faxelade]

The drummer is Alex Riel

[nitekatt2007]

As a jazz pianist myself, Bill influenced my whole approach to jazz studies when I was in Boston. i saw Bill and trio several times with Ediies Gomez and Marty Morell. I also saw him in LA shortly before he passed. These youtube videos are history in action. Keep em comin'

[mroteroa]

you are so lucky man.....i wish i could see Bill Evans before..

[asdklopjesland]

thank you Bill - you inspired me and you gave me the reason to think about music - no words, just inventive musical thoughts.

[crossleydd42]

It has to be considered that he was a more imspired pianist because of his drug habit. That said, I'd rather he'd had a little less inspiration and a longer life for us to enjoy his superb talent! Full marks to the poster(s) of this and other clips of him on YouTube for us all to marvel at.

[boxing1000]

Well yeah,the life someone lives certainly is reflected in their music but what I am trying to say is that I think he would have also been a fantastic player without drugs.Other musicians were...

[jane8948]

i don't wish Evans' drug addict affect his health,and let him die soon.i guess we just felt pity to think about it.

[Tomcatom]

I disagree.

Being emotional as it is, Evan's music is clearly effected by everything that he's through, weather it's drugs, emotional crisis, or anything else.

That's what makes his biography so interesting.

Don't you think?

[Bluesmen88]

Words can't describe Evans. So amazing. Would anyone happen to know who is playing bass?

[bruced47]

For sure that is Eddie Gomez on bass. I have an old Bill Evans vinyl record in which Eddie Gomez is the bass player; this looks exactly like him and sounds the same.

[anotherluckyone]

This is a great clip, beautiful music, thanks for posting it. Let's not destroy these beautiful moments with a discussion on Evans drug problems.

[jane8948]

Hope he was not taking heroin when play.

[MrKrsmith1]

@jane8948 who cares..this guy was a master

[CShell07]

Bill Evans was high on heroin at this time in his life...can you tell?

[jane8948]

I really don't know it.

[EscapeArtistPatric]

I have never heard a more introspective and warm thoughtful phrasings like Bill's. Listening to Bill Evans, I feel like he is trying to time travel.

[stringaddict999]

@CShell07 damn he played some amazing stuff when he was high! it's a shame so many musicians use drugs to get inspiration because it is always their undoing.