Bill Evans Trio - My Foolish Heart / Re: Person I Knew - 19 Mar 65 (4 of 11)

London, March 19, 1965

Personnel:

Bill Evans - p
Chuck Israels - b
Larry Bunker - d

Set:

Part I

Five (theme)
Elsa
Summertime
Come Rain Or Come Shine
My Foolish Heart
Re: Person I Knew
Israel
Five (theme)

Part II

Five (theme)
How My Heart Sings
Nardis
Who Can I Turn To?
Some Day My Prince Will Come
How Deep Is The Ocean?
Waltz For Debby

Notes:

"My Foolish Heart" is an Academy Award-nominated popular song that was published in 1949.

"Re: Person I Knew" was written as a tribute to Orrin Keepnews. The title is an anagram of his name. Keepnews was one of the founders of Riverside Records, and the producer of the June 21, 1961, Village Vanguard dates that resulted in the LPs SUNDAY AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD and WALTZ FOR DEBBY. (The complete recordings from that date were later collected in the 3-CD box set THE COMPLETE VILLAGE VANGUARD RECORDINGS, 1961.)

This is the third incarnation of Bill Evans' great '60s piano trios, playing at a very high level. Chuck Israels' bass work, in particular, is nothing short of virtuosic. His playing shows the influence of Scott LaFaro -- especially in his use of counterpoint -- but he's supremely inventive.

Background:

Evans' first (and greatest) trio featured the irreplaceable Scott LaFaro on double bass and Paul Motian on drums. After LaFaro's tragic death in a car accident in 1961 (at age 25), Evans was so overcome with grief that he didn't play again publicly for almost a year. In early '62, he reformed his trio and hired Chuck Israels to replace LaFaro. Motian departed the trio in 1964, and was replaced by Larry Bunker.

If you're interested in hearing the greatest of all piano trios, here are the CDs to buy:

PORTRAIT IN JAZZ (1959)
EXPLORATIONS (1961)
THE COMPLETE VILLAGE VANGUARD RECORDINGS, 1961 (3-CDs representing the trio's complete five sets at the Village Vanguard on Sunday, June 25, 1961, 11 days before LaFaro's death).

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[thereisnoproblem]

Bill is GOD!

[thereisnoproblem]

... yes, my foolish heart ... I know it so so well ... smilin' ... what an unreached toone ... Bill was and still is da greatest ... ty so for posting diz warm diamond ..

[himalayandream]

è bello constatare che dopo più di 45 anni in tv trasmettano ancora programmi così straordinari e con tali eccelsi musicisti...

[yarpyarp85]

damn right, no dislikes!

[967Capricho]

La sintesi del perfetto.

[douglong77]

thank you bill, that was the best lesson....ever

[honeybee7700]

wow so moving

[iemon1973]

クリスタルのような美しさだと昔誰かが言っていた、本当ですよね­。

[redsoxjazzfan]

perfection in every chord and its articulation...no one every has or ever will......

[HHIslandRealtor]

No one like him or ever will be! Words can't describe

[shebop01]

Bill Evans was one of the most influential and tragic figures of the post-bop jazz piano and was known for his highly nuanced touch, clarity and feeling of his music, and his reform of the chord voicing system pianists used. This he derived from Debussy. he recorded over fity albums under his own name and received five Grammy awards. He spawned a school of "Bill Evans style" or "Evans inspired" pianists, who include some of the best known and most profound artists of our day.

[lennonmori]

Very very good!