Bill Evans, piano
Scott LaFaro, bass
Paul Motian, drums

1. MY FOOLISH HEART ( Washington-Young )
2. WALTZ FOR DEBBY ( take2 )( Bill Evans )
3. WALTZ FOR DEBBY ( take1 )( Bill Evans )
4. DETOUR AHEAD ( take2 )( Carter-Ellis-Frigo )
5. DETOUR AHEAD ( take1 )( Carter-Ellis-Frigo )
6. MY ROMANCE ( take1 )( Rodgers-Hart )
7. MY ROMANCE ( take2 )
8. SOME OTHER TIME ( Comden Green-Bernstein )
9. MILESTONES ( Miles Davis )
10. PORGY ( Gershwin-Heyward )

MY FOOLISH HEART


At that time most there is popularity even now, continue to produce effect on all jazz pianists, immortal famouse disk "Waltz for Debby" of Bill Evans is introduced. It has the mother of the Russian origin, Bill Evan was born in 1929 New Jersey state Plainfield. It was the pianist of the amateur and it means that also the influence of the mother who today goes to the composition of music it was, started learning the piano of the classic from the time of six years old, in thirteen years old the expert of the flute became, added also the violin could play. After he at the time of twelve years old the older brother joining to the jazz band, it reached the point where it has interest in jazz. And from before twenty years old he started performing Boogie Woogie piano with some clubs of New York, afterwards the scholarship of music received at the south east Louisiana university the subject of piano performance and the teacher in 1950 graduated. In addition after that it learned also composition at the New York Manness music college. Immediately, after that it joined to the band of club in the army and performed the jazz clarinet and the guitar. He who begins performance in earnest in New York joined to combo of Charles Mingus, the Oliver Nelson and the Art Farmer performed, but 1958 in Miles Davis sixtett with the first white player, it is to be employed. Then suddenly it became famous and joined to many recording. Then one years later genius bassist of this record merely 23 years old Sccot LaFaro and Paul Motian of drums formed the piano trio, recorded with the Verve record. As for excellent performance of Verve sound recording of these times for dying with the traffic accident where Sccot LaFaro is too quick only four peaces disk it remain. You can listen here, because Sccot LaFaro is 1936 New Jersey state Newark birth, Bill Evans seven years older than him. He was brought up at the music family of the player where the father belongs to the big band, in the elementary school with basclarinet and high school performed the tenor saxophone, it just began the bass before the entering of the university. He who leaves the university early joined to the big band and the case of the Los Angeles performance remained there. After coacting with the famous west coas player who are Chet Baker and others, it means that reputation increases then. In 1959 Bill Evans left the Miles Davis sixtett and asked to Sccot LaFaro join in his piano trio. Also performance of that bass exceeding style to that, attractive they are exactly creative ones in the piano of Bill Evans. In 1961 summer of peak period of the performance, he is to die from this two days after which participated in the performance of Stan Getz with Newport jazz festival due to traffic accident. The he was lost, Bill Evans after that did not do several monthly all performances and recording, so is. In addition Bill Evans himself in 1980 51 years old being short-lived, he died. Cause of death is said that it is something due to cocaine addict. Please hear the performance of beautiful peak period being which exceeds the Debussy sound.

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