Music of Bill Evans
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Music of Bill Evans
- Artist: Kronos Quartet
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- Release Date: 1985
- Total Time: 41:17
- Genre: Classical
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For their second and final jazz project, the adventurous Kronos Quartet (a top classical string quartet) performed eight Bill Evans compositions, plus "Nardis" (which Evans always claimed Miles Davis stole from him). Three songs apiece add either guitarist Jim Hall or bassist Eddie Gomez. The members of Kronos (David Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola, and cellist Joan Jeanrenaud) do not improvise, but they expertly play Tom Darter's arrangements, some of which (particularly "Peace Piece") are transcriptions of pianist Evans' solos. Overall this was an intriguing project, as was Kronos' slightly earlier interpretations of Thelonious Monk tunes. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi| Music of Bessie Smith [DVD] (2011 Album by Richard Smith) | |
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Music of Bill Evans
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| Studio album by Kronos Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | contemporary classical, jazz | |||
| Label | Landmark (#1510), Savoy (#17405) | |||
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Music of Bill Evans is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing compositions written by or associated with Bill Evans. With Jim Hall (guitar) and Eddie Gomez (bass).[1] Leonard Feather gave the album five stars;[2] Stephen Holden, for the New York Times, named it "Jazz Album of the Week."[3][4] Reissued with Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk on 2CD as 32 Jazz: The Complete Landmark Sessions.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Bill Evans except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waltz for Debby" | 5:42 | |
| 2. | "Very Early" | 4:01 | |
| 3. | "Nardis" | Miles Davis | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Re: Person I Knew" | 4:25 | |
| 5. | "Time Remembered" | 3:15 | |
| 6. | "Walking Up" | 2:30 | |
| 7. | "Turn Out the Stars" | 6:32 | |
| 8. | "Five" | 2:39 | |
| 9. | "Peace Piece" | 7:11 |
See also
References
- ^ Kohlhaase, Bill (1990-04-20). "MJQ, Kronos: 2 Sides of the Same Mirror. Jazz: Younger quartet says that in watching the four older masters, it is 'almost seeing ourselves in 30 years' time.' They play in Orange County Sunday". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Feathers, Leonard (1986-08-31). "An Era of Pickiness: A Guitar LP Sampler". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002). "Kronos Quartet". All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=1yXVEjS-j8IC&pg=PT738&dq=%27Kronos+Quartet+Performs+Philip+Glass&client=firefox-a. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (1986-08-08). "Pop and Jazz Guide". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE5D8153CF93BA3575BC0A960948260. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
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