later bill evans recommendations?

[Guest akanalog]

i would like to explore some bill evans. the pianist that is...

i am interested primarily in his later work as i enjoy jazz from the mid to late 60s to the mid 70s the best...and evans has many many albums out there from this time period. are there any gems hidden or otherwise or anything that is particularly interesting that stands out? i will let you know that i am not afraid of electric piano if that is a concern.

i guess i should also look at evans earlier work as i don't really have anything right now...

but i have a jeremy steig album with the morrell/gomez rhythm section and i really like it so i guess that was where my interest in checking evans out came from...

[vibes]

"Since We Met" and "Re: Person I Knew" are live albums recorded on the same occasion, and are excellent. "The Tokyo Concert" is also quite good.

Edited September 28, 2004 by vibes

[Free For All]

"Re: Person I Knew"

BTW, I think this is fairly common knowledge, but this title is an anagram of "Orrin Keepnews".

Your insignificant fact for the day.

Edited for spelling clams.

Edited September 28, 2004 by Free For All

[Free For All]

Just looked through my Evans CDS. Here are a few later ones that I like.....

The Tokyo Concert (1973)....w/Gomez/Morell, great set

Affinity (1978) w/Toots Thielmans..some very nice tunes including Phil Markowitz's Sno' Peas

We Will Meet Again (1979).....w/Larry Schneider and Tom Harrell, includes Bill's composition Five which he foreshadowed (IMHO) on his solo on Oleo on Miles' Jazz at the Plaza

Both Tony Bennett/Bill Evans recordings (1975-77)

......and another enthusiastic vote for the Turn Out The Stars box!

[Big Wheel]

Yeah, Turn Out the Stars is wonderful. If you can afford the whole box, get it.

[jazzbo]

I'll agree with Big Wheel, and actually I think my favorite of the final half of his career is the "Confirmation" box set. . . Just beautiful beautiful stuff.

[Eric]

Another vote for Turn Out the Stars. Great stuff, all the way through.

[J.A.W.]

My favorites from his final years - actually, his final month - are the Milestone 8CD sets Consecration and The Last Waltz, with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera.

[catesta]

Not yet mentioned.

Quintessence (1976) - w/Harold Land, Kenny Burrell, Ray Brown, and Philly Joe Jones.

[JohnS]

A nice way to sample the Consecration box with out a major cash outlay is to get the three cds on Timeless - "Consecration 1 and 2" and "The Brilliant". No repeated pieces. I have them in a box but they come as single cds too, or did.

Edited September 29, 2004 by JohnS

[Alon Marcus]

Just looked through my Evans CDS. Here are a few later ones that I like.....

The Tokyo Concert (1973)....w/Gomez/Morell, great set

Affinity (1978) w/Toots Thielmans..some very nice tunes including Phil Markowitz's Sno' Peas

I am totally agreeing with these two. They were next to "Portrait in jazz" in my listening history. Affinity has fine compositions and Larry Schneider (thank you free for all for correcting) steals the show on the more strange and modern pieces.

"I will say goodbye" is nice too. Contains an interesting version of Hancock's classic Dolphin Dance.

Edited September 29, 2004 by ztrauq22

[Free For All]

Bob Mintzer steals the show on the more strange and modern pieces.

I believe it's Larry Schneider on Affinity.

[Alon Marcus]

You are right of course, I corrected the post, thank you.

[bebopbob]

Check out "Blue in Green" on Milestone recorded in Canada in 1974. One of his best from the later years.

[Brad]

Ditto on Turn out the Stars. Got it as a birthday present several years ago and what a present

[sidewinder]

A nice way to sample the Consecration box with out a major cash outlay is to get the three cds on Timeless - "Consecration 1 and 2" and "The Brilliant". No repeated pieces. I have them in a box but they come as single cds too, or did.

Yes, this is a great box combo, John. Just listening to it the other day. I think mine cost the equivalent of £10 or thereabouts in Brussels. Timeless label 3CD box set.

The Vanguard sessions are just as enjoyable. Listening to the Mosaic LP version is almost like being in the front row of that gig (having witnessed the same band live at Ronnie's about 6 weeks previously I can say that hand on heart).