Interesting Bill Evans interview

[Larry Kart]

about "Kind of Blue" and Miles, and at the end there is a two-part Lester Bowie interview about Miles.

https://allan-chase.com/2019/05/09/bill-evans-on-miles-davis-and-kind-of-blue/

[Brad]

Thanks for posting this. 

[sgcim]

Thanks for posting that. From that interview we can assume that Miles left Bill's name off as composer (or in the second case, co-composer) of two songs on Kind of Blue: 

As composer of "Blue in Green", and as co-composer of "Flamenco Sketches". 

It's also interesting to hear Bill's opinion for the first time of Miles' music 'meant to reach a larger audience'. I think it's not a stretch to say that he didn't think too highly of it...

[Brad]

What's the best book on Bill Evans out there? Is it the Pettinger book?

[sgcim]

As far as a bio goes, I'd say the Pettinger book was best. As far as his music is concerned, there are many PhD dissertations on that subject. In France, there's even a Bill Evans Piano Academy, that a friend of mine wants to visit.

Edited May 19, 2019 by sgcim