Artist: Bill Evans

Bill Evans
Aliases
Bill Evans Trio
Bill Evans with Symphony Orchestra
The Bill Evans Trio
Real name
William John Evans
Born
August 16, 1929
Died
September 15, 1980
Country
United States
Comments
One of the most influential jazz pianists and composer; not to be confused with the saxophone player of the same name.
See also
Eddie Gomez
Joe LaBarbera
Keith MacDonald
Lennie Tristano
Peter Pettinger
Scott LaFaro

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Five Bill Evans 1956 (14 artists)
2 Funkallero Bill Evans With Freddie Hubbard and Zoot Sims 1982 (16 artists)
3 Laurie Bill Evans 1980 (8 artists)
4 My Bells Bill Evans With Freddie Hubbard and Zoot Sims 1982 (15 artists)
5 Peace Piece Bill Evans 1959 (6 artists)
6 Peri's Scope The Bill Evans Trio 1960 (10 artists)
7 Re: Person I Knew The Bill Evans Trio 1962 (10 artists)
8 Turn Out the Stars Bill Evans, Jim Hall 1966 (45 artists)
9 The Two Lonely People Bill Evans 1971 (11 artists)
10 Very Early The Bill Evans Trio 1962 (53 artists)
11 Waltz for Debby Bill Evans 1956 (79 artists)
12 We Will Meet Again Bill Evans 1981 (14 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 A Child Is Born Bill Evans 1976 Richard Davis
2 A Child Is Born Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1977 Richard Davis
3 A Sleepin' Bee Bill Evans 1964 Diahann Carroll, Dolores Harper, Ada Moore and Enid Mosier
4 A Time for Love Bill Evans 1969 Jackie Ward
5 Alfie Bill Evans 1970 Cilla Black
6 Alfie Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Cilla Black
7 Alice in Wonderland Bill Evans Trio 1961 The Jud Conlon Chorus
8 Always Bill Evans 1964 Irving Kaufman
9 Autumn Leaves Bill Evans with Jeremy Steig 1969 Yves Montand
10 Autumn Leaves The Bill Evans Trio 1960 Yves Montand
11 Beautiful Love Bill Evans Trio 1961
12 Blue Monk Bill Evans 1963 Thelonious Monk Trio
13 Blue in Green The Bill Evans Trio 1960 Miles Davis
14 Body and Soul Bill Evans, Toots Thielemans 1979 Ambrose and His Orchestra
15 But Beautiful Stan Getz & Bill Evans 1973 Bing Crosby
16 But Beautiful Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1975 Bing Crosby
17 California, Here I Come Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Al Jolson
18 Come Rain or Come Shine The Bill Evans Trio 1960 Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas
19 Dancing in the Dark Bill Evans 1964 John Barker
20 Danny Boy Shelly Manne/Bill Evans with Monty Budwig 1962
21 Darn That Dream Bill Evans, Jim Hall 1963 Benny Goodman Sextet
22 Days of Wine and Roses Bill Evans, Toots Thielemans 1979
23 Days of Wine and Roses Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1975
24 Detour Ahead Bill Evans Trio 1961 Woody Herman and His Orchestra
25 Django Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez 1976 The Modern Jazz Quartet
26 Easy Living Bill Evans 1956 Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
27 Emily Bill Evans 1967 Julie Andrews
28 Ev'rything I Love Bill Evans Trio 1962 Danny Kaye & Mary Jane Walsh
29 Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye Bill Evans Trio & Warne Marsh 1977 Nan Wynn
30 Everything Happens to Me Bill Evans 1964 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
31 Five Tony Scott with Bill Evans, Jimmy Garrison, Pete LaRoca 1983 Bill Evans
32 For All We Know Bill Evans 1980 Morton Downey
33 For Heaven's Sake Bill Evans 1964 Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra
34 Funkallero Bill Evans 1971 Bill Evans With Freddie Hubbard and Zoot Sims
35 Funkallero Stan Getz & Bill Evans 1973 Bill Evans With Freddie Hubbard and Zoot Sims
36 Gone With the Wind Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights
37 Goodbye Shelly Manne/Bill Evans with Monty Budwig 1962 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
38 Haunted Heart Bill Evans Trio 1961 John Tyers
39 Here's That Rainy Day Bill Evans 1969 Dolores Gray
40 Hey There Bill Evans 1963 John Raitt
41 Hi Lili, Hi Lo (For Elaine) Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez 1975 Dinah Shore with Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
42 How About You Bill Evans 1963 Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney
43 How Deep Is the Ocean Bill Evans Trio 1961 Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
44 How My Heart Sings Bill Evans Trio 1962
45 I Believe in You Shelly Manne/Bill Evans with Monty Budwig 1962 Robert Morse, Charles Nelson Reilly and Paul Reed
46 I Do It for Your Love Bill Evans, Toots Thielemans 1979 Paul Simon
47 I Fall in Love Too Easily The Bill Evans Trio 1962 Frank Sinatra
48 I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good Bill Evans 1956 Ivie Anderson
49 I Hear a Rhapsody Bill Evans, Jim Hall 1963 Al Donahue & His Orchestra
50 I Hear a Rhapsody Bill Evans 1970 Al Donahue & His Orchestra
51 I Love You Bill Evans 1956 Wilbur Evans
52 I Should Care Bill Evans Trio 1962 Bob Allen and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
53 I'll Never Smile Again Bill Evans 1962 Percy Faith
54 I'll Remember April Tony Scott with Bill Evans, Jimmy Garrison, Pete LaRoca 1983 Dick Foran
55 I'll See You Again Bill Evans 1964 Peggy Wood & George Metaxa
56 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Bill Evans, Shelly Manne, Eddie Gomez 1966 The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
57 I've Got You Under My Skin Bill Evans, Jim Hall 1966 Virginia Bruce
58 If You Could See Me Now Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Sarah Vaughan
59 If You Could See Me Now Bill Evans Trio 1965 Sarah Vaughan
60 In Love in Vain The Bill Evans Trio 1962 Margaret Whiting
61 In Your Own Sweet Way Bill Evans Trio 1962 Dave Brubeck
62 In a Sentimental Mood Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
63 Invitation Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez 1975 The MGM Studio Orchestra
64 It Might as Well Be Spring The Bill Evans Trio 1962 Louanne Hogan
65 Laura Bill Evans, Shelly Manne, Eddie Gomez 1966 Emil Newman
66 Lover Man Bill Evans with Jeremy Steig 1969 Billie Holiday
67 Lucky to Be Me The Bill Evans Trio 1959 John Battles
68 Lucky to Be Me Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1977 John Battles
69 Make Someone Happy Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1977 John Reardon & Nancy Dussault
70 Make Someone Happy Bill Evans Trio 1966 John Reardon & Nancy Dussault
71 Midnight Mood Bill Evans 1969 Joe Zawinul
72 Milestones Bill Evans Trio 1961 Miles Davis
73 My Bells Bill Evans with Symphony Orchestra 1966 Bill Evans With Freddie Hubbard and Zoot Sims
74 My Foolish Heart Bill Evans Trio 1961 Martha Mears
75 My Foolish Heart Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1975 Martha Mears
76 My Funny Valentine Bill Evans, Jim Hall 1963 Mitzi Green
77 My Heart Stood Still Bill Evans with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones 1975 Jessie Matthews
78 My Heart Stood Still Stan Getz & Bill Evans 1973 Jessie Matthews
79 My Man's Gone Now Bill Evans, Jim Hall 1966 Ruby Elzy
80 My Melancholy Baby Bill Evans, Shelly Manne, Eddie Gomez 1966 William Frawley
81 My Romance Bill Evans 1956 Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
82 Nancy (With the Laughing Face) Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans 1962 Frank Sinatra
83 Never Let Me Go Bill Evans 1969 Nat King Cole
84 Night and Day The Bill Evans Trio 1959 Fred Astaire
85 Night and Day Stan Getz & Bill Evans 1973 Fred Astaire
86 Night and Day Bill Evans Trio with Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh 1977 Fred Astaire
87 Night in Tunisia Tony Scott with Bill Evans, Jimmy Garrison, Pete LaRoca 1983 Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
88 Oleo The Bill Evans Trio 1959 Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke
89 On Green Dolphin Street Bill Evans with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones 1975 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
90 On Green Dolphin Street Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
91 On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) Bill Evans 1969 John Cullum
92 Ornithology Bill Evans 1989 Charlie Parker Septet
93 Our Delight Bill Evans 1956 Fats Navarro
94 Our Love Is Here to Stay Bill Evans Trio 1965 Kenny Baker
95 Polka Dots and Moon Beams The Bill Evans Trio 1962 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
96 Polka Dots and Moonbeams Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
97 Porgy Bill Evans 1980 Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan
98 Round Midnight Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Cootie Williams and his Orchestra
99 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Bill Evans 1964 Eddie Cantor
100 Second Time Around Bill Evans 1976 Bing Crosby
101 Skating in Central Park Bill Evans, Jim Hall 1963 Music Composed and Conducted by John Lewis
102 So What Bill Evans with Jeremy Steig 1969 Miles Davis
103 Some Other Time Bill Evans Trio 1961 Betty Comden, Nancy Walker, Adolph Green and Cris Alexander
104 Some Other Time Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1975 Betty Comden, Nancy Walker, Adolph Green and Cris Alexander
105 Someday My Prince Will Come The Bill Evans Trio 1960 Adriana Caselotti
106 Speak Low Bill Evans Trio with Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh 1977 Mary Martin & Kenny Baker
107 Speak Low Bill Evans 1956 Mary Martin & Kenny Baker
108 Spring Is Here The Bill Evans Trio 1960 Dennis King & Vivienne Segal
109 Stairway to the Stars The Bill Evans Trio 1962 Kay Kyser & His Orchestra - Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
110 Stairway to the Stars Bill Evans, Jim Hall 1963 Kay Kyser & His Orchestra - Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
111 Star Eyes Bill Evans, Shelly Manne, Eddie Gomez 1966 Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly With Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
112 Stella by Starlight Bill Evans, Shelly Manne, Eddie Gomez 1966 Victor Young and His Orchestra
113 Stella by Starlight Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Victor Young and His Orchestra
114 Stella by Starlight The Bill Evans Trio 1971 Victor Young and His Orchestra
115 Stella by Starlight Tony Scott with Bill Evans, Jimmy Garrison, Pete LaRoca 1983 Victor Young and His Orchestra
116 Stella by Starlight Bill Evans 1963 Victor Young and His Orchestra
117 Straight, No Chaser Bill Evans with Jeremy Steig 1969 Thelonious Monk
118 Summertime Bill Evans Trio 1962 Abbie Mitchell
119 Sweet and Lovely Bill Evans Trio 1961 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra
120 Tadd's Delight Bill Evans 1983 Miles Davis Quintet
121 Tenderly The Bill Evans Trio 1959 Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell's Orchestra
122 The Boy Next Door Bill Evans 1980 Judy Garland
123 The Shadow of Your Smile Bill Evans 1967 Johnny Mandel
124 The Summer Knows Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez 1976 Michel Legrand
125 The Touch of Your Lips Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1975 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
126 The Two Lonely People Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1977 Bill Evans
127 Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) Bill Evans 1981 The Mash
128 Time Remembered Bill Evans With Freddie Hubbard and Zoot Sims 1982 Barney Kessel
129 Time Remembered Bill Evans with Symphony Orchestra 1966 Barney Kessel
130 Turn Out the Stars Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Bill Evans, Jim Hall
131 Very Early Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 The Bill Evans Trio
132 Waltz for Debbie Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans 1962 Bill Evans
133 Waltz for Debby Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1975
134 We'll Be Together Again Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1975 Frankie Laine and Carl Fischer's Orchestra
135 What Is There to Say? The Bill Evans Trio 1959 Jane Froman & Everett Marshall
136 What Is This Thing Called Love? The Bill Evans Trio 1960 Elsie Carlisle
137 What Kind of Fool Am I? The Bill Evans Trio 1971 Anthony Newley
138 What's New Bill Evans with Jeremy Steig 1969 Colin Farish - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
139 When I Fall in Love The Bill Evans Trio 1960 Victor Young
140 When I Fall in Love Bill Evans Trio, Lee Konitz 1977 Victor Young
141 When You Wish Upon a Star Bill Evans 1962 Cliff Edwards
142 Who Can I Turn To? Bill Evans Trio 1965 Norman Wisdom
143 Witchcraft The Bill Evans Trio 1960 Frank Sinatra
144 With a Song in My Heart Shelly Manne/Bill Evans with Monty Budwig 1962 John Hundley & Lillian Taiz
145 Woody'n You Bill Evans with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones 1975 Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
146 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams Bill Evans 1962 Bing Crosby With Gus Arnheim and his Orchestra
147 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Bing Crosby With Gus Arnheim and his Orchestra
148 Yesterday I Heard the Rain Bill Evans 1974 Armando Manzanero
149 Yesterdays Bill Evans 1967 Fay Templeton
150 You Don't Know What Love Is Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1977 Carol Bruce
151 You Go to My Head Bill Evans 1962 Larry Clinton & His Orchestra
152 You Must Believe in Spring Bill Evans 1981 Jacques Revaux
153 You Must Believe in Spring Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1977
154 You and the Night and the Music Bill Evans 1962 Georges Metaxa & Libby Holman
155 You and the Night and the Music Bill Evans with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones 1975 Georges Metaxa & Libby Holman
156 You're Nearer Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1977 Frances Langford, Libby Bennett, Ann Miller & Trudy Erwin
157 Young and Foolish The Bill Evans Trio 1959 David Daniels and Gloria Marlowe
158 Young and Foolish Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1975 David Daniels and Gloria Marlowe

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Blue in Green Miles Davis, Bill Evans (43 artists)
2 Comrade Conrad Bill Evans
3 Five Bill Evans (14 artists)
4 Freddie Freeloader Miles Davis, Bill Evans (7 artists)
5 Funkallero Bill Evans (16 artists)
6 Interplay Bill Evans
7 Laurie Bill Evans (8 artists)
8 My Bells Bill Evans (15 artists)
9 Peace Piece Bill Evans (6 artists)
10 Peri's Scope Bill Evans (10 artists)
11 Re: Person I Knew Bill Evans (10 artists)
12 The Two Lonely People Bill Evans (11 artists)
13 Time Remembered Bill Evans (25 artists)
14 Turn Out the Stars Bill Evans (45 artists)
15 Very Early Bill Evans (53 artists)
16 Waltz for Debby Bill Evans (79 artists)
17 We Will Meet Again Bill Evans (14 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Simple Matter of Conviction Bill Evans, Shelly Manne, Eddie Gomez 1966 Verve
2 Affinity Bill Evans, Toots Thielemans 1979 Warner Bros.
3 The Bill Evans Album Bill Evans 1971 Columbia
4 Bill Evans Alone Bill Evans 1969 Verve
5 Bill Evans at Town Hall, Vol. 1 Bill Evans Trio 1966 Verve
6 The Bill Evans Trio Live The Bill Evans Trio 1971 Verve
7 Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra Bill Evans with Symphony Orchestra 1966 Verve
8 California Here I Come Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones 1982 Verve
9 Conversations With Myself Bill Evans 1963 Verve
10 Cross Currents Bill Evans Trio with Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh 1977 Fantasy
11 Empathy Shelly Manne/Bill Evans with Monty Budwig 1962 Verve
12 Everybody Digs Bill Evans The Bill Evans Trio 1959 Riverside
13 Explorations Bill Evans Trio 1961 Riverside
14 Further Conversations With Myself Bill Evans 1967 Verve
15 How My Heart Sings! Bill Evans Trio 1962 Riverside
16 I Will Say Goodbye The Bill Evans Trio 1980 Fantasy
17 I'll Remember Tony Scott with Bill Evans, Jimmy Garrison, Pete LaRoca 1983 Muse
18 Intermodulation Bill Evans, Jim Hall 1966 Verve
19 Interplay Bill Evans 1962 Riverside
20 The "Interplay" Sessions Bill Evans With Freddie Hubbard and Zoot Sims 1982 Milestone
21 Intuition Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez 1975 Fantasy
22 Know What I Mean? Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans 1962 Riverside
23 Live in Tokyo Bill Evans 1974 CBS Sony
24 Memories of Bill Evans Bill Evans 1980 Riverside Japan
25 Montreux II Bill Evans 1970 CTI
26 Montreux III Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez 1976 Fantasy
27 Moon Beams The Bill Evans Trio 1962 Riverside
28 New Jazz Conceptions Bill Evans 1956 Riverside
29 On Green Dolphin Street Bill Evans with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones 1975 Milestone
30 Portrait in Jazz The Bill Evans Trio 1960 Riverside
31 Quintessence Bill Evans 1976 Fantasy
32 The Solo Sessions, Volume 1 Bill Evans 1989 Milestone
33 Stan Getz & Bill Evans Stan Getz & Bill Evans 1973 Verve
34 Sunday at the Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio 1961 Riverside
35 Together Again Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1977 Improv
36 The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album Tony Bennett & Bill Evans 1975 Fantasy
37 Trio '64 Bill Evans 1964 Verve
38 Trio '65 Bill Evans Trio 1965 Verve
39 Undercurrent Bill Evans, Jim Hall 1963 United Artists
40 Waltz for Debby Bill Evans Trio 1961 Riverside
41 We Will Meet Again Bill Evans 1980 Warner Bros.
42 What's New Bill Evans with Jeremy Steig 1969 Verve
43 You Must Believe in Spring Bill Evans 1981 Warner Bros.

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 Seven Steps to Evans - A Tribute to the Compositions of Bill Evans Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson, Tony Oxley, Stan Sulzmann, Kenny Wheeler 1980 MPS
2 Bill Evans - A Tribute various artists 1983 Palo Alto Jazz
3 Music of Bill Evans Kronos Quartet 1986 Landmark Records
4 Bill Evans Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Marc Johnson 1991 JMT Productions
5 ...Then Along Came Bill - A Tribute to Bill Evans Sylvia Syms 1991 DRG Records
6 Bill Evans Compositions, Vol. 1 Stefano Battaglia, Paolino Della Porta, Aldo Romano 1992 Splasc(h)
7 Bill Evans Compositions, Vol. 2 Stefano Battaglia, Paolino Della Porta, Aldo Romano 1993 Splasc(h)
8 Time Remembered - John McLaughlin Plays Bill Evans John McLaughlin 1993 Verve
9 Bill Evans...Person We Knew Larry Schneider & Andy LaVerne 1994 SteepleChase
10 Now & Then - A Tribute to Bill Evans Mitchel Forman 1994 Novus
11 Your Story - The Music of Bill Evans The Howard Alden Trio with Special Guest Frank Wess 1994 Concord Jazz
12 Peace Pieces - The Music of Bill Evans Herbie Mann 1995 Kokopelli Records
13 Bud Shank Plays the Music of Bill Evans Bud Shank 1996 Fresh Sound
14 Turn Out the Stars - The Songs of Bill Evans Dominic Alldis 1996 Canzona Music
15 Waltz for Debby David Hazeltine Trio 1999 Venus Records [1]
16 Letter to Evans The Drummonds November 22, 2000 VideoArts Music
17 Remembering Bill Evans Karen Gallinger 2000 Sea Breeze Jazz
18 Blue in Green Tierney Sutton July 24, 2001 Telarc
19 Convictions - Thoughts of Bill Evans Roseanna Vitro 2001 A Records
20 The 3 B's - Plays the Music of Bud Powell, Bill Evans, Beethoven Ted Rosenthal 2002 Playscape
21 Esmerelda Ferrara Sings Bill Evans Esmeralda Ferrara 2003 Philology
22 Catch the Wind Triessence 2006 Zah Zah
23 Remembering the Rain - The Music of Bill Evans Stephen D. Anderson 2006 Art of Life Records
24 The Bill Game - The Music of Bill Evans Dorian Ford 2007
25 Something for You - Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans Eliane Elias January 15, 2008 Blue Note
26 The Soul and the Poet Giuseppe Spagnoli November 17, 2008 WideSound
27 Evans Explorations Jed Levy 2008 SteepleChase
28 A Time Remembered Roberto Mattei Octet 2010 Abeat
29 The Tony Gaboury-Steve Grover Quartet Plays the Music of Bill Evans Tony Gaboury-Steve Grover Quartet 2010
30 The Touch of Your Lips - Tribute to Bill Evans Manuel Rocheman 2010 Naïve
31 Twin Bill - Two Piano Music of Bill Evans Alan Pasqua September 20, 2011 Varèse Fontana
32 Further Explorations Chick Corea Eddie Gomez Paul Motian 2011 Universal Classics & Jazz Japan
33 Re: Person I Knew - Dick Fregulia Trio's Tribute to the Bill Evans Trio The Dick Fregulia Trio 2011 Blue Koala Records

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