Worldchanges Jazz Discographies

We like jazz. So we've collected a number of jazz discographies of notable artists. Some titles are linked to Amazon.com where the CD is available for purchase.

Bill Evans Biography

Bill Evans was born August 16, 1929 in Plainfield, New Jersey and died September 15, 1980 in New York City. Evans was one of the most influential pianists of jazz during the 60s and 70s. Evans made his recording debut as leader of a trio in 1956. He also recorded with Charles Mingus and George Russell. In 1958 Evans played on Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue album. His 1959-61 trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian was one of the greatest of the genre with a strong, equal interplay among the musicians. Tragically, bassist LaFaro died in a car accident and later recordings featured Eddie Gomez most extensively on bass and Marty Morell on drums. Gary Peacock, Philly Joe Jones, Jack DeJohnette, and many others also passed through his trio. Evans also recorded solo, in duos, and in large groups with Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Freddie Hubbard, and others. In 1978 he formed a new trio with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera which was considered his best since 1961.

He developed a style of "rootless voicings" in which the chord emphasizes some essential notes, but the bassist often played the root. Evans also used the sustaining pedal extensively but subtly. His impressionist, classical inspired playing was an influence on Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, and Chick Corea. Evans felt pianists should be proficient in technique and harmony in order to best express themselves. He also increased the interplay between the leader and the bassist and drummer in his piano trios.

Bill Evans Discography

1950s

1956 New Jazz Conceptions Riverside
1958 Everybody Digs Bill Evans JVC
1959 On Green Dolphin Street Milestone
1959 On Green Dolphin Street JVC
1959 Portrait in Jazz Riverside

1960s

1961 Explorations Riverside
1962 Moonbeams Analogue
1962 Empathy Verve
1963 The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 Milestone
1963 The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2 Milestone
1963 Conversations with Myself Polygram
1963 Bill Evans Trio at Shelly's Manne-Hole JVC
1963 Time Remembered Prestige
1963 Trio '64 Verve
1963 Trio '64 Polygram
1963 V.I.P.S Theme Plus Others MGM
1963 Undercurrent Blue Note
1964 Trio Live Verve
1964 How My Heart Sings! Riverside
1965 Trio '65 Verve
1965 Trio '65 Verve
1965 Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra Verve
1966 Bill Evans at Town Hall Verve
1966 Intermodulation DCC
1966 A Simple Matter of Conviction Verve
1967 Further Conversations with Myself Polygram
1967 California, Here I Come Verve
1968 Bill Evans Alone Polygram
1969 What's New Verve
1969 Alone Universal

1970s

1970 From Left to Right Polygram
1970 Quiet Now Charly
1971 Bill Evans Album Columbia/Legac
1972 Living Time Sony
1973 My Foolish Heart West Wind
1973 Eloquence Original Jazz
1974 Symbiosis Polygram
1974 Re: Person I Knew Original Jazz
1974 Since We Met Original Jazz
1974 Intuition Fantasy/OJC
1975 The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album Fantasy
1975 Alone (Again) Original Jazz
1976 Quintessence Original Jazz
1977 Cross-Currents Fantasy/OJC
1977 I Will Say Goodbye Fantasy/OJC
1977 You Must Believe in Spring Warner
1978 New Conversations Warner
1978 Affinity Warner
1979 We Will Meet Again Warner

1980s

1989 How My Heart Sings! JVC
1989 How My Heart Sings! Riverside/OJC
1999 Serenity Charly
2000 Practice Tape, Vol. 1 E3
2000 The Last Waltz Milestone
2002 A Day in New York Jazz Door
2003 Round Midnight Absord Music
2003 Portraiture Fuel 2000
2003 Art of Duo Verve

Compilations

1956 Conception Milestone
1956 The Complete Riverside Recordings Riverside
1956 Jazz Showcase Original Jazz
1958 Peace Piece and Other Pieces Milestone
1959 Spring Leaves Milestone
1962 Interplay Sessions JVC
1962 Empathy/A Simple Matter of Conviction Verve
1962 Compact Jazz: Bill Evans Polygram
1965 Paris (1965) Royal Jazz
1965 Hollywood, California
1966 The Best of Bill Evans Verve
1969 Jazzhouse Milestone
1969 You're Gonna Hear From Me Milestone
1969 Quiet Now Charly
1972 Yesterday I Heard the Rain
1973 The Complete Fantasy Recordings Fantasy
1976 Together Again Moon
1976 Trio Verve
1977 Second Trio Milestone
1980 Consecration, Vol. 1 Timeless
1980 Consecration, Vol. 2 Timeless
1992 Tribute Avion
1992 Loose Blues Milestone
1993 Jazz 'Round Midnight: Bill Evans Polygram
1994 Verve Jazz Masters 5 Polygram
1995 The Best of Verve Polygram
1997 The Complete Bill Evans on Verve Polygram
1998 Ultimate Bill Evans Polygram
1998 Piano Player Sony
1998 Intuition Victor
1998 Alone (Again)
1998 Quintessence
1998 I Will Say Goodbye Victor
1998 Autumn Leaves Giants of Jazz
1999 Quiet Now: Never Let Me Go Polygram
1999 Forever JVC Japan
2000 Les Incontournables Wea
2000 Plays Bill Evans Universal
2000 Very Early, Vol.1 E3
2001 Bill Evans Timeless
2001 Jazz Collection Sony
2001 Bill Evans's Finest Hour Verve
2001 Tenderly: An Informal Session Milestone
2002 Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Jazz Alliance
2002 Consecration Alfa

Live Albums & CDs

1960 The 1960 Birdland Sessions Cool N' Blue
1961 At the Village Vanguard Riverside
1961 More from the Vanguard Milestone
1961 Sunday at the Village Vanguard Riverside
1961 The Bill Evans Trio at the Village Vanguard Riverside
1961 Village Vanguard Sessions Milestone
1961 Waltz for Debby Analogue
1964 The Best of Bill Evans Live on Verve Verve
1965 Time to Remember (Live in Europe 1965-1972) Natasha
1966 The Secret Sessions Milestone
1968 Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival Classic
1970 Montreaux, Vol. 2 Sony
1972 Live in Paris, Vol. 1 France's
1972 Live in Paris, Vol. 2 France's
1972 Live in Paris, Vol. 3 France's
1973 From the Seventies Original Jazz
1973 The Tokyo Concert Original Jazz
1974 Blue in Green Le Jazz
1974 But Beautiful Milestone
1974 The Canadian Concert of Bill Evans Can-Am
1975 Live in Switzerland (1975) Jazz Helvet
1975 Montreaux, Vol. 3 Original Jazz
1975 With Monica Zetterlund Westwind
1975 With Monica Zetterlund WestWind
1976 The Paris Concert Fantasy
1979 Live at the Balboa Jazz Club, Vol. 1 Jazz Lab
1979 Live at the Balboa Jazz Club, Vol. 2 Jazz Lab
1979 Live in Buenos Aires, 1979 WestWind
1979 Live in Buenos Aires, Vol. 2 Jazz Lab
1979 Paris Concert, Edition One Blue Note
1979 Paris Concert, Edition Two Blue Note
1980 Last Live in Europe WestWind
1980 Letter to Evan Dreyfus
1980 The Brilliant Timeless
1980 Turn Out the Stars Dreyfus
1980 Turn Out the Stars: Final Village Vanguard... Warner
1990 Altanta All Star Quartet Plays Bill Evans Antelope
1994 Live in Tokyo Columbia
1996 Artist's Choice: Highlights from Turn Out... Warner
1996 Autumn Leaves Eclipse Music
1996 His Last Concert in Germany Westwind
1998 Half Moon Bay Milestone
1998 Montreaux, Vol. 3 Victor
1998 Since We Met
1999 Homecoming Milestone
2000 Immortal Concerts: Waltz for Debby: Live at... Giants of Jazz
2000 Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Live Milestone
2002 Immortal Concerts: Autumn Leaves Giants of Jazz
2002 Sunday At The Village Vanguard APO
2002 Waltz for Debby Giants of Jazz
2003 Getting Sentimental Milestone
2003 Live in London Harkit

Bill Evans Appearances

Cannonball Adderley With Strings/Jump for Joy (1955) Piano
Cannonball Adderley Verve Jazz Masters 31 (1956) Piano
Cannonball Adderley... Portrait of Cannonball (1958) Piano
Cannonball Adderley With... Know What I Mean? (1961) Piano
Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits (1998) Piano
Cannonball Adderley This Here: 1955-1959 (1998) Piano
Cannonball Adderley Work Song: 1960-1969 (1998) Piano
Cannonball Adderley Incontournables (2000) Piano
Cannonball Adderley Definitive Cannonball Adderley (2002) Piano
Chet Baker Chet (The Lyrical Trumpet of Chet... (1958) Piano
Chet Baker Art of the Ballad (1958) Piano
Chet Baker Chet (1959) Piano
Chet Baker Chet Baker Plays the Best of... (1959) Piano
Chet Baker New Blue Horns (1959) Piano
Chet Baker Chet Baker Plays (1959) Piano
Chet Baker Chet [Germany] (1959) Piano
Chet Baker Incontournables (2000) Piano
Chet Baker Deep in a Dream: The Ultimate Chet (2002) Piano
Chet Baker Do It the Hard Way (2003) Piano
Tony Bennett Forty Years: The Artistry of Tony... (1950) Piano
Tony Bennett w/ Bill Evans Together Again [DRG] (1976) Piano
Tony Bennett Classic Tony Bennett, Vol. 2 (1995) Piano
Tony Bennett Classic Tony Bennett, Vol. 1... (1996) Piano
Tony Bennett Classic Tony Bennett, Vol. 1... (1996) Piano
Tony Bennett Songs from the Heart (1998)
Tony Bennett Collection [Disc 1] (2001) Piano
Tony Bennett Collection [Disc 2] (2001) Piano
Tony Bennett Forty Years: The Artistry of Tony... (2003) Piano
Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Together Again [Concord] (2003) Piano
Bob Brookmeyer As Time Goes By (1959) Piano
Bob Brookmeyer with Ivory... Ivory Hunters-Double Barrelled... (1959) Piano
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Down South in Bayou County (1975) Vocals
Kenny Burrell Kenny Burrell & The Jazz Giants (1998) Piano
Donald Byrd & Booker... Third World (2000) Piano
Topsy Chapman & Brian... Jazz in New Orleans: The Nineties (1999) Trombone
Ornette Coleman Beauty Is a Rare Thing: The... (1959) Piano
John Coltrane Legacy [Impulse!] (2002) Piano
Eddie Costa Guys and Dolls Like Vibes (1958) Piano
Tadd Dameron & His... Magic Touch of Tadd Dameron (1962) Piano
Kenny Dorham Jazz Festival in Latin America Piano
Art Farmer Modern Art (1958) Piano
George Gershwin Blue Gershwin (1992) Piano
Stan Getz Artistry of Stan Getz, Vol. 1 (1952) Piano
Stan Getz Artistry of Stan Getz, Vol. 2 (1952) Piano
Stan Getz Best of the Verve Years, Vol. 1 (1952)
Stan Getz Compact Jazz: Getz and Friends (1953) Piano
Stan Getz Jazz 'Round Midnight: Stan Getz (1960) Piano
Stan Getz with Bill Evans Stan Getz and Bill Evans (1964) Piano
Stan Getz But Beautiful (1974) Piano, Performer
Stan Getz Quiet Now: Body & Soul (2000) Piano
Stan Getz Getz for Lovers (2002) Piano
Benny Golson Just Jazz! (1962) Piano
Benny Golson Walkin' (1997) Piano, Soloist

Solvi Hansen Met Sir Jones (2001) Arranger
Freddie Hubbard Reevalaution: The Impulse Years Piano
Chuck Israels & National... National Jazz Ensemble (1975-1976) (1976) Piano
J.J. Johnson with Kai... Great Kai & J. J. (1960) Piano, Rhythm, Rhythm Section
Jimmy Knepper Idol of the Flies (1957) Piano
Jimmy Knepper Swinging Introduction to Jimmy... (1957) Piano
Lee Konitz Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959) Piano
Lee Konitz Live at the Half Note (1959) Piano
Michel Legrand With Miles... Legrand Jazz (1958) Piano
Michel Legrand Legrand Jazz (2002) Piano
Lenore Summer Dancing (2002) Piano, Accordion, Organ (Hammond)
John Lewis Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Piano
John Lewis Golden Striker/John Lewis Presents (1999) Piano
John Lewis Very Best of John Lewis (2002) Piano
Herbie Mann & the Bill... Nirvana (1961) Piano
Herbie Mann Evolution of Mann: The Herbie Mann (1994) Piano
Herbie Mann Herbie Mann Anthology (1994) Piano, Performer
Warne Marsh Art of Improvising (1959) Piano
Hal McKusick Cross Section: Saxes (1958) Piano
John McLaughlin Adventures in Radioland (1987) Keyboards
Marian McPartland with... Piano Jazz: McPartland/Evans (1978) Photography, Soloist
Charles Mingus East Coasting (1957) Piano
Charles Mingus Pithecanthropus Erectus (1999) Piano
Charles Mingus Fables of Faubus (1999) Piano
Paul Motian Bill Evans: Tribute to the Great... (1990) Composer, Artwork
Mark Murphy Rah (1961) Piano
Oliver Nelson Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961) Piano
Claus Ogerman Man Behind the Music (2003) Piano
Johnny Pace Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace (1958) Piano
Cole Porter Night and Day, Vol. 2: Songbook (1991) Piano
Various Artists Roots (1957) Piano
Lucy Reed Singing Reed (1955) Piano
George Russell and his... Jazz Workshop (1956) Piano
George Russell New York, New York (1958) Piano
George Russell Jazz in the Space Age (1960) Piano
Scott Stephen Trio Renaissance (1994) Piano
Tony Scott Touch of Tony Scott (1956) Piano
Tony Scott Golden Moments (1959) Piano
Tony Scott with Bill Evans... I'll Remember (1959) Piano
Tony Scott Sung Heroes (1959) Piano
Tony Scott At Last (1999) Piano
Sahib Shihab Jazz Sahib (1991) Piano
Jean-Yves Thibaudet Conversations with Bill Evans (1997) Arranger
Kai Winding Incredible Kai Winding Trombones... (1960) Piano
Kai Winding and J.J.... Brand New Swinging Together Again (1961)
Monica Zetterlund & Bill... Waltz for Debby (2003) Piano, Arranger