About this title: Peter Pettinger's detailed and insightful biography of Bill Evans leaves no stone unturned in its minute rundown of the pianist's life and music. After his professional beginnings as a pianist at New York's Village Vanguard nightclub, where he seems to have been widely ignored by audiences, Evans was taken up by a succession of well-known and influential players, including Art Farmer, Charles Mingus, and Miles Davis, with whom he recorded the epochal album KIND OF BLUE. His later solo career, performing with a constantly changing lineup, marked him down as a brilliant instrumental innovator, ...
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Description: Good. Yale University Press, TPB, 1998, 5th printing. Good reading copy with wear on corners and edges, solid binding, no markings or highlighting. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Date Published: 2002-08-11
ISBN-13:9780300097276ISBN:0300097271
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780300097276ISBN:0300097271
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"Excellent details as to how Bill Evans developed his pianistic approach and style.
Fascinating stories of his early relationships with the musicians that impressed and inspired him.
Wonderful descriptions of his harmonic appraoch to Jazz playing. His soloing, etc.
The pianists that influenced him when he was a young boy.
Overall, a musicians/pianists/Evans devotee's dream book!"
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