Bill Evans-Bill's Hit Tune

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Bill Evans Trio: Bill Evans (piano); Marc Johnson (bass); Joe LaBarbera (drums). Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, New York, New York from June 4-6 & 8, 1980. New York City's legendary jazz club the Village Vanguard was the setting for Evans's musical triumphs in the early 1960's, and it's ironic it was the scene of his last triumphs. This six-disc set was recorded there in June 1980--Evans would pass away three months hence. Accompanied by bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joe LaBarbera, Evans gives several of his classic tunes definitive readings. The interplay between these three is astonishing, the audio quality is overall superb, and Evans plays often with what can only be called quiet fire. TURN OUT THE STARS proves he left this world at the top of his game. Personnel: Bill Evans (piano); Marc Johnson (bass instrument); Joe La Barbera (drums). Recorded live at the Village Vanguard just months before Evans' sudden death in September, 1980, this material was originally earmarked for an album later that year. However, it remained unissued until 1996 when the compilers discovered Evans' handwritten notes concerning the aborted release. Listening to these performances with bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joe LaBarbera, one is struck by how little Evans' overall style had changed in the twenty-four years since his 1956 debut: luxuriously-phrased piano lines, almost horn-like in their length and melodicism, which never lapse into mere vapid prettiness (even on tunes <b>...</b>

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Bill, Evans, Trio, Marc, Johnson, Joe, labarbera, piano, jazz, composers, inatant, standard

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