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Coffee and Cigarettes

by Bill Evans

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Detour Ahead 07:36
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Peace Piece 06:42
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My Romance 07:12
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Tenderly 03:34
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about

"I remember finding that somehow I had reached a new level of expression in my playing. It had come almost automatically, and I was very anxious about it, afraid I might lose it", Evans said.

One of the new pieces was Leonard Bernstein's "Some Other Time". Evans started to play an introduction using an ostinato figure. However the pianist spontaneously started to improvise over that harmonic frame, creating the recording that would be named "Peace Piece“.

According to Evans: "What happened was that I started to play the introduction, and it started to get so much of its own feeling and identity that I just figured, well, I'll keep going."

"Bill had this quiet fire that I loved on piano. The way he approached it, the sound he got was like crystal notes or sparkling water cascading down from some clear waterfall. I had to change the way the band sounded again for Bill's style by playing different tunes, softer ones at first.“
- Miles Davis

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released May 20, 2023

Bill Evans - piano
Sam Jones - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums
Paul Motian- drums
and others

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Bill Evans Plainfield, New Jersey

William John Evans (August 16, 1929 - September 15, 1980) was an American pianist and composer who worked primarily with his trio.
His interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines continues to influence pianists today.
Evans joined Miles Davis's sextet, which recorded Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album ever.
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