Hear & Now #50

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Hear & Now #50

Bill Evans

Please use your best sounding playback equipment and make a point to, as much as possible, just listen to the music and not simply let it be background music to other activities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans

Listening Tip: Bill Evans brought the influences of French impressionist composers such as Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel into the improvised language of jazz. Listen for these textures and the musical effect they have on the overall band sound.

Cannonball Adderley Quintet • "Nardis" Written by Miles Davis

Bill Evans • "Some Other Time" written by Leonard Bernstein

Bill Evans • "Waltz for Debby" written by Bill Evans

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Overall how much do you like this recording of "Some Other Time"?

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Bill Evans played piano in a way that expressed the emotions of the harmony without duplicating the parts played by other musicians. This left more space for the other musicians to creatively interpret the music as they played. Can you think of other musicians that might have been influenced by this approach? Please explain.

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