Bill Evans discography
Discography -- As leader
Table:
Year of recording

Title

Notes

Label

1956

New Jazz Conceptions

Trio with Teddy Kotick (bass), Paul Motian (drums)

Riverside

1956–57

Tenderly: An Informal Session

Practice tape with Don Elliott (vibraphone and vocal percussion)

Milestone

1958

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Trio with Sam Jones (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)

Riverside

1959

On Green Dolphin Street

Trio with Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)

Milestone

1959

The Ivory Hunters

Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d)

United Artists

1960

Portrait in Jazz

Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d)

Riverside

1961

Explorations

Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d)

Riverside

1961

Sunday at the Village Vanguard

Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d)

Riverside

1961

Waltz for Debby

Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d)

Riverside

1961–62

Nirvana

Herbie Mann (flute) and Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d)

Atlantic

1962

Undercurrent

Duo with Jim Hall (guitar)

United Artists

1962

Moon Beams

Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d)

Riverside

1962

How My Heart Sings!

Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d)

Riverside

1962

Interplay

Quintet with Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Jim Hall (g), Percy Heath (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)

Riverside

1962

Empathy

Trio with Monty Budwig (b), Shelly Manne (d)

Verve

1962

Loose Blues

Quintet with Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Jim Hall (g), Ron Carter (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)

Milestone

1963

The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1

Solo

Milestone

1963

The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2

Solo

Milestone

1963

The Gary McFarland Orchestra

Orchestra with Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans

Verve

1963

Conversations with Myself

Solo - Grammy Award winner

Verve

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New Jazz Conceptions is the debut album as leader by jazz musician Bill Evans , released in 1957 on Riverside Records .
Teddy Kotick ( June 4 , 1928 - April 17 , 1986 ) was a jazz bassist , who appeared as a sideman with many of the leading figures of the 1940s and 1950s , including Charlie Parker , Buddy Rich , Artie Shaw , Horace Silver , Phil Woods and Bill Evans . He was born in Haverhill , Massachusetts . Kotick never recorded as a leader .
Stephen Paul Motian ( March 25 , 1931 - November 22 , 2011 ) was an American jazz drummer , percussionist , and composer . Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties . He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans , and later was a regular in pianist Keith Jarrett 's band for about a decade ( c. 1967-1976 ) . Motian began his career as a bandleader in the early 1970s . Perhaps his two most notable groups were a longstanding trio of guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist Joe Lovano , and the Electric Bebop Band which featured the drummer working mostly with younger musicians doing interpretations of bebop standards .
Riverside Records was an American jazz record company and label . Founded by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer under his firm Bill Grauer Productions in 1953 , the label played an important role in the jazz record industry for a decade . Riverside headquarters were located in New York City , at 553 West 51st Street .
Tenderly : An Informal Session is an album featuring some of the earliest recordings by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Don Elliott recorded at Elliott 's studio in 1956 and 1957 but not released until 2001 on the Milestone label .
Don Elliott Helfman ( October 21 , 1926 - July 5 , 1984 ) was an American jazz trumpeter , vibraphonist , vocalist , and mellophone player . His album Calypso Jazz is considered by some jazz enthusiasts to be one of the definitive calypso jazz albums . Elliott recorded over 60 albums and 5,000 advertising jingles throughout his career .
Milestone Records is an American jazz record company and label founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New York City . The company was bought by Fantasy Records in 1972 . Since then it has produced reissues as well as new recordings . Sonny Rollins and McCoy Tyner are among the musicians who recorded for the label . Milestone has reissued many historic jazz recording sessions , including the Jelly Roll Morton , King Oliver , and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings sides made for Gennett Records in the 1920s . The label also issued blues albums , most of them produced by Pete Welding . They include Driftin ' Slim & His Blues Band 's Somebody Hoo-Doo 'd The Hoo-Doo Man , in addition to LPs by Mississippi Fred McDowell and Big Joe Williams . Another company called Milestone Records was active in the late 1950s , releasing music by acts such as The Jodimars and The Blue Jays . This label was owned by rockabilly musician Werly Fairburn .
Everybody Digs Bill Evans is an album by jazz musician Bill Evans . It was released in early 1959 on the Riverside label .
Samuel Jones ( November 12 , 1924 - December 15 , 1981 ) was an American jazz double bassist , cellist , and composer .
Joseph Rudolph Philly Joe Jones ( July 15 , 1923 - August 30 , 1985 ) was an American jazz drummer , known as the drummer for the first Great Miles Davis Quintet . He should not be confused with Papa Jo Jones , another drummer who had a long tenure with Count Basie . The two men died only a few days apart .
On Green Dolphin Street is an album credited to jazz musician Bill Evans and released in 1977 through the Victor Music Industries Inc. japanese label as an imprint for Riverside . The songs from this 1959 session first appeared on the 1975 double LP compilation Peace Piece And Other Pieces ( Milestone Records , M-47024 ) which also included the Everybody Digs Bill Evans album . The title is taken from the 1947 MGM movie Green Dolphin Street and the film 's title song , by Bronislau Kaper and Ned Washington , which has become a jazz standard . The CD edition catalogued as MCD-9235-2 has a different track listing ; moreover , it does not include Loose Bloose but contains a rare first take of All of You from the Village Vanguard engagement by the 1961 Evans Trio with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian .
Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers , Jr. ( April 22 , 1935 - January 4 , 1969 ) was a jazz double bassist . A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s , his importance in the development of jazz bass can be measured not only by the extent of his work in this short period , but also by his impeccable timekeeping and intonation , and virtuosic improvisations . He was also known for his bowed solos . Chambers recorded about a dozen albums as a leader or co-leader , and as a sideman , notably as the anchor of trumpeter Miles Davis 's first great quintet ( 1955-63 ) and with pianist Wynton Kelly ( 1963-68 ) .
The Ivory Hunters ( subtitled Double Barrelled Piano ) is an album by jazz pianists Bill Evans and Bob Brookmeyer , originally released on the United Artists label , featuring Evans and Brookmeyer with Percy Heath , and Connie Kay , recorded in 1959 .
Robert Edward Bob Brookmeyer ( December 19 , 1929 - December 15 , 2011 ) was an American jazz valve trombonist , pianist , arranger , and composer . Born in Kansas City , Missouri , Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan 's quartet from 1954 to 1957 . He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre , before rejoining Mulligan 's Concert Jazz Band . He garnered 8 Grammy Award nominations during his lifetime .
Percy Heath ( April 30 , 1923 - April 28 , 2005 ) was an American jazz bassist , brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath , with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975 . Heath played with the Modern Jazz Quartet throughout their long history and also worked with Miles Davis , Dizzy Gillespie , Charlie Parker , Wes Montgomery , and Thelonious Monk .
Conrad Henry Kirnon ( April 27 , 1927 - November 30 , 1994 ) known professionally as Connie Kay , was an American jazz and R & B drummer , who was a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet . Self-taught on drums , he began performing in Los Angeles in the mid-1940s . His drumming is recorded in The Hunt , the recording of a famous Los Angeles jam session featuring the dueling tenors of Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray on July 6 , 1947 . He recorded with Lester Young 's quintet from 1949 to 1955 and with Stan Getz , Coleman Hawkins , Charlie Parker , and Miles Davis . Kay did R & B sessions for Atlantic Records in the early to mid-1950s , and he was featured on hit records such as Shake , Rattle and Roll by Big Joe Turner and Ruth Brown 's ( Mama ) He Treats Your Daughter Mean . Kay joined the Modern Jazz Quartet in 1955 , replacing original drummer Kenny Clarke . He remained through the group 's dissolution in 1974 and occasional reunions into the 1990s . In addition to his MJQ compatriots , he had an enduring partnership with cool jazz altoist Paul Desmond through the first half of the 1960s . He played drums on several of Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison 's albums : Astral Weeks , one song on Saint Dominic 's Preview , and four songs on Tupelo Honey . Kay was known for incorporating percussion instruments alongside his drum kit , such as timpani , small cymbals , triangle , bell tree , and darbukas , the latter referred to as exotic-looking drums in a 2006 article . Kay had a stroke in 1992 , but recovered enough to resume performing . He died of cardiac arrest in Manhattan in 1994 at the age of 67 .
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 to issue movie soundtracks . The label expanded into other genres , such as easy listening , jazz , pop , and R & B .
Portrait in Jazz is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans , released in 1960 .
Rocco Scott LaFaro ( April 3 , 1936 - July 6 , 1961 ) was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio .
Explorations is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans that was originally released on Riverside label in 1961 . The album won the Billboard Jazz Critics Best Piano LP poll for 1961 .
Sunday at the Village Vanguard is a live album by jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans and his Trio consisting of Evans , bassist Scott LaFaro , and drummer Paul Motian . Released in 1961 , the album is routinely ranked as one of the best live jazz recordings of all time .
Waltz for Debby is a live album by jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans and his Trio consisting of Evans , bassist Scott LaFaro , and drummer Paul Motian . It was released in 1962 .
Nirvana is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann with Bill Evans 's Trio featuring Chuck Israels and Paul Motian , released in 1964 on the Atlantic label and featuring performances recorded in 1961 and 1962 .
Herbert Jay Solomon ( April 16 , 1930 - July 1 , 2003 ) , known by his stage name Herbie Mann , was an American jazz flutist and important early practitioner of world music . Early in his career , he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet ( including bass clarinet ) , but Mann was among the first jazz musicians to specialize on the flute . His most popular single was Hijack , which was a Billboard No . 1 dance hit for three weeks in 1975 . Mann emphasized the groove approach in his music . Mann felt that from his repertoire , the epitome of a groove record was Memphis Underground or Push Push , because the rhythm section locked all in one perception .
Charles H. Israels ( born August 10 , 1936 ) is a composer , arranger , and bassist who is best known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio . He has also worked with Billie Holiday , Benny Goodman , Coleman Hawkins , Stan Getz , Herbie Hancock , J. J. Johnson , John Coltrane , and Judy Collins .
Atlantic Recording Corporation ( simply known as Atlantic Records ) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson . Over its first 20 years of operation , Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels , specializing in jazz , R & B , and soul by Aretha Franklin , Ray Charles , Wilson Pickett , Sam and Dave , Ruth Brown and Otis Redding . Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax . In 1967 , Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts , now the Warner Music Group , and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Led Zeppelin and Yes . In 2004 , Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into Atlantic Records Group . Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic . Ahmet Ertegün served as founding chairman until his death on December 14 , 2006 , at age 83 .
Undercurrent is a 1962 album by jazz pianist Bill Evans and jazz guitarist Jim Hall . The duo collaborated again in 1966 on the album Intermodulation .
James Stanley Hall ( December 4 , 1930 - December 10 , 2013 ) was an American jazz guitarist , composer and arranger . Premier Guitar magazine stated that It could be argued that the jazz guitar tree is rooted in four names : Django [ Reinhardt ] , Charlie [ Christian ] , Wes [ Montgomery ] , and Jim [ Hall ] .
Moon Beams is a 1962 album by jazz musician Bill Evans , and the first trio album recorded by Evans after the death of Scott LaFaro .
How My Heart Sings ! is an album recorded by jazz musician Bill Evans in 1962 , at the same time as Moon Beams .
Interplay is a 1963 album by jazz musician Bill Evans . It was recorded in July , 1962 in New York City for Riverside Records . The Interplay Sessions is a 1982 Milestone album that includes the entirety of this album , and tracks recorded for Riverside on August 21 & 22 of the same year with a slightly different lineup . The Interplay Sessions peaked at # 26 on the Billboard Jazz Albums charts in 1983 . The CD reissue Interplay adds another take of I 'll Never Smile Again as a bonus track . At the Grammy Awards of 1984 , Orrin Keepnews won the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes for the reissue .
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard ( April 7 , 1938 - December 29 , 2008 ) was an American jazz trumpeter . He was known primarily for playing in the bebop , hard bop , and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards . His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop .
Empathy is a 1962 album by jazz musicians Bill Evans and Shelly Manne . It was recorded and released by Verve Records , the label Evans joined a year after the recording session . The album came about when Manne and Evans were sharing a bill at New York 's Village Vanguard nightclub , and Verve producer Creed Taylor proposed a studio collaboration for the two bandleaders . Riverside Records , Evans ' label during 1962 , allowed Evans to participate , and the trio was completed by Manne 's bass player of the time , Monty Budwig . The sculpture on the album cover was by Sheldon Machlin .
Monte Rex Monty Budwig ( December 26 , 1926 - March 9 , 1992 ) was a West Coast jazz double bassist .
Sheldon Manne ( June 11 , 1920 - September 26 , 1984 ) , professionally known as Shelly Manne , was an American jazz drummer . Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz , he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles , including Dixieland , swing , bebop , avant-garde jazz and fusion , as well as contributing to the musical background of hundreds of Hollywood films and television programs .
Verve Records , also known as The Verve Music Group , founded in 1956 by Norman Granz , is home to the world 's largest jazz catalogue and includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald , Nina Simone , Stan Getz , Bill Evans and Billie Holiday , among others . It absorbed the catalogues of Granz 's earlier labels , Clef Records , founded in 1946 , Norgran Records , founded in 1953 , and material previously licensed to Mercury Records . Verve also served as the original home of rock music acts such as The Velvet Underground , Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention . The restructured Verve Records is now part of the Verve Label Group , which is owned by Universal Music Group . This company is also home to historic imprints including Verve Forecast , Impulse and Decca Records .
Loose Blues is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans released on the Milestone label , featuring performances by Evans with Zoot Sims , Jim Hall , Ron Carter , and Philly Joe Jones , recorded in 1962 .
John Haley Zoot Sims ( October 29 , 1925 - March 23 , 1985 ) was an American jazz saxophonist , playing mainly tenor but also alto ( and , later , soprano ) saxophone . He first gained attention in the Four Brothers sax section of Woody Herman 's big band , afterward enjoying a long solo career , often in partnership with fellow saxmen Gerry Mulligan and Al Cohn , and the trombonist Bob Brookmeyer .
Ronald Levin Carter ( born May 4 , 1937 ) is an American jazz double bassist . His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history . Carter is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument . Some of his studio albums as a leader include : Blues Farm ( 1973 ) ; All Blues ( 1973 ) ; Spanish Blue ( 1974 ) ; Anything Goes ( 1975 ) ; Yellow & Green ( 1976 ) ; Pastels ( 1976 ) ; Piccolo ( 1977 ) ; Third Plane ( 1977 ) ; Peg Leg ( 1978 ) ; and A Song for You ( 1978 ) .
The Solo Sessions , Vol . 1 is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans , released in 1989 . Evans recorded The Solo Sessions , Vol . 1 and Vol . 2 at the same session , on January 10 , 1963 and the tracks were originally released as part of Bill Evans : The Complete Riverside Recordings in 1984 .
The Solo Sessions , Vol . 2 is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans , released in 1992 . Evans recorded The Solo Sessions , Vol . 1 and Vol . 2 at the same session , on January 10 , 1963 .
The Gary McFarland Orchestra is an album by Gary McFarland 's Orchestra with guest soloist jazz pianist Bill Evans recorded in 1963 for the Verve label .
Conversations with Myself is a 1963 album by American jazz musician Bill Evans .
A Grammy Award ( stylized as GRAMMY , originally called Gramophone Award ) , or Grammy , is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry . The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone . The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists , and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest . The Grammys are the second of the Big Three major music awards held annually ( between the American Music Awards in the Fall , and the Billboard Music Awards in the Summer ) , was held May 1 in 2019 . It is considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards along with the Academy Awards ( film ) , the Emmy Awards ( television ) , and the Tony Awards ( theater and Broadway ) The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4 , 1959 , to honor and respect the musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958 . Following the 2011 ceremony , the Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012 . The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on January 26 , 2020 , at the Staples Center in Los Angeles .