Bill Evans Live at Molde Jazz Festival (1980 Live Video)
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- At the Molde Jazz Festival, August 1980.
Personnel: Bill Evans (p) Marc Johnson (b) Joe La Barbera (dr)
0:00 - Re: Person I Knew
5:55 - Days of Wine and Roses
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Who is still listening in 2024 ❤ I wish Bill Evans had known he was Bill Evans
Year 2022. It's 2:34 AM here in Argentina. I'm working with Bill Evans on my headphones.
I just wanna say thank you God and thank you Bill. Your music makes the earth a better place.
Year 2022, It's 11:51 PM here in Switzerland. I'm working with Bill Evans on my headphones....
Year 2022, It's 00:08 AM here in Greece. I'm working with Bill Evans on my headphones....
Year 2022, it´s 9:08 PM here in Mexico (I´m a nomad from Argentina). I'm working with Bill Evans on my headphones....
Tal cual !!! Bill Evans Eterno y Gracias
It's early December 2022, I'm in Montana USA working and listening to this amazing recording, as Ive done many times before.
Marc Johnson's tone is just unbelievable...probably the finest bass sound in jazz history. I absolutely love bassists from various groups: Holland, Peacock, Gomez, LaFaro, but in terms of the sound itself, Johnson's tone with Bill Evans is really something special...Needless to say he played a fantastic instrument.
Cierto, y se ve como Bill lo disfrutó.
How amazing to witness this performance of Bill's final trio performing in
Norway August 9th just 5 weeks prior to his ascension. It took me a few
years to be able to watch this. For I remember that night so well, how
very close to death he was on this occasion. His strength to play this
concert came from the audience, his sidemen and the infinite universe of
love that exists simultaneously for the good of all. A dark night of
the soul has it's velvet lining. Thank you dear Bill, for your generous
heart. I'm sorry we couldn't serve you better. WE are so perfectly
flawed...
Thank you for your beautiful sentiment Laurie. I knew this was Bill's last year, but I thought he looked well, his playing so full of life.
It is so sad, that even Love and Music could not save him from his sorrow and his addiction. RIP, Bill Evans.
I saw him live once in 1979. I can never forget it. I wonder if he knew how important he was to so many people?
Bill Evans will live forever
laurie verchomin: Bill still lives in our hearts because through his music we can vibrate for every single note he plays.
RIP dear Bill.
This guy's sensitivity was out of this world.
My dad always told me bill Evans was his favorite piano player, I didn’t know much about bill but now I understand
Thanks dad.
久しぶりにill Evansを聞くけれど、こんなに悲壮に聴こえたのは少し予想もしていなかった。けれど、彼より素敵なJazz piano は聞いたことがないし、これからも彼の、このBill Evansの個性と世界は永遠に変わらないだろう
Hace años que "descubrí" la música de Bill Evans y ya no la pude abandonar. Desde Asunción. Paraguay
year 2024 July, had a long stressful day. its 0016 midnight ... somehow bill evans came on my search. its been so long i have not sat down for a quiet evening. came here for a longing of stillness
One month before he died. He had to have been feeling bad. Listen to his playing... beautiful. Miles Davis said that Bill Evans plays the piano the way it should be played.
miles used to call bill and tell him to put the telephone on the piano so he could listen to bill play over the phone..
@@qwerty378 Pretty much says everything, huh?
@jimmyjohntheEdgyone My original comment was a rhetorical question.
Miles used to say that what he loved about Bill’s playing was that Bill “Had This quiet fire” in his performance.
I'd heard the day after Bill died that Miles said, "I learned more from Bill Evans than from anybody in music."
0:30 - Re: Person I Knew
6:12 - The Days of Wine and Roses
16:03 - Your Story
20:34 - Nardis
34:46 - Interview
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Thank you!
In "Your Story" I think he's saying Goodbye. I have sent this song to survivors when somebody very close dies. Without question, it's is deeply appreciated by everybody who receives it. They remember everything good about the person. I think it helps with the grief.
In my young teenage years, I studied Bill Evans’ live repertoire extensively, I found his phrasing, vocabulary, intellectual approach and comping to be far ahead of his time and demands every necessity for examination and admiration, a true genius. Possibly due to my youth, I failed to fully comprehend the stories Evans told through his playing, a sort of emotional ineptitude in consequence to my adolescence. Upon revisiting this performance about a decade later however, perhaps now having felt real sorrow and tragedy through the preceding decade, I was struck by a particular phrase Evans plays at 5:41 as he concludes Re: Person I Knew. These singular, simplistic notes he plays on the high octave of the piano carry with them a sort of haunt, a sort of yearning and fully recognized sorrow that I’m sure Evans had experienced by this time in his life. They say a picture is worth 1000 words, but I’m even more sure a haunting, dissonant stillness that concludes a song with so much character, is worth not just 1000 words, but a lifetime’s tale. Only Bill Evans could capture such sorrow, such beauty, such stillness, in such few notes. I felt a great weight and great yearning in those concluding notes.
I could listen forever to Bill Evans play the piano.
Me too. I just listened to this recording for the first time tonight. Total bliss.
@@arlenemassey3346 too bad he died...sad to go that way, too.
Marc Johnson is fantastic on bass in this video!! WOW!
A unique genius, a life tragically cut short, a sublime musical legacy which I turn to whenever I need a lift to my spirit.
He was, next to Oscar Peterson, my favorite pianist, for completely different reasons. And they were both wonderful people, which makes it so much more great. RIP you geniuses. You still are the top to me.
I still can't watch the whole thing. Somewhere I want there to be an everlasting mystery to Bill's playing, even if its a choice. His voice, depth and personal expression is something we'll never see again. Rest in peace and thank you Bill.
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Sabes me siento de la misma manera no solo con Bill sino con varios musicos que han muerto, no me quiero acabar sus discografias, a veces prefiero imaginarme esas melodias en mi mente, ahí viven eternamente.
Прекрасный джаз от замечательного Билла. Не плоский, не салат из навыков - а настоящее повествование, история, создающая настроение.
Spectacular. Here I am in September of 2020. Forty years after this was recorded, watching and finding something like hope.
I couldn‘t agree more! The Molde concert is always there when I need it ... warm greetings from Vienna!
Marc Johnson....you sir are a fucking master. Speechless
Ahhh....he's dead...for unlawful carnal knowledge, or not.
@@davetrayford He's not dead
@@stefansampy6348 okay; do you like the word. "deceased" instead? 9/15/80 in NY.
Marc's tone just KILLS!!!
for me the best jazz pianist
oAbraksas absolutely
For me to 🙏✨
Oui!
Michel is better
The Best, no doubt.
When you can go back and listen to your own records so "you can learn a few things"...what a guy..so much class. elegant.
Marc Johnson did a great job..omg unbelievable
my friend Brett revered Bill Evans and now i see why. when Brett played Chopin he conjured such soft tones from the keyboard. i hear these same soft tones from Mr. Evans. may they both rest in peace.
He was an open channel. Anything that he wanted to hear, he could translate to the piano. And he wanted to hear a lot of beautiful things
Marc Johnson is ON FIRE!!
The spontaneous counterpoint at 2:48 is incredible. This version of Re: Person I Knew is the culmination of a millennium of musical development, and I don't think anything has surpassed it since.
The very piece is an incredible compositiion to be heard by many generations to come! It is really devastating that after a short time this kind and brilliant man passed away... But will be among us forever!
@@ΛάζαροςΠολυμενάκος Beautifully stated, thank you
This is one the best concert I have seen
Bill and the bass and drums are ...incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
40 years. Memory Eternal
Bill Evans is the pianist who, when he plays, makes you philosophize about existence itself. The "dialectic" between the piano and Bill is so profound that when you listen to it, your mind immediately begins to interact with the "world of ideas" where, according to Plato, there are two types of realities: the sensible, which is perceived with the senses, and the intelligible, where ideas exist. Bill's music provokes the mind to enter these realities, generating a hermeneutic between what is heard and what is perceived. Resulting in the need to keep listening in order to understand nature.
Regards.
He had such a beautiful sound we lost him to soon, best trios of all time
What a loss to our world, Dear Bill :( Rest forever between all our black and white keys.
Pause?
I've been a big fan of Bill Evans since I was kid. I still remember with joy those days with my dad listening to Bill's beautiful music.
So nice to read of your joyful memories. Something about being a young child listening to such beauty with one's father... a memory that never fades, a bond that grows ever stronger with time. Those were among the best times with my "papa," too. He loved jazz as much as classical and Baroque music (all hail, Bach). There he sat, in the living room, reading his newspaper, cigar and beer by his side, while I doodled with crayons on the carpet. Both of us occasionally glancing across the by turns sunny and twilight balcony. And smiling at each other. The gentle love and tranquility between a father and his child. A perfect time. With perfect music. Perfect days indeed. May you make and enjoy many more.
In fact, I was so happy and content that ordinary paper didn't suffice for the Crayolas. I often wound up drawing (but not too much, mind you) on the back of my father's jazz album covers. He didn't seem to mind. He knew I didn't perpetrate such violations elsewhere. I think he knew I was, in a sense, offering my 'creative' gratitude to the musicians - from my own state of innocent ecstasy. (A few permitted mini-sips and puffs of my Pa's beer and cigar didn't hurt, either.)
El mejor ...el mas completo..
Disfruto sus interpretaciones.Genial.
@@castinmeadows6956 thanks for sharing that with us. it got me thinking and made me appreciate what little we have
Love you Bill, thanks for your music. It's so deep, and your hands are a plume on piano. No one plays, now and never, like you.
You brought beauty to us and we miss you Mr.Evans.
And what a great bass player!
All I can say, as a bass player, is wow!
@@markchergosky8659 Marc Johnson, what a player. He uses the bass so melodically, not just for the rhythm section.
His smile during Marc Johnson solo is so sad and joyful too ❤
Conduit to pure soul of harmonic and melodic sound left us! In September 1980.
Marc Johnson is such a warm and soulful player...
Yes, So Inside his Bass & The Music!......
Michael Chapman Eddie Gomez gells more actually
@dylan foley you mean gomez? He played with evans for about 10 years... i think evans was proid of his playing
Yes. Evans said this was his favorite group other than w Lefaro, and Marc is a huge reason why
Yeah man!!!
All of it was simply memorable, but Nardis… I’ve always felt that’s where Bill showed the widest range of ideas, and here’s it’s all 3 of them at their best! What a concert
“Nardis “ at approximately 23 minutes... never heard such a great version, more modern classical music than jazz.. like he knew he had to get the music out then, or never..
This is certaintly a spectacular version of Nardis nevertheless. I recommend (if you haven't heard it) checking out the version of Nardis from the recent Sesjun Radio Shows album. The piano intro is phenomenal just like this one.
Agreed! Very far reaching introduction.
In retrospect, my god, given that he knew his time was very near, what incredible generosity for Evans to have given an extended interview immediately following the trio's concert at this event. And he is humble and deferential toward his fellow musicians as, evidently, he always was. And a consummate professional. Elegant. Precise. Classy. As is his music.
And he had plane to catch.
@@newyorkfilharmonik110 Gallows humor.
He was one of the most, if not the most articulate musician when speaking about his craft. I ´ve seen or heard many of his interviews and it ´s such a pleasure to hear him talk
@@nunocarvalhoguerra7190 Absolutely.
We were waiting his performance at 10 pm in the Montmartre Hus in Copenhagen. The public was very anxious. Finally, at 10.45, the owner of the jazz place appeared and gave excuses for cancelling the concert, because Bill did not feel too well that night. Evans died the following week.
The disappointment must’ve been so horrific, especially after the news of his passing. :(
Sure it was, Alex. I'm surprised that in this interview that same year, he doesn't look like been sick nor feeble.
I was recently listening to my Bill Evans Alone CD and while being enthralled with his rendition of On a Clear Day I wondered if Glenn Gould had ever heard this brilliant performance. I think Gould would have been in awe
They knew each other. 'Conversations with Myself' was recorded on Glenn Gould's Steinway grand.
man, what a drummer!!!!
Bill's late work is pure ecstasy and melancholy all at the same time. Wonderful. Thanks for uploading!
This is so other level brilliant! I so miss Bill Evans.
I truly think that along wiht Bud Powell and Monk,Evans was one of the bona fide geniuses of Jazz piano. Not as virtuosi but as creative geniuses
I saw him at Ronnie Scott in London in August 1980 just one month before he died .
Bill Evans único e irrepetible!!
Magistral Trío!!
Just a wonderful performance, Bill will be forever in our hearts.
Utter brilliance! he made my soul smile, what else can I say?
Yes indeed. The way piano should be played and his piano is truly universal we continue to hope.
Dean Jackson
Seattle
Pure Bliss, I listen with leaking eyes.
Mr. Johnson, you are a SMART improviser!!
Marc Johnson is such an inspirational voice, amazing, all three.
The greatest jazz pianist of all times!!!!
So much music is entertainment. This music is food.
Bill seems so easy going, light delightful.
always be a shining star, and key to reborn for new souls. as long his music can be heard.
BillEvansArchive: your channel is a treasure. Thank you so very much.
How can anyone hit thumbs down on a video like this? These three gentlemen are killing it! Absolutely love Bill Evans and this trio
amazing 40min version of days of wine and roses.. interesting that he quotes many other famous tunes during this performance :D
So sad what he went through. Thanks for the incredible music and more Bill
Honestly. I was amazed reading through his biography. And how it’s all shown in his music.
There has NEVER been a finer jazz pianist. And this is my favorite trio of his, with all due deference to Lefaro. The group is so fresh and swinging.
ahmad jamal
ERROLL GARNER!
Alice Coltrane, Mulgrew Miller, Oscar Peterson, Kenny Barron, Hiromi Uehara, Don Pullen
@@mahogany_quartz don pullen! interesting.
What a splendid performance! Absolutely marvelous! A pioneer at work!
So glad I came across this amazing concert!!!!! Loving Bill's work and Marc playing during the years this concert is a jewel I just discovered!!!!!!!
Bill is clearly enlivened by the awesome Norse. He delivers their energy and the trio melds.
Heavenly Moments All In All.. I like to believe the Solo starting at 8:20 is how you one feels when ascending to that other world..
Ça fait une vingtaine d'années que j'écoute les cd de Bill Evans. Son jeu de piano est super !
I love Bill Evans !!!
we love you bill
Love this version of Days of Wine and Roses!
scandanavian countries embraced jazz so much in those days, and hence this wonderful upload. Thanks
An old an almost forgotten sensibility here. The world was opening up to infinite possibilities and was reflected in the music of the 70's and eighties. It has all been shut down now by the hellish oligarchs of hi tech and banking. Serfdom awaits us all. Please keep this virtuous freedom aesthetic in your hearts. Joy has no political representation.
Savior childrens wake up
I will. I swear I will just wait
Divine
"The music is alive with this trio."
amazing concert!
Uno de los mas exquisitos musicos de jazz,disfruto mucho escucharlo,gracias por compartirla,saludos desde Argentina
Gênio imortal!!! Quanta riqueza harmônica e melódica num pianista só. Um espetáculo de sonoridade, bom gosto com as notas e virtuosidade rítmica de idéias. 🎹
An angel is playing piano
Poco antes de morir, con la misma magia en sus manos... un genio Bill Evans
a true inspiration, very nicely spoken and humbe legend.
Bill Evans is now showing god how a true pianist plays. Rest in Peace, brother.
How can you describe such amazing playing.Where do you “find” such tonal IDEAS.....Nardis...It has to be one of if not the Best Bass solos I’ve ever heard,and WOW!! what a drum solo....I was living in Brooklyn New York City the day Bill Evans died,a New Jersey radio station played nothing but Bill Evans recordings for 12 hours!!
BILL FOREVER !!!!
Bill...the best! Thank you for your music that inspire us all.
One of the best, absolutely
If I see it right it was only a few weeks after this concert when Bill was going away. My deepest feelings to all people who yet able to feel the whole universe in a single song like this. Thank you for this world!
I could spend hours analyzing a single eight bar phrase from this performance. Wonderful stuff - thank you for posting!
Bill Evans (p) Marc Johnson (b) Joe La Barbera (dr)
Set List :
00:00 RE: Person I Knew
05:55 Days Of Wine And Roses
15:50 Your Story
20:25 Nardis
34:45 Interview
www.billevanswebpages.com/molde.html [Interview]
hes smile 20:10
love the smile detail
There's a very nice interview at the end of the video, don't miss it
Wow, Marc Johnson!
17:50 They're utterly transported. Like a scene in a Caravaggio
Outstanding!!
oh man, Bills smile after that bass solo/ harmonic plucking section.... priceless! 29:19
A great performance. A great brilliant man. Thanks so much for posting!
Marc Johnson’s bass playing on the opening track brought me to tears, it was so stunning.