There is no more influential jazzoriented pianist only mccoy tyner exerts nearly as much pull among younger players and journeymen and evans has left his. Apr 22, 2014 scott yanow writing for allmusic described the work of pianist bill evans and guitarist jim hall thusly. Undercurrent guitarist jim hall s career spanned five decades. Where this recording delivers that supposition is in the details and intricacy with which evans and hall work, guided by simple framings of standard songs made into personal statements that. Have the plastylite in deadwax and also dg, but the same labels. I have read there were glitches with the tape or with the people who were in the recording booth at the time. Undercurrent bill evans and jim hall album wikipedia. Find similar albums to undercurrent bill evans, jim hall on allmusic. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff. Bill evans is my favorite jazz pianist and listening to him with guitarist jim hall is spiritually enlightening. Buy undercurrent remastered by bill evans and jim hall on bleep.
Have undercurrent on cd for ages and just recently got it. Perhaps one should call intermodulation a softly glowing gem, for its radiance does not blind, but reflects instead the subtle brilliance of two master craftsmen who also happen to be great artists. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Undercurrent kenny drew album, a 1960 album by pianist kenny drew. There is no more influential jazzoriented pianist only mccoy tyner exerts nearly as much pull among younger players and journeymen and evans has left his mark on such noted players as herbie hancock, keith jarrett, chick corea, and brad mehldau. Jim hall guitar comping on my funny valentine, undercurrent mp3 sound clips, bill evans, transcription and analysis by steve khan jim hall s chordal comping on. If you have any other trouble downloading matisyahu undercurrent post it in comments and our support team or a community member will help you.
A founding member of the chico hamilton quintet 19551956, hall later toured with ella fitzgerald and. Find album release information for undercurrent bill evans, jim hall on allmusic. Jul 03, 2002 listen to your favorite songs from undercurrent by bill evans now. Shades of his work are to be found in the styles of brad mehldau, herbie hancock and keith jarrett, not to mention a whole raft of lesser lights. And weve got some with bill evans and jim hall on undercurrent. Bill evans piano and jim hall guitar formed a jazz duo on two albums. Or youll find some of the material at itunes on the chico hamilton quintet in hi fi.
Jul 17, 20 sublime music making of the highest order despite the shock value cover toni frisells 1947 weeki watchee spring, the collaborations between pianist bill evans and guitarist jim hall, who at 82 is still performing, produced two albums of enduring beauty and quiet grace. There are several bonus tracks with evans playing solo which were not on the original recording so this is a must for fans of either one and together its magical. I hear a rhapsody was at the top of your hit parade in 1941. Forget about searching for the perfect stereo version, the original mono mix for this album is the superior of the two. Bill evans jim hall undercurrent 2014, vinyl discogs. I have only recently discovered this album which is true masterpiece of duet playing, of two highly skilled jazz musicians listening to each other with intensity. Dream gypsy by bill evans from the album undercurrent released 20524 on not now music download on itunes. Undercurrent bill evans, jim hall releases allmusic. Undercurrent bill evans and jim hall album, a 1963 album by pianist bill evans and guitarist jim hall. Bill evans jim hall undercurrent equals sublime music making. The duo collaborated again in 1966 on the album intermodulation.
Print and download in pdf or midi romain from undercurrent. The best of bill evans remastered by bill evans on. Here is a jewel in the glittering discographies of the pianistcomposer bill evans 19291980 and the guitaristcomposer jim hall b. This transcription has been really tough to transcribe because of all the nuances used by the musicians and the counterpoint they show. Just paste the urls youll find below and well download file for you. Intermodulation is a 1966 jazz album by pianist bill evans and jazz guitarist jim hall. It was, of course, undercurrent, hall s landmark 1962 recording with bill evans, that set the standard for pianoguitar duets. Bill evans jim hall undercurrent download flac album. Bill evans and jim hall, two modern jazz giants, were in peak creative form at the time, evans leading his own trio and hall working with sonny rollinss quartet at the time. Undercurrent bill evans, jim hall similar allmusic.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. I am not generally a fan of bill evans wash your mouth out with soap and water but have always admired jim hall. Payment security we take the security of our website and of your transactions extremely seriously. Undercurrent bill evans and jim hall high definition. Mono, mono, mono bill evans records are usually better in stereo, this is true, but not so for this entry. Registered users can also use our file leecher to download files directly from all file hosts where it was found on. A duet recording between pianist bill evans and guitarist jim hall is one that should retain high expectations to match melodic and harmonic intimacies with brilliant spontaneous musicianship. Like somebody said on the web a few years ago, bill evans is what rain must sound like in heaven. Listen free to bill evans undercurrent my funny valentine, i hear a rhapsody and more. With bill, he had such a sense of texture and shape that i felt like he was inside of my brain all the time, hall says. Devastated, evans refrained from playing for nearly a year. Writers frank signorelli, matty malneck, mitchell parish. I was never happy with the mcmaster remastered cd and i also have an original bendy tenor well loved lp.
Mfsl undercurrent lp bill evans jim hall steve hoffman. Bill evans and jim hall, two modern jazz giants, were in peak creative form at the time. I believe there may be some overload on the original tapes, but. Bill evans is not the only man of that name to have made his mark in the world of jazz but he is unquestionably the one who has proved the most influential. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. If undercurrent, the first and superior of two piano guitar collaborations by bill evans and jim hall, the other being intermodulation produced four years later, were a book and not a record, then the blurbs on the back of the dust jacket might read. But for all their advances on their instruments, neither evans nor hall ever made themselves sound forbidding. January 25, 20 pianist bill evans was a giant of jazz piano and one of marian mcpartlands first guests on piano jazz in 1979. Arrangements simply for piano and guitar are rare in jazz, and it is even more seldom that the results are amazon. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4.
Undercurrent, the outcome of two studio sessions with guitarist jim hall, is that project. Yet the inside left cover has a large uaj 14003, so i presume it is not the same cover for both, but maybe same somehow for the spines, the artwork was done once. Introducing the trio by kenny werner on apple music. The best of bill evans on verve by bill evans on apple music. It was featured in the 1952 film noir clash by night, in which it was sung by tony martin. Chet baker, bill evans my funny valentine flac download.
Jazzmen hear not only a soloist but an entire group playing together. In 1941 it was a top 10 hit for three separate artists, charlie barnet, jimmy dorsey and dinah shore. Undercurrent is a 1962 album by jazz pianist bill evans and jazz guitarist jim hall. Jul 26, 2012 bill evans jim hall undercurrent united artists jazz uaj 14003 stereo uajs 15003 with a long space before the word stereo. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industrystandard ssl certificates and we are also pci compliant meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. Jim hall and bill evans recorded undercurrent for blue note in 1962 and 357. Other than four piano solos from april 4, 1962, this set was pianist bill evans first recordings after a hiatus caused by bassist scott lafaro s tragic death in a car accident. Here is a jewel in the glittering discographies of the pianistcomposer bill evans 19291980 and guitaristcomposer jim hall b.
If not for an inspirational collaboration of tremendous creative outpouring, one wonders what fate may have befallen evans. Dec 12, 20 not because of the players it doesnt get better than bill evans and jim hall, but i think because of problems when it was recorded. I hear a rhapsody is a 1941 pop song that became a jazz standard, composed by george fragos, jack baker and dick gasparre. Bill evans further conversations with myself flac download. Undercurrent by bill evans on amazon music unlimited. This is the first of two superb albums recorded by bill evans, and guitarist jim hall, and it was recorded over two sessions in april and may 1962. It was a great experience and i loved to learn and play their solos in this song. Listen to your favorite songs from undercurrent by bill evans now. Bill evans and jim hall undercurrent remastered boomkat. It is a followup to their 1962 collaboration undercurrent. With the passage of time, bill evans has become an entire school unto himself for pianists and a singular mood unto himself for listeners. Jim halls my funny valentine chordal comping transcription.
Undercurrent bill evans and jim hall full album youtube. The combination is not only inspired, but immaculate. Download the qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go. A founding member of the chico hamilton quintet 19551956, hall. Undercurrent mfsl lp bill evans, jim hall currently unavailable. Duet albums were rare in 1962 and encounters of this quality are still rare. Bill evans jim hall undercurrent 1962, vinyl discogs. If bill evans brought a kind of muted, ingeniously subtle body of innovations to jazz piano, then perhaps his only parallel in the realm of jazz guitar is jim hall. It was a great experience and i loved to learn and. Mar 06, 2016 undercurrent is a 1962 album by jazz pianist bill evans and jazz guitarist jim hall. They would collaborate again in 1966 for the followup album intermodulation. Also available in itunes more by bill evans see all.