tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post112490873885491906..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Ligeti's Etudes fit the BillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-13336149364312811732008-11-06T16:55:00.000+00:002008-11-06T16:55:00.000+00:00Bill was also friendly with Glenn Gould who referr...Bill was also friendly with Glenn Gould who referred to him admiringly as the Scriabin of jazz. "Wondrous Strange" (I think) mentions that they would talk by phone frequently, late at night. How cool is that?!<BR/><BR/>From a Gould bulletin board (http://glenngould.org/f_minor/msg02936.html):<BR/><BR/>"In fact, on a CBC radio program of "August Arts National" series,<BR/>dated August 26, 1977, GG played [Evans'] *Symbiosis*.<BR/><BR/>There is a piece of attached [commentary] on the package of <BR/>the disc (Verve 314 523 381-2) saying:<BR/><BR/> Bill Evans Symbiosis<BR/> ". . . what tremendous impression it has made<BR/> upon me. Symbiosis is very much [my] kind of <BR/> music. I have been listening [to it] almost<BR/> obsessively. . . . [It has] had a particular influence<BR/> upon me over the years."<BR/> ---Legendary classical-pianist Glenn Gould."<BR/><BR/>Symbiosis, was recorded in 1974, with an orchestra arranged and conducted (featuring compositions) by Claus Ogerman. At points it has a Latin feel; its slow movement, however, is stunning and stands toe-to-toe with Evans’ other emotive high watermarks. I think the cd is out-of-print now (it appeared briefly in the mid-90s as a German import), but you can download it directly from Verve: http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/releases/default.aspx?pid=11560&aid=2882. While there, why not check out Bill’s criminally underrated “From Left to Right,” too? http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/releases/default.aspx?pid=10341&aid=2882.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for making the connections, Bob; you are really broadening my ears. Best, TimUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730205826438427312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1125513580400979322005-08-31T19:39:00.000+01:002005-08-31T19:39:00.000+01:00Greetings, Thank you so much for your fine blog a...Greetings,<BR/> Thank you so much for your fine blog and it's entry about Bill Evans,<BR/>which we have just linked right near the top of our main page. <BR/><BR/>It's still amazing how much impact Evans still has on classical musicians<BR/>-- those willing to listen to any "jazz" -- and yet unsurprising. As you<BR/>know, Evans redefined European classical influences in jazz, had a degree<BR/>in it, and was himself a considerable classical pianist, and continued to<BR/>play through Bach, Rachmaninov, Bartok, Chopin and others' works all<BR/>though his short life.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again.<BR/><BR/>Jan Stevens, webmaster<BR/>THE BILL EVANS WEBPAGES<BR/>http://billevanswebpages.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1125499342874662182005-08-31T15:42:00.000+01:002005-08-31T15:42:00.000+01:00Another fascinating overgrown path that this post ...Another fascinating <I>overgrown path</I> that this post opened up. Follow <A HREF="http://www.evanevans.org/" REL="nofollow">this link to the web site</A> of Bill Evans composer son Evan Evans - who of course was the inspiration for the sublime <I>Letter to Evan</I>.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1125477975901384892005-08-31T09:46:00.000+01:002005-08-31T09:46:00.000+01:00Love your Evans/Improv pieces Hi,I knew Bill Evans...Love your Evans/Improv pieces <BR/><BR/>Hi,I knew Bill Evans since 1952 and in 1990 I wrote "THE HARMONY OF BILL EVANS" an in-depth analysis of his compositions. A volume two is finished(1995), but not yet available!! <BR/><BR/>My essay, " THE EDUCATION OF THE JAZZ MUSICIAN" can be found on the Bbillevans webpages.com, under the pseudonym, SEAN PETRAHN. It states my thesis on Bill's legacy and jazz music in general. You may find it interesting. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work of blogging!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1125477817674584272005-08-31T09:43:00.000+01:002005-08-31T09:43:00.000+01:00Musicircus goes a lot further down the overgrown p...<A HREF="http://robwitts.typepad.com/musicircus/" REL="nofollow">Musicircus</A> goes a lot further down the <I>overgrown path</I> of Bill Evans and Ligeti -<A HREF="http://robwitts.typepad.com/musicircus/2005/08/over_the_rainbo.html" REL="nofollow">click through</A> and read it.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com