Am a huge Scott La Faro fan who played bass with Bill. Never heeard of this guy on bass, but he is amazing. Too many words and not enough time to mention Philly Joe and Bill other than the word GENIUS.
m johnson was at his beginnings with bill evans for last 2 and a half years of the trio. he playd with stan getz, frisell abercrombie motian burton metheny brecker dejohnette erskine, in general those were works for ECM records
Wow!! From the start of Bill's intro it sounds more alive and energized than most of Evans's performances of that time. It isn't until later that you realize why. Philly Jo Jones is on this date and he adds fire under everybody, just like he did on their early studio recordings from 58, 59...Rare find!!...Thanks for the upload!!
Philly Joe is fast becoming my favorite drummer so melodic and balanced love his musicality, and all blinged up! The camera is some of the best I've seen. Great playing.
Philly Joe looks & sounds great. Saw him with the Miles Davis Quintet in '58 at a Sunday matinee @ The Modern Jazz Room in Chicago when I was 13. He had only a bass & snare drum, a single ride cymbal & high hat. The rest of his drum kit was probably in the pawn shop & probably you know why. My favorite Bill Evans albums are Everybody Digs & Interplay both with Philly Joe who is one of the five greatest most musical drummers the Jazz world has ever seen.
I'm not usually a fan of the roving camera work but the amused look on Philly's face from 3:24 is great! Great performance - despite the provided amplification for Marc's bass - and great solos all around. Thanks so much for posting this!
Oh Lord "Blingin Sobro" brought On the Percussion Artillery here NO DOUBT.. Bassist has sound like DEEP Maple Syrup.. & of course The Master at The Ivories... Need I say more?. I thought not. :}
That week trhey did at Keystone Korner in 1980 was like his final goodbye. Every night was different and he played like it was his last performance each and every night I went. This is his best trio he ever put together and Bill attested to that.
Will all of you please shut up about about you know who (J.B.)? Also, why the f**k must Evans' drug use be brought up on every youtube post I go to. So many of you are just so focused on the wrong things. Anyhow, love this. Thanks for posting.
@@larsekman8244 I agree - the heroin Bill made every note count, whether on a slow number or an up tempo number. He mesmerized. Not to praise heroin (its destroyed so many great musicians) but if you listen to something like Bill Evans playing along with Chet Baker on Alone Together (from the "Chet" album) the junky-vibe is undeniable. Cocaine worked better for jazz fusion. Of course, before heroin Bill sounded great. I think it may have been that it was more that the cocaine and speedballs effected his playing negatively.
Bill had the shoulders and large fingers to create the richest, most penetrating tones in jazz piano history. Despite the fame of his early trio with LaFaro, his very last trio with Marc Johnson and (here) Philly Joe was the most profound, his Russian ancestry apparent in all he played. Hypnotic, dangerous, and deep--taking the music to realms where no one else has ventured. I could listen to his final 2 box sets, recorded less than a week before his death, to the exclusion of all other music.
Bill had huge hands. Maybe not the stretch of Brubeck's, but capable of producing a true tone and unforced, personal sound because of the weight of his hands.
@DJGRINGO101 yes,t'is sad and broken,that Bieber is now today's model of a musician, this Bill evans is a god, or maybe one of teh only things that proves one may exsist. I' not down when people on youtube always talk about his use or addiction to drugs.it's a pretty common thing with genious musicians and a sad thing i agree. why must we judge. the next time some housewife somewhere pops a paxil because she saw an ad on Tv to do so,remember that drugs are everywhere, just like sorrow .
@GodStarRevisited69: Why even give a thought to pop music? Do you think that pop didn't exist in 1978--or 1958? This is art not pop. While recently walking through the Picasso exhibit I didn't concern myself with the thought of why more people prefer to look at Japanese anime. What do I care?
@@XanAxDdu He was probably referring specifically to heroin. Jones and Evans were both addicts. Sure there can be a temporary creative inspiration from a high.. But gifted guys like Evans didnt NEED that crutch to play well. Plus at the end of day, the damage that decades of drug abuse hurt their musical abilities and health far more. Lesson is , if you must do drugs , stick to weed and maybe a little booze now and then.
