Bill Evans - 12 Classic Albums: 1956-62 [New CD] Artist: Bill Evans Title: 12 Classic Albums: 1956-62 Condition: Format: CD Release Date: 2014 Label: Enlightenment UPC: 823564642321 Genre: Jazz Album Tracks1. I Love You2. Five3. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good4. Conception5. Easy Living6. Displacement7. Speak Low8. Waltz for Debby9. Our Delight10. My Romance11. No Cover, No Minimum12. Minority13. Young and Foolish14. Lucky to Be Me15. Night and Day16. Peace Piece17. What Is There to Say18. Epilogue19. Honeysuckle Rose20. As Time Goes By21. The Way You Look Tonight22. It Could Happen to You23. The Man I Love24. I Got Rhythm25. Come Rain or Come Shine26. Autumn Leaves27. Witchcraft28. Peri's Scope29. What Is This Thing Called Love30. Spring Is Here31. Someday My Prince Will Come32. Blue in Green33. Israel34. Haunted House35. Beautiful Love36. Elsa37. Nardis38. How Deep Is the Ocean39. I Wish I Knew40. Sweet and Lovely41. Gloria's Step42. My Man's Gone Now43. Solar44. Alice in Wonderland45. All of You46. Jade Visions47. My Foolish Heart48. Waltz for Debby49. Detour Ahead50. My Romance51. Some Other Time52. Milestones53. My Funny Valentine54. I Hear a Rhapsody55. Dream Gypsy56. Romain57. Skating in Central Park58. Darn That Dream59. Re: Person I Knew60. Polka Dots and Moonbeams61. Let's Fall in Love Too Easily62. Stairway to the Stars63. If You Could See Me Now64. It Might As Well Be Spring65. In Love in Vain66. Very Early67. You and the Night and the Music68. When You Wish Upon a Star69. I'll Never Smile Again70. Interplay71. You Go to My Head72. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams73. The Washington Twist74. Danny Boy75. Let's Go Back to the Waltz76. With a Song in My Heart77. Goodbye78. I Believe in You79. How My Heart Sings80. I Should Care81. In Your Own Sweet Way82. Walking Up83. Summertime84. 34 Skidoo85. Ev'rything I Love86. Show-Type Tune Bill Evans is widely considered to be one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Evans' use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines continue to resonate today. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey on 16 August 1929, Evans was classically trained and studied at Southeastern Louisiana University. In 1955 he moved to New York, where he worked with bandleader and theorist George Russell. In 1958, Evans joined Miles Davis' sextet, where he was to have a profound influence. In 1959, the band, then immersed in modal jazz, recorded Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time. In late 1959, Evans left the Miles Davis band and began his career as a leader with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian, a group now regarded as a seminal modern jazz trio. In 1961, ten days after recording the highly acclaimed Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby, LaFaro died in a car accident. After months of seclusion, Evans re-emerged with a new trio, featuring bassist Chuck Israels. Despite his success, Evans suffered personal loss and struggled with drug abuse. Both his girlfriend Elaine and his brother Harry committed suicide, and he was a long time user of heroin. Many of his compositions have become standards and have been played and recorded by many artists. Evans was honored with 31 Grammy nominations and seven awards, and was inducted in the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. This compilation contains Evans' first 12 albums as leader covering the years 1956 - when he recorded and released his debut record New Jazz Conceptions featuring the original version of his most covered track 'Waltz For Debby' - through to his seminal Empathy album in 1962. Generally considered in jazz circles as the period in which Evans' star shone brightest and the era of his finest work, this 6CD set is as close to the perfect Bill Evans collection as is currently available.Copyright DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.