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Bill Evans - I Will Say Goodbye
Original Release Date: May 11, 1977
Audio CD (February 12, 1996)
Label: Ojc
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California from May 11-13, 1977
Bitrate: 320kbps
Covers included
The title refers to the Michel Legrand piece performed twice on the date, and to the fact that pianist Bill Evans was on the verge of switching labels from Fantasy to Warner Bros. For his final Fantasy album, Evans, bassist Eddie Gómez, and drummer Eliot Zigmund perform memorable renditions of such songs as Herbie Hancock\'s \"Dolphin Dance,\" Johnny Mandel\'s \"Seascape,\" and Burt Bacharach\'s underrated \"A House Is Not a Home.\" The CD reissue adds two additional selections (\"Nobody Else But Me\" and \"Orson\'s Theme\") from this excellent series of sessions. Fine post-bop music from an influential piano giant. ~ Allmusic.com
\"Bill Evans is most famous for his ground-breaking trio with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian. While I cannot overstate the importance of said group, I actually think I like Evans\' later trios better, any of the groups featuring Eddie Gomez. The present album does feature Gomez and drummer Elliot Zigmund, but like other albums of this period, Evans himself is the main focus. Something about the loss of LaFaro seems to have made Evans more generally assertive, and I have always felt that his command of the instrument was better later in his career. \"
\"Bill Evans\' 1977 release, I WILL SAY GOODBYE, is an impassioned album that hauntingly foreshadows his own death only three years later. On this album, we hear Evans\' penultimate trio, comprised of bassist Eddie Gomez, and drummer Eliot Zigmund.
Sewing of a delicate musical balance, the trio weaves a warm and organic blanket sound, rarely falling into the standard four beat jazz groove. Instead, Evans and company create tension and release in the music, as they play off one another in a complex yet lucid manner. Indeed, the beauty of Evans\' conception lies in his (and his sidemen\'s) ability to imply the music\'s tempo and feel, rather than lay it out in even, metered beats. Evans begins each tune with a rubato piano introduction, employing a variety of musical shades, and tonal clusters. As each song unfolds, Gomez and Zigmund complement the pianist with subtle yet pointed rhythmical nuances. This is most effective on Michel Legrand\'s composition, \"Orson\'s Theme,\" and Herbie Hancock\'s, \"Dolphin Dance.\" In addition, the ballads \"I Will Say Goodbye\" and \"Seascape\" bring out the pianist\'s penchant for dark, melancholic music.\"
FANTASTIC BILL EVANS!!!! GREAT PIANO PLAYING! Absolutely GREAT STUFF!!!! ~ najponk
Personnel:
Bill Evans (piano)
Eddie Gomez (bass)
Eliot Zigmund (drums).
Bill Evans - I Will Say Goodbye
01 I Will Say Goodbye
02 Dolphin Dance
03 Seascape
04 Peau Douce
05 Nobody Else But Me
06 I Will Say Goodbye (Take 2)
07 The Opener
08 Quiet Light
09 A House Is Not A Home
10 Orson\'s Theme
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