A Child Is Born & Bill Evans

Bill Evans (piano), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Harold Land (tenor sax), Phily Joe Jones (drums). Song by Thad Jones and Alec Wilder.

Bill Evans & Like Someone in Love

From Time Remembered (1962).

Sixtieth Anniversary & Kind of Blue &

Nice retrospective and re-enactment by Sweetwater. Sean Parr (Drums), Michael Patterson (Bass), Karl Stabnau (Alto Sax), Jacob Dupre (Piano & Trumpet). Miles and Trane are on some original segments.

Bill Evans Trio & Waltz for Debbie

Bill Evans (piano), Chuck Israel (bass), Larry Bunker (bass).

Bill Evans & Danny Boy

From Empathy (1962).

On Green Dolphin Street & Miles Davis Sextet

“On Green Dolphin Street,” from 58′ sessions featuring Stella by Starlight. Miles Davis (trumpet), Bill Evans (piano), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Julian “Cannonball” Adderly (contralto sax), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums). (Coltrane and Cannonball’s photos should be reversed for their respective solos.)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town & Bill Evans

Bill Evans (piano), from The Solo Sessions, Vol.2, recorded January 10, 1963.

Consecration Day 32 & Evans and Hall & 600th Post

“Romain,” from Undercurrent (1962). Bill Evans (piano), Jim Hall (guitar).

32nd day of Consecration preparation, 6th day of the 12th month of the 15th year of the millennium, and the 600th post on this blog. It all has to mean something, I’m just not sure what . . .

Consecration text here. Video here:

Consecrecration Day 25 & Bill Evans & Toots Thielemans & Body and Soul

“Body and Soul,” from Affinity (1979). Bill Evans (piano), Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Marc Johnson (bass), Eliot Zigmund (drums).

Text of Consecration is here. Video is here:

Consecration Day 21 & Toots Thielemans & Bill Evans

“Jesus’ Last Ballad,” from Affinity (1979). Bill Evans on rare electric piano and Toots Thielemans on harmonica.

Day 21 Consecration text is here. Video is here: