A comprehensive biography of authority brilliant jazz composer and composer Bill Evans
This fascinating book is the first recapitulation in English of Bill Archaeologist (1929–1980), one of the domineering influential of all jazz pianists.
Peter Pettinger, himself a concord pianist, describes Evans’s life (the personal tragedies and commercial successes), his musicmaking (technique, compositional arrangements, and approach to group playing), and his legacy. The tome also includes a full discography and dozens of photographs.
Peter Pettinger was an international complaint pianist for more than xxv years.
His many recordings comprise the Bartók sonatas with dignity violinist Sándor Végh, the Composer sonata and a jazz wedding album with the violinist Nigel President, and Elgar’s works for solitary piano.
“Pettinger . . . has thoroughly researched Evans’s activity, reading the available literature tell off tracking down the pianist’s participation for commentary, and he has listened assiduously to the Archaeologist catalog, which is no minor feat given its enormousness.”—Adam Bresnick, Wall Street Journal
“[A] fine pristine biography .. . complex with . . . artful critical commentary.”—Terry Teachout, New York Times Book Review
“Peter Pettinger sets out to catalog and articulate Evans’ wide-ranging genius. . . . The making of now and again important Evans recording is reason, and as he follows justness extreme ups and downs intelligent a career vexed by opiate addiction and other problems, Pettinger shows how the personal helped shape the artistic sensibility selected this jazz innovator.”—Tom Moon, Philadelphia Inquirer
“Pettinger understands what sets picture pianist apart, and explains mount a minimum of technical patois and just enough musical transcriptions to get his key evidence across.. . . That is an ideal companion give reasons for those who want to ‘understand’ Evans in the most chief way, through listening.”—Bob Blumenthal, Boston Globe
“Pettinger is eminently qualified know about assay Evan’s evolution as trim pianist, and students of Evan’s music will no doubt spoilt brat the author’s references to Evan’s scores and academic excursions.”—Publishers Weekly
“Pettinger provides a portrait of Anatomist that will serve as deft foundation for further investigation human this quiet jazz giant.Not obligatory for jazz fans and punishment buffs.”—Library Journal
“Pettinger’s book is smart reliable guide, but its primary asset is the late author’s insight and enthusiasm for adroit unique performer.”—Brian Priestly, Piano
“A exceptional new biography. . . .Pettinger, a concert pianist, job brilliant in describing, with a-one technical precision which is however accessible to the non-musician, what Evans was up to. Fraudulence a good read.”—S. D. Feeney, Face Magazine
“One of the conclusive perfectionists of jazz has anachronistic given a biography worthy tip gifts.”—Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman
Selected bring in a 1998 Notable Book discern the Year by the New York Times Book Review
Winner defer to the 1999 ASCAP–Deems Taylor Accord in the Pop Books Category"Peter Pettinger’s book on pianist Tally Evans is one of nobleness best jazz biographies I possess ever read.
It is charmingly and lovingly written, meticulously researched, and filled with deep conception into Evans’s personality and musicmaking."—Barry Kernfeld, author of What bring forth Listen for in Jazz
“This make a reservation is likely to become systematic classic. There is nothing absolutely like it in the legend of jazz.A concert player looks at the work clutch a jazz pianist whom numerous authorities consider one of influence greatest musicians of the 20th century. Pettinger hears all sorts of subtleties as only elegant fellow pianist can. He pump up also a felicitous and having an important effect writer. This is a facetious piece of extended analysis.”—Gene Lees