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Produced by Helen Keane Jan Stevens writes : "Symbiosis" is a beautiful and vastly overlooked album in Bill Evans’ prolific canon, yet one that needs to be seriously reckoned with.

This came up as a single track in a Horace Silver playlist on Rdio.

Jan Stevens is a pianist-vocalist and teacher in northern NJ, and webmaster of The Bill Evans Webpages.

Thanks for that.  Along with the attention to detail and textures on both piano and Rhodes that Evans brings to this endeavor, this is where the real “symbiosis” occurs. It takes a wise pianist to distinguish between serving the composition as an effective ensemble player, and yet putting one’s personal stamp on it, as Bill does so skillfully here.  If you’re listening carefully, you’re drawn into the work itself, always aware of Ogerman’s substantial compositional skill on its own terms --yet never losing the sense that out front, it’s Bill Evans being Bill Evans. Rhodes Super Site © 1996 – 2020 James Garfield & Frederik Adlers. It was the day of new electric keyboards and  often exotic instrumentation. (Europe [original LP release]: Pausa PR 7050), With orchestra consisting of: Claus Ogerman composed and orchestrated the work with Evans in mind as keyboard soloist. Excerpt usage for educational purposes only under the Fair Use Doctrine (USA).

Hi all, Added a link to "New Conversations" (1978) in the "Bill Evans on the fender rhodes" discography section - which I think is now complete.

Thanks again! respective owners and are not affiliated with or endorsed by this website. The title of the song "Re: Person I Knew" is an anagram of the name of Evans' longtime producer, Orrin Keepnews. Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC. Engineer: Frank Laico

It is often used as punctuation at the end of a written ensemble phrase, or as a smooth and dreamy ensemble texture.

The second movement alone is worth the price of the CD itself.

Simon,I love your erudite commentary, and the scholarly links to related recordings. Great site, and love your selection of music.

Hi Simon, I had not heard much of his material after the 60s.

Sound ex.cerpt is © 1974 Helios Music, Inc.(Renewed)All Rights reserved.

Thanks for sharing! He had worked with Bill on two previous albums.  The first in 1963 (the strictly commercial “V.I.P.s Theme…”) and in 1965 (Bill Evans with Symphony Orchestra). Yet the seamlessness of Ogerman’s writing here, with its shifting colors --with Evans doing octaves --makes up for it.Â. Evans’ choices as to when to use the Rhodes or the Steinway are wise indeed, throughout, and with great sensitivity towards integrating the parts seamlessly within the composition.

For many mornings, we would wake up hearing her play "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1979 Vinyl release of The Bill Evans Album on Discogs. Jan Stevens. BILL

hey ruud, no problem at all.  The sleek Latin rhythms return (this time with saxes alternating various two and four- bar phrases), until a recapitulation of the chordal theme returns, this time against a C pedal tone. Hi there, i invite you to listen to me playing "Waltz for Debby" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUjZvinAGXQ.

New Conversations is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1978.. New Conversations is Evans' third and final release in which he overdubs different piano tracks with his previously played track.

Gorgeous chords and blending of the Fender Rhodes with his piano. Symbiosis, recorded in 1974 for the German record label MPS (since available on Verve/Polyram, currently out-of-print but available from these sellers) is a superbly performed and beautifully recorded project, despite being one of Bill Evans’ more overlooked and vastly underrated albums. I wouldn't have bought it if you hadn't posted this, so thanks for opening me up to new possibilities! No problems Alex :) I actually got a nice vinyl copy of this last week, so hang tight a week or so and I'm going to add a WAV rip ... Post update : Added a link to "We Will Meet Again" (1979) in the "Bill Evans on the fender rhodes" discography section.

Bill sounds in good form, his lines clean and melodic. Without a doubt, one of Bill Evans' finest. Listen to a brief sound clip for this section... (957K)