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Moon Beams Remastered (Album) by Bill Evans Trio

Artist Biography For Bill Evans Trio

One Of The Most Famous And Influential Jazz Pianists Of The 20th Century Bill Evans Formed The Acclaimed Piano Trio In 1959 Along With Bassist Scott LaFaro And Drummer Paul Motian. Evans' Focus In This Trio Was Jazz Standards And Original Compositions With An Emphasis On Interplay Among The Band Members That Often Bordered On Collective Improvisation And Blurred The Line Between Soloist And Accompanist. This Trio Recorded Four Albums Portrait In Jazz 1959 Explorations Sunday At The Village Vanguard And Waltz For Debby All Recorded In 1961 . The Latter Two Albums Are Live Recordings Drawn From The Same Recording Date And They Are Routinely Named Among The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time. After LaFaro's Untimely Death Evans Went Into Seclusion For Nearly A Year Then Re-Formed The Trio. After That The Personnel Of The Trio Other Than Evans Changed Every Few Years. Bassists Included Scott LaFaro 1959-1961 Chuck Israels 1962-1965 Gary Peacock 1963 Teddy Kotick 1966 Eddie Gomez 1966-1977 And Marc Johnson 1978-1980 .
On Drums The Trio Had Paul Motian 1959-1962 Larry Bunker 1962-1965 Arnie Wise 1966 1968 Joe Hunt 1967 Philly Joe Jones 1967 1977-1978 Jack DeJohnette 1968 John Dentz 1968 Marty Morell 1968-1975 Eliot Zigmund 1975-1977 And Joe La Barbera 1978-1980 .

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