Bill Evans discography
The following is a listing of the jazz pianist Bill Evans' original albums. He recorded over 50 albums as a leader between 1956 and 1980 and also played as a sideman on nearly as many more. He broke new ground in many of his piano trio, duet and solo recordings. Several of those won or were nominated for Grammy Awards.
Discography[]
As leader[]
| Year of recording | Title | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | New Jazz Conceptions | Trio with Teddy Kotick (bass), Paul Motian (drums) | Riverside |
| 1958 | Everybody Digs Bill Evans | Trio with Sam Jones (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Riverside |
| 1959 | On Green Dolphin Street | Trio with Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Milestone |
| 1959 | The Ivory Hunters | Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d) | United Artists |
| 1960 | Portrait in Jazz | Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside |
| 1961 | Explorations | Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside |
| 1961 | Sunday at the Village Vanguard | Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside |
| 1961 | Waltz for Debby | Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside |
| 1961–62 | Nirvana | Herbie Mann (flute) and Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) | Atlantic |
| 1962 | Undercurrent | Duo with Jim Hall (guitar) | United Artists |
| 1962 | Moon Beams | Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside |
| 1962 | How My Heart Sings! | Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside |
| 1962 | Interplay | Quintet with Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Jim Hall (g), Percy Heath (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Riverside |
| 1962 | Empathy | Trio with Monty Budwig (b), Shelly Manne (d) | Verve |
| 1962 | Loose Blues | Quintet with Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Jim Hall (g), Ron Carter (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Milestone |
| 1963 | The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 | Solo | Milestone |
| 1963 | The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2 | Solo | Milestone |
| 1963 | The Gary McFarland Orchestra | Orchestra with Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans | Verve |
| 1963 | Conversations with Myself | Solo - Grammy Award winner | Verve |
| 1963 | Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs | with orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman | MGM |
| 1963 | Time Remembered | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | Milestone |
| 1963 | At Shelly's Manne-Hole | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | Riverside |
| 1963 | Trio '64 | Trio with Gary Peacock (b), Paul Motian (d) | Verve |
| 1964 | Stan Getz & Bill Evans | Quartet with Stan Getz (tenor sax), Richard Davis/Ron Carter (b), Elvin Jones (d) | Verve |
| 1964 | The Bill Evans Trio "Live" | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | Verve |
| 1964 | Waltz for Debby | Singer Monica Zetterlund & trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | Philips |
| 1965 | Trio '65 | Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | Verve |
| 1965 | Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra | Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker/Grady Tate (d). Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman | Verve |
| 1966 | Bill Evans at Town Hall | Live- Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Arnold Wise (d) | Verve |
| 1966 | Intermodulation | Duo with Jim Hall (g) | Verve |
| 1966 | A Simple Matter of Conviction | Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Shelly Manne (d) | Verve |
| 1967 | Further Conversations with Myself | Solo | Verve |
| 1967 | California Here I Come | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Verve |
| 1968 | Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) - Grammy Award winner | Verve |
| 1968 | Alone | Solo - Grammy Award winner | Verve |
| 1968 | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) - Grammy Award winner | Resonance Records | |
| 1968 | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) | Resonance Records | |
| 1968 | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Resonance Records | |
| 1969 | What's New | Quartet with Jeremy Steig (flute), Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Verve |
| 1969 | Autumn Leaves | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Lotus |
| 1969 | Jazzhouse | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Milestone |
| 1969 | You're Gonna Hear From Me | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Milestone |
| 1969 | Quiet Now | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Charly |
| 1969.12 | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Resonance Records | |
| 1970 | From Left to Right | with orchestra conducted by Michael Leonard | MGM |
| 1970 | Montreux II | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | CTI |
| 1971 | The Bill Evans Album | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) - Grammy Award winner | Columbia |
| 1972 | Live - Volume 1 & Volume 2, Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | France's Concert | |
| 1972 | Living Time | with George Russell Orchestra | Columbia |
| 1972 | Momentum | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Limetree |
| 1973 | The Tokyo Concert | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Fantasy |
| 1973–5 | Eloquence | Live and studio - Solo, and duo with Eddie Gomez (b) | Fantasy |
| 1973 | Half Moon Bay | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Milestone |
| 1974 | Since We Met | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Fantasy |
| 1974 | Re: Person I Knew | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Fantasy |
| 1974 | Symbiosis | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d), and orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman | MPS |
| 1974 | But Beautiful | Live - Stan Getz (tenor sax) and Bill Evans Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Milestone |
| 1974 | Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Milestone |
| 1974 | Intuition | Duo with Eddie Gomez (b) | Fantasy |
| 1975.06 | On a Friday Evening | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Craft Recordings |
| 1975.06 | The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album | with singer Tony Bennett | Fantasy |
| 1975.07 | Montreux III | Live - Duo with Eddie Gomez (b) | Fantasy |
| 1975.12 | Alone Again | Solo | Fantasy |
| 1976.05 | Quintessence | Quintet with Harold Land (tenor sax), Kenny Burrell (g), Ray Brown (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Fantasy |
| 1976.09 | Together Again | with singer Tony Bennett | Improv |
| 1976.11 | The CompleteFantasy Recordings Vol. 7 | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Fantasy |
| 1976.11 | On a Monday Evening | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Fantasy |
| 1977.02 | Crosscurrents | Quintet with Lee Konitz (alto sax), Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Fantasy |
| 1977.05 | I Will Say Goodbye | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) - Grammy Award winner | Fantasy |
| 1977.08 | You Must Believe in Spring | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Warner Bros. |
| 1978.01 | Getting Sentimental | Live - Trio with Michael Moore (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Milestone |
| 1978.01-02 | New Conversations | Solo | Warner Bros. |
| 1978.10 | Live at Lulu White's (30 Oct 1979) | Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | DOL |
| 1978.10-11 | Affinity | Quintet with Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Larry Schneider (flute; alto & tenor sax), Marc Johnson (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Warner Bros. |
| 1978.11 | Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz | Radio Broadcast: Special guest Bill Evans | Fantasy |
| 1979.08 | We Will Meet Again | Quintet with Tom Harrell (trumpet), Larry Schneider (soprano & tenor sax), Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) - Grammy Award winner | Warner Bros. |
| 1979.09 | Live in Buenos Aires 1979 | Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Yellow Note |
| 1979.11 | Homecoming | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Milestone |
| 1979.11 | The Paris Concert: Edition One | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Elektra Musician |
| 1979.11 | The Paris Concert: Edition Two | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Elektra Musician |
| 1979.12 | Live At Balboa Jazz Club Voll. 1-5 | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Ivory |
| 1980.06 | Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings |
Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Nonesuch |
| 1980.07 | Letter to Evan | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Dreyfus |
| 1980.08 | Turn Out the Stars | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Dreyfus |
| 1980.08 | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | West Wind | |
| 1980.08 | The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Milestone |
| 1980.08 | Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2 | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Milestone |
| 1980.09 | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Domino |
Compilations[]
| Year | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Best of Bill Evans | From sessions for the Riverside label recorded 1956-1963 | Riverside |
| 1995 | The Best of Verve | Verve | |
| 1998 | Ultimate Bill Evans | Hand selected by Herbie Hancock. Recorded 1956-1971 | Verve |
| 2001 | Bill Evans' Finest Hour | Verve | |
| 2004 | Bill Evans For Lovers | Various sessions and sources | Verve |
| 1998 | Piano Player | From various sessions with various musicians recorded 1963-1968 Includes 6 duos with Eddie Gomez (b) |
Columbia |
| 2005 | We Will Meet Again - The Bill Evans Anthology | 2-CD box set | Warner Bros. |
| 2012 | 45 tracks |
As sideman[]
With Jerry Wald
- Jerry Wald and his Orchestra (1953)
- Listen to the Music of Jerry Wald (1955)
With Lucy Reed
- The Singing Reed (1955)
With Dick Garcia
- A Message from Garcia (1955)
With George Russell
- The Jazz Workshop (1956)
- Brandeis Jazz Festival (1957) with orchestra arranged and conducted by Russell & Gunther Schuller
- New York, N.Y. (1959)
- Jazz in the Space Age (1960)
- Living Time (1972) Bill Evans, George Russell Orchestra
With Tony Scott
- The Touch of Tony Scott (1956)
- The Complete Tony Scott (1956)
- The Modern Art of Jazz (1957)
- Free Blown Jazz (1957)
- My Kind of Jazz (1957)
- Golden Moments (1959)
- I'll Remember (1959)
- Sung Heroes (1959)
With Don Elliot
- Tenderly: An Informal Session (Milestone, 1956-7 [2001])
- Eddie Costa, Mat Mathews & Don Elliott at Newport (Verve, 1957)
- The Mello Sound of Don Elliot (Decca, 1958)
With Joe Puma
- Joe Puma Trio and Quartet (1957)
With Charles Mingus
- East Coasting (Bethlehem, 1957)
With Jimmy Knepper
- A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper (Bethlehem 1957)
With Sahib Shihab
- Jazz Sahib (Savoy, 1957)
With Idrees Sulieman
- Roots (New Jazz, 1957) with the Prestige All Stars
With Pepper Adams
- The Soul of Jazz Percussion (1960) features 3 tracks by the Donald Byrd-Pepper Adams Sextet with Evans, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, and Earl Zindars
With Eddie Costa
- Guys and Dolls Like Vibes (1958)
With Helen Merrill
- The Nearness of You (1958)
With Hal McKusick
- Cross Section Saxes (1958)
With Miles Davis
- 1958 Miles (1958)
- Kind of Blue (1959)
- Jazz at the Plaza (1973)
- At Newport 1958 (2001)
With Michel Legrand
- Legrand Jazz (1958)
With Cannonball Adderley
- Portrait of Cannonball (1958)
- Jump for Joy (1958)
- Know What I Mean? (1961)
With Art Farmer
- Modern Art (United Artists, 1958)
With Chet Baker
- Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace (Riverside, 1958) [not credited]
- Chet (Riverside, 1959)
- Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (Riverside, 1959)
With Bill Potts
- The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess (1959)
With Lee Konitz
- Live at the Half Note (Verve, 1959)
- Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve, 1959) with Jimmy Giuffre
- You and Lee (Verve, 1959)
With Warne Marsh
- The Art of Improvising (Revelation, 1959 [1974])
With Manny Albam/Teo Macero
- Something New, Something Blue (1959)
With John Lewis
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
- Jazz Abstractions (1960) – with Gunther Schuller & Jim Hall
With Frank Minion
- The Soft Land of Make Believe (1960)
With Kai Winding
- The Great Kai & J. J. (1960) with J. J. Johnson
- The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones (1960)
With Oliver Nelson
- The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse!, 1961)
With Mark Murphy
- Rah! (1961)
With Dave Pike
- Pike's Peak (Epic, 1962)
With Tadd Dameron
- The Magic Touch (Tadd Dameron album) (Riverside, 1961)
With Benny Golson
- Pop + Jazz = Swing (Audio Fidelity, 1961) – re-mixed version released as Just Jazz!
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