Bill Evans : everything happens to me, a musical biography / Keith Shadwick.
| Author/creator | Shadwick, Keith |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | San Francisco, CA : Backbeat ; London : Hi Marketing, 2002. |
| Description | 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Jazz piano before Evans (1945-1955) -- Childhood, youth, the army and after (1929-1955) -- A professional in New York City (1955-1958) -- Meeting Miles (1958) -- Finding the first trio (1959) -- The first trio (1959-1961) -- A second trio struggles to emerge (1961-1963) -- Conversations with myself (1963) -- Everything happens to me (1963-1965) -- Both sides of the Atlantic (1965-1966) -- Further conversations (1966-1970) -- Great expectations (1970-1972) -- Rebuilding from the rubble (1973-1976) -- The end of the Gomez Trio (1976-1977) -- New hope, last hope: the final trio (1978-1979) -- Suicide is painless (1979-1980). |
| Abstract | Bill Evans was the pianist on Miles Davis's classic 'Kind of blue album' and a key figure in the development of modern jazz piano. This new book details his wide-ranging and absorbing career, from freelance work in the 1950s, through his groundbreaking trios and solo records, to the intense final phase before his death in 1980. |
| General note | Originally published: Hull: University of Hull, 1998. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 0879307080 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML417.E9 S52 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |