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. In addition, many recordings, mostly live, continue to be released posthumously. He broke new ground in many of his piano trio, duet, and solo recordings. He received 31 nominations for Grammy Awards and won seven times.
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]| Year of recording | Title | Notes | Year of release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-09 | New Jazz Conceptions | Trio with Teddy Kotick (bass), Paul Motian (drums) | 1957-02 | Riverside |
| 1958-12 | Everybody Digs Bill Evans | Trio with Sam Jones (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | 1959-03 | Riverside |
| 1959-01 | On Green Dolphin Street | Trio with Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | 1975 | Milestone |
| 1959-03 | The Ivory Hunters | Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer (piano instead of usual trombone), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d) | 1959-09 | United Artists |
| 1959-12 | Portrait in Jazz | Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | 1960 | Riverside |
| 1961-02 | Explorations | Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | 1961-03 | Riverside |
| 1961-06 | Sunday at the Village Vanguard | Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | 1961-10 | Riverside |
| 1961-06 | Waltz for Debby | Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | 1962 | Riverside |
| 1961–12 & 1962-05 | Nirvana | Herbie Mann (flute) and Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) | 1964-10 | Atlantic |
| 1962-04&05 | Undercurrent | Duo with Jim Hall (guitar) | 1962-08 | United Artists |
| 1962-05&06 | Moon Beams | Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) | 1962-12 | Riverside |
| 1962-04-06 | How My Heart Sings! | Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) | 1964-01 | Riverside |
| 1962-07 | Interplay | Quintet with Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Jim Hall (g), Percy Heath (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | 1963-06 | Riverside |
| 1962-08 | Empathy | Trio with Monty Budwig (b), Shelly Manne (d) | 1962-12 | Verve |
| 1962-08 | Loose Blues | Quintet with Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Jim Hall (g), Ron Carter (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | 1983 | Milestone |
| 1963-01 | The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 | Solo | 1989 | Milestone |
| 1963-01 | The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2 | Solo | 1992 | Milestone |
| 1963-01 | The Gary McFarland Orchestra | Orchestra with Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans | 1963 | Verve |
| 1963-02&05 | Conversations with Myself | Solo, overdubbed - Grammy Award winner | 1963 | Verve |
| 1963-05 | Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs | Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman | 1963 | MGM |
| 1963-05 | At Shelly's Manne-Hole | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | 1963 | Riverside |
| 1963-05 | Time Remembered | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) (with solo recordings from 1958 & 1962) | 1983 | Milestone |
| 1963-12 | Trio 64 | Trio with Gary Peacock (b), Paul Motian (d) | 1964 | Verve |
| 1964-05 | Stan Getz & Bill Evans | Quartet with Stan Getz (tenor sax), Richard Davis/Ron Carter (b), Elvin Jones (d) | 1973 | Verve |
| 1964-05 | The Bill Evans Trio "Live" | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | 1971 | Verve |
| 1964-08 | Waltz for Debby | Singer Monica Zetterlund & trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | 1964-12 | Philips |
| 1964-08 | Tales: Live in Copenhagen | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) (1 bonus track from 1969) | 2023-11 | Elemental Music |
| 1965-02 | Trio '65 | Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | 1965-06 | Verve |
| 1965-10&12 | Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman and Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker/Grady Tate (d) | 1966 | Verve |
| 1966-02 | Bill Evans at Town Hall | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Arnold Wise (d) | 1966 | Verve |
| 1966-04&05 | Intermodulation | Duo with Jim Hall (g) | 1966 | Verve |
| 1966-10 | A Simple Matter of Conviction | Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Shelly Manne (d) | 1967-01 | Verve |
| 1966-10 | Live in Oslo 1966 | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Alex Riel (Oslo) and Marty Morell (New Jersey) (d) | 2007 | Impro-Jazz a.o. (DVD) |
| 1967-08 | Further Conversations with Myself | Solo, overdubbed | 1967-12 | Verve |
| 1967-08 | California Here I Come | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | 1982 | Verve |
| 1968-06 | Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) - Grammy Award winner | 1968 | Verve |
| 1968-06 | Some Other Time: The Lost Session from the Black Forest | Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) | 2016-04 | Resonance |
| 1968-06 | Another Time: The Hilversum Concert | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) | 2017-09 | Resonance |
| 1968-07 | Live at Ronnie Scott's | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) | 2020-12 | Resonance |
| 1968-09&10 | Alone | Solo - Grammy Award winner | 1970-04 | Verve |
| 1968-10 | Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 2012-06 | Resonance |
| 1969-01-03 | What's New | Quartet with Jeremy Steig (flute), Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1969 | Verve |
| 1969-03&11 | Behind the Dikes: The 1969 Netherlands Recordings | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d); 2 tracks with orchestra arranged by Claus Ogerman | 2021-06 | Elemental Music |
| 1969 | Autumn Leaves | Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1980 | Lotus |
| 1969-11 | Jazzhouse | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1987 | Milestone |
| 1969-11 | You're Gonna Hear from Me | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1988 | Milestone |
| 1969-11 | Quiet Now | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1981 | Charly |
| 1969-12 | Evans in England | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 2019-04 | Resonance |
| 1969-10&11 and 1970-03-05 | From Left to Right | Orchestra conducted by Michael Leonard | 1971-02 | MGM |
| 1970-06 | Montreux II | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1970 | CTI |
| 1970-06 | Bill Evans in Norway: The Kongsberg Concert | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 2024-12 | Elemental Music |
| 1971-05&06 | The Bill Evans Album | Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) - Grammy Award winner | 1971-09 | Columbia |
| 1972-02 | Live in Paris 1972 (3 Vol.) | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1988 | France's Concert |
| 1972-05 | Living Time | Orchestra conducted by George Russell | 1972 | Columbia |
| 1972-02 | Momentum | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 2012-10 | Limetree |
| 1973-01 | The Tokyo Concert | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1974-08 | Fantasy |
| 1973-06 | Morning Glory: The 1973 Concert at the Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 2022-04 | Resonance |
| 1973-11 | Half Moon Bay | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1998 | Milestone |
| 1974-01 | Since We Met | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1976 | Fantasy |
| 1974-01 | Re: Person I Knew | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1981 | Fantasy |
| 1974-02 | Symbiosis | Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman and Bill Evans Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1974 | MPS |
| 1974-09 | But Beautiful | Live - Stan Getz (tenor sax) and Bill Evans Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1996-03 | Milestone |
| 1974-08 | Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | 1991 | Milestone |
| 1974-11 | Intuition | Duo with Eddie Gómez (b) | 1975-07 | Fantasy |
| 1975-06 | On a Friday Evening | Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | 2021-04 | Craft |
| 1975-06 | The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album | Duo with singer Tony Bennett | 1975-07 | Fantasy |
| 1975-07 | Montreux III | Live - Duo with Eddie Gómez (b) | 1975 | Fantasy |
| 1975-12 | Alone Again | Solo | 1977-12 | Fantasy |
| 1976-05 | Quintessence | Quintet with Harold Land (tenor sax), Kenny Burrell (g), Ray Brown (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | 1977-09 | Fantasy |
| 1976-09 | Together Again | Duo with singer Tony Bennett | 1977 | Improv |
| 1976-11 | The Complete Fantasy Recordings Vol. 7 | Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | 1996 | Fantasy |
| 1976-11 | On a Monday Evening | Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | 2017-01 | Fantasy |
| 1977-02 | Crosscurrents | Quintet with Lee Konitz (alto sax), Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | 1978 | Fantasy |
| 1977-05 | I Will Say Goodbye | Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) - Grammy Award winner | 1980 | Fantasy |
| 1977-08 | You Must Believe in Spring | Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | 1981-02 | Warner Bros. |
| 1978-01 | Getting Sentimental | Live - Trio with Michael Moore (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | 2003-08 | Milestone |
| 1978-01-02 | New Conversations | Solo, overdubbed | 1978 | Warner Bros. |
| 1978-10 | Live at Lulu White's (30 Oct 1979) | Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 2010 | DOL |
| 1978-10-11 | Affinity | Quintet with Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Larry Schneider (flute; alto & tenor sax), Marc Johnson (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | 1979-04 | Warner Bros. |
| 1978-11 | Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz | Radio Broadcast: Special guest Bill Evans | 1993 | Fantasy |
| 1979-08 | We Will Meet Again | Quintet with Tom Harrell (trumpet), Larry Schneider (flute; soprano & tenor sax), Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) - Grammy Award winner | 1979 | Warner Bros. |
| 1979-09 | Live in Buenos Aires 1979 | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 1990 | Yellow Note |
| 1979-09 | Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert at Teatro General San Martín, Buenos Aires | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 2022-04 | Resonance |
| 1979-11 | Homecoming | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 1999 | Milestone |
| 1979-11 | The Paris Concert: Edition One | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 1983 | Elektra Musician |
| 1979-11 | The Paris Concert: Edition Two | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 1984 | Elektra Musician |
| 1979-12 | Live at Balboa Jazz Club Vol. 1-5 | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 1991 | Ivory |
| 1980-06 | Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings |
Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 1996 | Nonesuch |
| 1980-07 | Letter to Evan | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 1994 | Dreyfus |
| 1980-08 | Turn Out the Stars | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 1994 | Dreyfus |
| 1980-08 | His Last Concert in Germany | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 1996 | West Wind |
| 1980-08&09 | The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 2000 | Milestone |
| 1980-08&09 | Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2 | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | 2002 | Milestone |
Compilations
[edit]| Year | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Eloquence | Live and studio, solo and duo with Eddie Gómez, recorded 1973-75 | Fantasy |
| 1984 | The Complete Riverside Recordings | Limited edition 18-LP box, re-released as 12-CD set in 1987, recordings | Riverside Records |
| 1986 | At the Village Vanguard | Includes 10 master takes from the live 25 June 1961 recordings | Riverside Records |
| 1989 | The Complete Fantasy Recordings | 9-CD set, recorded 1973-79 | Fantasy Records |
| 1993 | Jazz Around Midnight | Verve | |
| 1995 | The Best of Verve | Verve | |
| 1996 | The Secret Sessions: Recorded at the Village Vanguard | 8-CD set, recorded 1966-75 | Milestone Records |
| 1997 | The Complete Bill Evans on Verve | 18-CD set | Verve |
| 1998 | Ultimate Bill Evans | Selected by Herbie Hancock, recorded 1956–71 | Verve |
| 1998 | Piano Player | From various sessions with various musicians, recorded 1957–71 Includes 6 duos with Eddie Gómez (b) |
Columbia |
| 2001 | Bill Evans' Finest Hour | Verve | |
| 2004 | Bill Evans for Lovers | Various sessions and sources | Verve |
| 2004 | The Best of Bill Evans | From sessions for the Riverside label, recorded 1956–63 | Riverside |
| 2005 | Bill Evans and Orchestra: Brandeis Jazz Festival | Works for piano and orchestra conducted by Gunther Schuller and George Russell with 3 bonus Don Elliott quartet recordings, all recorded 1957 | Gambit Records |
| 2005 | The 1960 Birdland Sessions | Broadcast recordings with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian | Fresh Sound |
| 2005 | The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 | 3-CD box set, recordings with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian | Riverside |
| 2005 | We Will Meet Again - The Bill Evans Anthology | 2-CD box set | Warner Bros. |
| 2007 | Emergence | Selected early recordings from 1955-56 | FiveFour |
| 2007 | The Sideman Years | Selected early recordings as a sideman from 1955-57 | Fresh Sound |
| 2009 | The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings | 2-CD set with alternate takes | Fantasy |
| 2011 | The Sesjun Radio Shows | 2-CD set of broadcast trio recordings from 1973-1979 | Out of the Blue |
| 2012 | My Foolish Heart | Compilation of 45 remastered tracks | |
| 2017 | Complete Studio & Live Masters | 3-CD set of Evans's complete recordings with Miles Davis | One Records [European Union] |
| 2019 | Smile With Your Heart: The Best of Bill Evans on Resonance | Resonance | |
| 2021 | Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans - A Career Retrospective 1956–1980 | 5-CD box set | Craft |
| 2023 | Treasures | 2-CD set, previously unreleased solo, trio, and orchestral recordings from Denmark, recorded 1965-69 | Elemental Music |
| 2025 | Further Ahead: Live in Finland 1964-1969 | 2-CD set, previously unreleased live trio recordings | Elemental Music |
As sideman
[edit]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)
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) - Evans plays only very little on 2 tracks
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!