bill evans

1 min read 2022-03-14 23:05:19

A Modern Jazz Quintet

Let’s go back to the eBay watch list and catch up on some jazz vinyl auctions that may be of interest to the Jazz Collector masses, starting with

3 min read 2022-03-11 02:12:39

As I’ve been perusing eBay since my return from vacation, I’ve been randomly filling my watch list with items to write about for Jazz Collector.

5 min read 2022-02-26 20:00:00

Hotelier Bill Evans raised eyebrows in 2019 when his family business filed a lawsuit alleging that local labor leaders were holding public lease

1 min read 2022-02-11 03:13:45

It’s pretty rare for me to come across a rare jazz record on eBay whereby I had never heard of either the artist or the record. Here’s one: The

2 min read 2022-01-19 04:49:39

Whew, it’s been a long time between posts. Sorry about that. All is well, but there’s been a lot going on here. I’m even back in New York

1 min read 2021-11-11 12:05:00

Herb Geller moved to Germany in 1962, a few years after his wife, pianist Lorraine Geller died suddenly of heart failure at age 30. Her passing was

1 min read 2021-11-10 12:05:00

There's much to say about the final Bill Evans Trio. Formed in early 1979, with Marc Johnson on bass and Joe La Barbera on drums, the trio was at

1 min read 2021-10-04 21:00:00

I’m excited. Last week I reported on a new discovery for me in Madeleine Peyroux, a kind of modern jazz-folk-pop singer with a whisky-toned voice

1 min read 2021-09-10 20:07:32

I think CeeDee may be prodding me to post more. Yes, my friend? Anyway, he’s been sending me links with little notes. Here are the latest. This one

1 min read 2021-08-10 18:00:00

Disney landscapers lower the Liberty Oak into place in Liberty Square in 1971. Among the crew are Scott Girard (to the left, in orange shirt),

4 min read 2021-04-20 11:05:00

One night in Seattle in 1977, two guys named Bill Evans went out for dinner. One was the jazz pianist and the other the modern dancer. Bill Evans

3 min read 2021-04-20 11:05:00

One night in Seattle, pianist Bill Evans had dinner with dancer Bill Evans. The dancer, at the time, was prominent in the Northwest and was making a

2 min read 2021-04-13 11:05:00

In June 1972, Bill Evans and Eddie Gomez were at Club Thalamus in the Schaerbeek section of Brussels, Belgium. On drums, Evans hired Tony Oxley, an

2 min read 2021-04-13 11:05:00

In June 1972, Bill Evans and Eddie Gomez were at Club Thalamus in the Schaerbeek section of Brussels, Belgium. On drums for the tour, Evans hired

2 min read 2021-04-09 07:19:17

Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp wants to make history this year as the first mayor in the city’s history to serve three consecutive terms in New