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Recorded in August 1977 at Capitol studios in Los Angeles, the poignant You Must Believe in Spring, released 5 months after Bill Evans’ death, is a new pinnacle of pure musical beauty – distilled in sadness. The indispensable Eddie Gómez is obviously in the house, but steps lightly here, less voluble than usual. Drummer Eliot Zigmund, whom he met a year earlier, is equally impressionistic in his delicate use of the sticks and brushes. It’s an unprecedentedly melodic rhythm section that seems to have been designed exclusively to play with Evans… The posthumous album was finalized by Helen Keane, the pianist’s manager and producer, deliberately giving the album a melancholy, even dark tone. Death lurks in every song chosen. B Minor Waltz is dedicated to Ellaine Schultz, the pianist’s ex, who committed suicide by throwing herself under a subway train in 1973. We Will Meet Again is a tribute to Harry Evans, his brother and also a pianist, who committed suicide in 1979 (after the recording sessions). Finally, the theme to Robert Altman’s film M.A.S.H., written by Johnny Mandel, is subtitled Suicide is Painless. Through it all, Bill Evans and his rhythm section glorify and elevate the melancholy on what is without doubt his most. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Recording Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eliot Zigmund, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Craft Recordings.
Bill Evans, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Legrand, ComposerLyricist - Jacques Demy, ComposerLyricist - Marilyn Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Alan Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Gomez, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eliot Zigmund, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Craft Recordings.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Recording Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eliot Zigmund, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GARY MCFARLAND, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings.
Bill Evans, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Recording Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eliot Zigmund, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Gallinger, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Recording Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eliot Zigmund, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY ROWLES, ComposerLyricist - Norma Taylor, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Craft Recordings.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Recording Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eliot Zigmund, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - SERGIO MIHANOVICH, Composer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Altman, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Recording Producer - JOHNNY MANDEL, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eliot Zigmund, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Recording Producer - Vincent Youmans, Composer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Billy Rose, Author - Edward Eliscu, Author - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eliot Zigmund, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Recording Producer - Miles Davis, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eliot Zigmund, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Recording Producer - Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eliot Zigmund, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings.
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Recorded in August 1977 at Capitol studios in Los Angeles, the poignant You Must Believe in Spring, released 5 months after Bill Evans’ death, is a new pinnacle of pure musical beauty – distilled in sadness. The indispensable Eddie Gómez is obviously in the house, but steps lightly here, less voluble than usual. Drummer Eliot Zigmund, whom he met a year earlier, is equally impressionistic in his delicate use of the sticks and brushes. It’s an unprecedentedly melodic rhythm section that seems to have been designed exclusively to play with Evans… The posthumous album was finalized by Helen Keane, the pianist’s manager and producer, deliberately giving the album a melancholy, even dark tone. Death lurks in every song chosen. B Minor Waltz is dedicated to Ellaine Schultz, the pianist’s ex, who committed suicide by throwing herself under a subway train in 1973. We Will Meet Again is a tribute to Harry Evans, his brother and also a pianist, who committed suicide in 1979 (after the recording sessions). Finally, the theme to Robert Altman’s film M.A.S.H., written by Johnny Mandel, is subtitled Suicide is Painless. Through it all, Bill Evans and his rhythm section glorify and elevate the melancholy on what is without doubt his most. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:40
- Main artists: Bill Evans
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings.
- Genre: Jazz
© 1981 Craft Recordings. ℗ 1981 Craft Recordings.
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