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Bill Evans

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Description for Bill Evans Paperback. A biography of the influential jazz pianist, Bill Evans. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans's life, his personal tragedies and commercial successes, his music making, his technique and compositional methods, his approach to ensemble playing, and his legacy. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 366 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
A comprehensive biography of the brilliant jazz composer and pianist Bill Evans
 
This enthralling book is the first biography in English of Bill Evans (1929–1980), one of the most influential of all jazz pianists. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans’s life (the personal tragedies and commercial successes), his musicmaking (technique, compositional methods, and approach to group playing), and his legacy. The book also includes a full discography and dozens of photographs.

Product Details

Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Yale Nota Bene
Condition
New
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300097276
SKU
V9780300097276
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About Peter Pettinger
Peter Pettinger was an international concert pianist for more than twenty-five years. His many recordings include the Bartók sonatas with the violinist Sándor Végh, the Elgar sonata and a jazz album with the violinist Nigel Kennedy, and Elgar’s works for solo piano.

Reviews for Bill Evans
“Pettinger . . . has thoroughly researched Evans’s life, reading the available literature and tracking down the pianist’s associates for commentary, and he has listened assiduously to the Evans catalog, which is no small feat given its enormousness.”—Adam Bresnick, Wall Street Journal “[A] fine new biography . . . packed with . . . shrewd critical commentary.”—Terry Teachout, New ... Read more

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