when your jazz is so clean it sounds classical

This is a live recording of “Nardis” in London on March 19th, 1965. I transcribed Bill Evans’ piano solo by ear.

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[RoboticsBay]

I was always stunned by his unique posture.

[kwilo]

Bill grew up a classical pianist and was heavily inspired by Ravel and similar composers. He’s definitely the artist that speaks to me the most

[greenvelvet]

I love that rare intersection between jazz and classical

[lubabalomahlombe]

Bill Evans is like the Kid in school with super neat handwriting.

[NobleCaveman]

The fentanyl posture taken to its fullest potential

[marianologo]

His head is down bc he’s really feeling it

[DinoNuggies]

Man that bass is just the right volume lol

[faq]

The amount of knowledge, practise, time, dedication and talent needed to improvise like that. I mean, that is coming to his head in the moment, direct to the fingers, and sounds like a composed masterpiece. You can tell probably his head is working at 250%. This is one of the very few artists that can cause me this sensation of astonishment

[SoundHealer]

The pure tone he gets out of the piano is just immaculate. Each note sounds like raindrops falling down one after another

[cashglobe]

There are very few "perfect" solos in the jazz canon, from the tens or hundreds of thousands that have been recorded, which could function as perfect etudes, compositions, etc, all on their own merit. Most are imperfect, and I love that about them. But there are probably only a few hundred which are quite literally spotless/perfect, and this is one of them. Pure genius from Bill. And the trio? Too good.

and thank you very much for the transcription.

[MrRandyFlaggTDM]

jazz is not dirtied up classical music. The grit is the soul of the art. We hear it here. He's swinging like a mf.

[anyandeverything]

Evans, Hank Jones, and chic Corea had the super human ability to comp while soloing. Many can do it, but they always make it sounds like nothing is lost as if they were comping for any other instrument

[RenéSaussy]

He’s got that Glenn Gould posture too.

[sgz]

I'm a simple man. I see Bill Evans, I click.

[Adyman]

He's got that "I grew up on the Internet" kind of posture, respect

[kylekotula]

Thank you very much for transcribing this. This concert (Jazz 625 of anyone wonders), is what led me into loving jazz. The beautifully storytelling solos and the interaction between Bill Evans and bassist Chuck Israels is simply amazing.

[masonklein]

this might be one of the greatest solos of all time

[eddieluna]

jazz so clean it makes the white-balance arpeggiate

[alexendrix]

I am so glad i could listen Mr.Bill Evans playing piano in Boston in July 1977 what a special experience he was an incredible artist ! Thx Bill

[rocketsummer]

oh, so when this guy hunches over while playing he’s “in the zone” and “a genius”, but when i do it i’m “severely mentally ill” and “need to go to the chiropractor immediately”