Musical Editions | Book (softcover) |
Item no. | 362952 |
Author / Composer | Peter Pettinger |
Language | english |
Scope | 366 pages; 12.8 × 19.7 cm |
Release year | 2002 |
Publisher / Producer | Yale University Press |
Producer No. | ISBN 0-300-09727-1 |
ISBN | 9780300097276 |
This enthralling book is the first biography in English of Bill Evans, 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.