Bill Evans discography

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The following is a listing of the jazz pianist Bill Evans's original albums. He recorded over 50 albums as a leader between 1956 and 1980 and also played as a sideman on nearly as many more. He broke new ground in many of his piano trio, duet, and solo recordings. He received 31 nominations for Grammy Awards and won seven times.

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Discography

As leader

Year of recordingTitleNotesLabel
1956 New Jazz Conceptions Trio with Teddy Kotick (bass), Paul Motian (drums) Riverside
1958 Everybody Digs Bill Evans Trio with Sam Jones (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)Riverside
1959 On Green Dolphin Street Trio with Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) Milestone
1959 The Ivory Hunters Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer (piano instead of usual trombone), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d) United Artists
1959 Portrait in Jazz Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d)Riverside
1961 Explorations Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d)Riverside
1961 Sunday at the Village Vanguard Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d)Riverside
1961 Waltz for Debby Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d)Riverside
1961–62 Nirvana Herbie Mann (flute) and Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) Atlantic
1962 Undercurrent Duo with Jim Hall (guitar)United Artists
1962 Moon Beams Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d)Riverside
1962 How My Heart Sings! Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d)Riverside
1962 Interplay Quintet with Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Jim Hall (g), Percy Heath (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)Riverside
1962 Empathy Trio with Monty Budwig (b), Shelly Manne (d) Verve
1962 Loose Blues Quintet with Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Jim Hall (g), Ron Carter (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)Milestone
1963 The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 SoloMilestone
1963 The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2 SoloMilestone
1963 The Gary McFarland Orchestra Orchestra with Special Guest Soloist: Bill EvansVerve
1963 Conversations with Myself Solo - Grammy Award winnerVerve
1963 Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman MGM
1963 At Shelly's Manne-Hole Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d)Riverside
1963 Time Remembered Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d)Milestone
1963 Trio 64 Trio with Gary Peacock (b), Paul Motian (d)Verve
1964 Stan Getz & Bill Evans Quartet with Stan Getz (tenor sax), Richard Davis/Ron Carter (b), Elvin Jones (d)Verve
1964 The Bill Evans Trio "Live" Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d)Verve
1964 Waltz for Debby Singer Monica Zetterlund & trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) Philips
1965 Trio '65 Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d)Verve
1965 Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman and Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker/Grady Tate (d)Verve
1966 Bill Evans at Town Hall Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Arnold Wise (d)Verve
1966 Intermodulation Duo with Jim Hall (g)Verve
1966 A Simple Matter of Conviction Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Shelly Manne (d)Verve
1966Live in Oslo 1966Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Alex Riel (Oslo) and Marty Morell (New Jersey) (d)Impro-Jazz a.o. (DVD)
1967 Further Conversations with Myself SoloVerve
1967 California Here I Come Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)Verve
1968 Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) - Grammy Award winnerVerve
1968 Alone Solo - Grammy Award winnerVerve
1968Some Other Time: The Lost Session from the Black ForestTrio with Eddie Gomez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) - Grammy Award winner Resonance
1968Another Time: The Hilversum ConcertTrio with Eddie Gomez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d)Resonance
1968Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the GateTrio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Resonance
1969 What's New Quartet with Jeremy Steig (flute), Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Verve
1969 Autumn Leaves Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Lotus
1969 Jazzhouse Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Milestone
1969 You're Gonna Hear from Me Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Milestone
1969 Quiet Now Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) Charly
1969.12Evans in EnglandLive - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Resonance
1970 From Left to Right Orchestra conducted by Michael LeonardMGM
1970 Montreux II Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) CTI
1971 The Bill Evans Album Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) - Grammy Award winner Columbia
1972Live in Paris 1972 (3 Vol.)Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) France's Concert
1972 Living Time Orchestra conducted by George Russell Columbia
1972 Momentum Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) Limetree
1973 The Tokyo Concert Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) Fantasy
1973 Half Moon Bay Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Milestone
1974 Since We Met Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Fantasy
1974 Re: Person I Knew Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Fantasy
1974 Symbiosis Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman and Bill Evans Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) MPS
1974 But Beautiful Live - Stan Getz (tenor sax) and Bill Evans Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Milestone
1974 Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d)Milestone
1974 Intuition Duo with Eddie Gomez (b)Fantasy
1975.06On a Friday EveningTrio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) Craft
1975.06 The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album Duo with singer Tony Bennett Fantasy
1975.07 Montreux III Live - Duo with Eddie Gomez (b)Fantasy
1975.12 Alone Again SoloFantasy
1976.05 Quintessence Quintet with Harold Land (tenor sax), Kenny Burrell (g), Ray Brown (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)Fantasy
1976.09 Together Again Duo with singer Tony BennettImprov
1976.11 The Complete Fantasy Recordings Vol. 7Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d)Fantasy
1976.11On a Monday EveningTrio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d)Fantasy
1977.02 Crosscurrents Quintet with Lee Konitz (alto sax), Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d)Fantasy
1977.05 I Will Say Goodbye Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) - Grammy Award winnerFantasy
1977.08 You Must Believe in Spring Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) Warner Bros.
1978.01 Getting Sentimental Live - Trio with Michael Moore (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)Milestone
1978.01-02 New Conversations SoloWarner Bros.
1978.10Live at Lulu White's (30 Oct 1979)Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d)DOL
1978.10-11 Affinity Quintet with Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Larry Schneider (flute; alto & tenor sax), Marc Johnson (b), Eliot Zigmund (d)Warner Bros.
1978.11Marian McPartland's Piano JazzRadio Broadcast: Special guest Bill EvansFantasy
1979.08 We Will Meet Again Quintet with Tom Harrell (trumpet), Larry Schneider (soprano & tenor sax), Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) - Grammy Award winnerWarner Bros.
1979.09 Live in Buenos Aires 1979 Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d)Yellow Note
1979.11 Homecoming Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d)Milestone
1979.11 The Paris Concert: Edition One Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) Elektra Musician
1979.11 The Paris Concert: Edition Two Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d)Elektra Musician
1979.12Live at Balboa Jazz Club Vol. 1-5Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d)Ivory
1980.06 Turn Out the Stars:
The Final Village Vanguard Recordings 		Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) Nonesuch
1980.07 Letter to Evan Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) Dreyfus
1980.08 Turn Out the Stars Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d)Dreyfus
1980.08His Last Concert in GermanyLive - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) West Wind
1980.08 The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d)Milestone
1980.08 Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2 Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d)Milestone
1980.09The Very Last Performance at Fat TuesdayLive - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) Domino

Compilations

YearAlbumNotesLabel
1982 Eloquence Live and studio, solo and duo with Eddie Gómez, recorded 1973-75Fantasy
1984The Complete Riverside RecordingsLimited edition 18-LP box, re-released as 12-CD set in 1987, recordings Riverside Records
1986At the Village VanguardIncludes 10 master takes from the live 25 June 1961 recordings Riverside Records
1989The Complete Fantasy Recordings9-CD set, recorded 1973-79 Fantasy Records
1993Jazz Around Midnight Verve
1995The Best of Verve Verve
1996The Secret Sessions: Recorded at the Village Vanguard8-CD set, recorded 1966-75 Milestone Records
1997The Complete Bill Evans on Verve18-CD set Verve
1998 Ultimate Bill Evans Selected by Herbie Hancock, recorded 1956–71 Verve
1998 Piano Player From various sessions with various musicians, recorded 1957–71
Includes 6 duos with Eddie Gomez (b)		 Columbia
2001Bill Evans' Finest Hour Verve
2004Bill Evans for LoversVarious sessions and sources Verve
2004The Best of Bill EvansFrom sessions for the Riverside label, recorded 1956–63 Riverside
2005Bill Evans and Orchestra: Brandeis Jazz FestivalWorks for piano and orchestra conducted by Gunther Schuller and George Russell with 3 bonus Don Elliott quartet recordings, all recorded 1957Gambit Records
2005The 1960 Birdland SessionsBroadcast recordings with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian Fresh Sound
2005 The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 3-CD box set, recordings with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian Riverside
2005We Will Meet Again - The Bill Evans Anthology2-CD box set Warner Bros.
2007EmergenceSelected early recordings from 1955-56FiveFour
2007The Sideman YearsSelected early recordings as a sideman from 1955-57 Fresh Sound
2009 The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings Fantasy
2012My Foolish HeartCompilation of 45 remastered tracks
2017Complete Studio & Live Masters3-CD set of Evans's complete recordings with Miles Davis One Records [European Union]
2021Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans - A Career Retrospective 1956–19805-CD box set Craft
2023Treasures2-CD set, previously unreleased solo, trio, and orchestral recordings from Denmark, recorded 1965-69Elemental Music

As sideman

With Jerry Wald

With Lucy Reed

With Dick Garcia

With George Russell

With Tony Scott

With Don Elliot

With Joe Puma

With Charles Mingus

With Jimmy Knepper

With Sahib Shihab

With Idrees Sulieman

With Pepper Adams

With Eddie Costa

With Helen Merrill

With Hal McKusick

With Miles Davis

With Michel Legrand

With Cannonball Adderley

With Art Farmer

With Chet Baker

With Bill Potts

With Lee Konitz

With Warne Marsh

With Manny Albam/Teo Macero

With John Lewis

With Frank Minion

With Kai Winding

With Oliver Nelson

With Mark Murphy

With Dave Pike

With Tadd Dameron

With Benny Golson

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