| Letter to Evan | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | July 21, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:43 | |||
| Label | Dreyfus Jazz | |||
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Letter to Evan is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 1980 about two months before his death. It was released on the Dreyfus Jazz label. [1]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states "Evans is heard with one of his finest trios... in surprisingly enthusiastic and creative form; there is no hint that the end is near... Easily recommended for true Bill Evans fans". [2]
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