We Will Meet Again

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We Will Meet Again
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Studio album by
Bill Evans
Released1979
RecordedAugust 6–9, 1979
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length61:33
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Helen Keane
Bill Evans chronology
Affinity
(1978)		We Will Meet Again
(1979)		 The Paris Concert: Edition One
(1979)

We Will Meet Again is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans, released through Warner Bros. Records in 1979. It is Evans's last studio recording.

Contents

After the suicide of Bill Evans' older brother, Harry, earlier in 1979, Bill made this album with his brother in mind, "We Will Meet Again" is addressed to Harry.

Just after Harry's suicide, Bill Evans started a relationship with a Canadian waitress named Laurie Verchomin, the track "Laurie" is named after her. Laurie eventually took care of Bill Evans until his death; she was the last person he saw before he died.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
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At the Grammy Awards of 1981, I Will Say Goodbye won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo and We Will Meet Again won the Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group awards. [4]

Track listing

All tracks by Bill Evans except where noted.

  1. "Comrade Conrad" – 10:05
  2. "Laurie" – 8:20
  3. "Bill's Hit Tune" – 10:49
  4. "For All We Know (We May Never Meet Again)" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:37
  5. "Five" – 9:10
  6. "Only Child" – 10:47
  7. "Peri's Scope" – 6:11
  8. "We Will Meet Again" – 2:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [5]

Production

Charts

YearChartPosition
1980Billboard Jazz Albums [6] 36

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ "Allmusic: Bill Evans - We Will Meet Again - review". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 458. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 74. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ "Awards & Shows – Grammy Awards 1981". awardsandshows.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Allmusic: Bill Evans - We Will Meet Again - credits". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Allmusic: Bill Evans - Awards". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.


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