Music of Bill Evans

1986 studio album by Kronos Quartet
Music of Bill Evans
Studio album by
Kronos Quartet
Released1986 (1986)
Genrecontemporary classical, jazz
LabelLandmark (#1510), Savoy (#17405)
Kronos Quartet chronology
Terry Riley: Cadenza on the Night Plain
(1985)
Music of Bill Evans
(1986)
Kronos Quartet
(1986)

Music of Bill Evans is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing compositions written by or associated with Bill Evans. With Jim Hall (guitar) and Eddie Gómez (bass).[1][2] Leonard Feather gave the album five stars;[3] Stephen Holden, for the New York Times, named it "Jazz Album of the Week."[4][5] Reissued with Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk on 2CD as 32 Jazz: The Complete Landmark Sessions.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Evans except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waltz for Debby" 5:42
2."Very Early" 4:01
3."Nardis"Miles Davis5:04
4."Re: Person I Knew" 4:25
5."Time Remembered" 3:15
6."Walking Up" 2:30
7."Turn Out the Stars" 6:32
8."Five" 2:39
9."Peace Piece" 7:11

See also

  • List of 1986 albums

References

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography, accessed February 4, 2019
  2. ^ Kohlhaase, Bill (1990-04-20). "MJQ, Kronos: 2 Sides of the Same Mirror. Jazz: Younger quartet says that in watching the four older masters, it is 'almost seeing ourselves in 30 years' time.' They play in Orange County Sunday". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Feather, Leonard (1986-08-31). "An Era of Pickiness: A Guitar LP Sampler". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002). "Kronos Quartet". All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  5. ^ Holden, Stephen (1986-08-08). "Pop and Jazz Guide". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
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  • Witold Lutosławski: String Quartet (1991)
  • Kevin Volans: Hunting:Gathering (1991)
  • Five Tango Sensations (1991)
  • Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Already It Is Dusk/"Lerchenmusik" (1991)
  • Pieces of Africa (1992)
  • Short Stories (1993)
  • Henryk Górecki: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 (1993)
  • At the Grave of Richard Wagner (1993)
  • Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet (1993)
  • All the Rage (1993)
  • Night Prayers (1994)
  • Tan Dun: Ghost Opera (1997)
  • Early Music (Lachrymæ Antiquæ) (1997)
  • Kronos Quartet Performs Alfred Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets (1998)
  • Terry Riley: Requiem for Adam (2001)
  • Steve Reich: Triple Quartet (2001)
  • Nuevo (2002)
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  • Henryk Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 ('...songs are sung') (2007)
  • Kronos Quartet Plays Sigur Rós (2007)
  • Terry Riley: The Cusp of Magic (2008)
  • Floodplain (2009)
  • Uniko (2011)
  • Folk Songs (2017)
  • Sun Rings (2019)
  • Long Time Passing (2020)
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