BILL EVANS TRIO – MOONBEAMS – LP MUSIC REVIEW
Everybody Digs Bill Evans was a popular jazz album title in the late ’50s and 60s. I certainly would’ve dug it too, if my parents were listening to jazz back then. Today, Bill Evans is without a doubt my favorite jazz pianist, and has been for the last three decades. I just reviewed a poignant vinyl reissue by Craft Recordings of a 1962 record of his called Moon Beams. See links below for the full text and videos.
I was so inspired that I wrote the following:
“When I first discovered the music of Bill Evans had a sensitive approach and artistic sensibility that spoke to me. Later I learned that he was a gifted perfectionists, yet humble and aware of the importance of the music he was creating. He embraced his connection with the instrument and nurtured it with endless practice to the exclusion of pretty much everything else. In the process, he created art that overcame (some say destroyed) his mortal self. I suppose, whatever the genre, there will always be a need for contemplative and meditative music for healing the soul. Creation and destruction can make for strange bedfellows in the heart of the sensitive artist. Perhaps, by bravely going deep within themselves and playing only for their own redemption, these artists touch upon a universal chord that resonates within our collective consciousness.”
