Paris Concert 2

Bill Evans - Paris Concert 2

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Artist: Bill Evans
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Live, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-04-03
Music Label: Blue Note Records
Soundtracks:

Re: Person I Knew
Gary's Theme
Letter To Evan
34 Skidoo
Laurie
Nardis
Interview

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Music Review: A Different Bill Evans
Rating: 3 Stars

I previously posted this on edition one of the Paris concert, but I feel the same about edition two:

Now, as much hullabaloo thats been made about his last trio, I figured it was worth my money to get the edition one and edition two of the Paris concerts.

What I found upon listening to them is that I wondered to myself if this was even Bill playing. I am a huge Bill Evans fan, I have over 15 of his albums, but they're mostly pre 1974 stuff. The thing I love most about his approach to the jazz piano is the understated beauty that he injects into his songs. I don't find much of that in these last concerts.

It seems as though Bill is making sure that all of the ideas about any of the melodies or harmonies gets put out there for all to listen because he might of felt the coming spectre of death on his shoulder and he wanted to make sure he got all the ideas out of his system.

I think that there is some overplaying on these albums. There is alot more trilling than I ever heard come out of Bill, and at times it seems like he is lost in musical thought trying to make sure he covers all of his bases on any thoughts which he would of liked to cover.

There are moments of musical wonder on these works, but I don't sense the intimacy in this group as much as with the Motian, LaFaro, Trio. That trio remains my favorite. At times I felt Marc Johnson to be a bit heavy handed in his treatment of the accompanyment.

Of course, I could be the crazy one, and the previous reviewers could be right... In my opinion, Bill Evans should be remembered more for moments like, "Isnt it Romantic," track one off of At Shelly's Manne-Hole, than the playing off of these two albums...

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