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SchubertThat's an astute point you make about Evans sounding like a classical player. I cannot speak directly to this because I am not familiar with bartok's music. But I can tell you I have read in several places and maybe an Evans interview that he practiced playing classical music as an exercise at home. So it stands to reason that when he played professionally this classical influence would come out in his playing. I can't speak to the similarities between jazz and classical music maybe someone like frogman would be better for input on this matter but I do believe you are onto something regarding Bills playing. |
Bill Evans was a classically trained pianist. His training was strictly classical as a young pianist and he graduated from a conservatory with a degree in piano performance. His admitted biggest classical music influence was the music of Gabriel Faure who was one of the earliest Impressionist composers. It is often stated that the influence of Ravel and Debussy, two other Impressionist compsosers, can be heard in his playing. Schubert’s comment about a possible Bartok influence is interesting and I agree. Bill Evan’s use of dissonance is closer to Bartok’s “edginess”. Sound familiar? https://youtu.be/X6BbTo9JaHs |
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Complete Concert At Club Saint Germain I bought the above 2 disc set in 2013. The version of A Night In Tunisia is 17:35 and is basically one long drum solo interspersed with brass and piano/bass bridges. Wiki (not the best source) says that its Kenny Clarke playing the drums on A Night In Tunisia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Blakey_et_les_Jazz-Messengers_au_club_St._Germain However my 2 disc set says 1959 while the above set is from December 1958. My set does have the bongo's in the stretched out percussion jam. The player is listed as unknown on the wiki page. So I'm thinking its the same recording. But the drumming sounds like Art Blakey not Kenny Clarke unless he is trying to imitate Blakey. Here is the set I have; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008X6VRK0/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The wiki page says the entire concert is on a Sony 2015 box set titled The Complete Columbia and RCA Albums Collection. I just ordered this set as it has 8 discs for 20 dollars and I am an Art Blakey completist: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YY03SJ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I can't wait to get it and compare the versions of A Night In Tunisia. I probably have a lot of the material on the 8 discs but for 20 bucks its worth it. There are 4 versions of ANIT on the set. I know it sounds crazy but I'm not buying that wiki jive that its Kenny Clarke playing drums on that 17;35 ANIT that I have. |
