Jazz for aficionados

It is my Bill Evans day...

i listen to him non stop on my computer with a very good small dac by Hifimedy and my  self powered M-audio AV40 low cost desktop speakers optimized speakers in my "acoustically installed " dedicated corner, i can assure you that Bill Evans "roll" so much well , it is impossible to stop listening him...( and yes a listening on 100 bucks well optimized speakers can almost be audiophile experience they must delivered basic good upper bass for sure for piano listening but my M-audio is the model with a very good bass boost with no distortion , i used diffusion and absorption and a three pieces foldable screen as an acoustic tool and some shungite and quartz on the speakers😁)

He is not a great jazz pianist, there is many others i loved very much, he is one of the greatest i ever listen to , not because he plays better, some plays more virtuoso than him , but no other roll so much well... He is humble and music dedicated as the late Chet Baker was...

The way he play cannot be taught, you feel the "rolling" in ONE or not....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI8zUgR8czI&list=PLnQJF3Qi_4_A1sxJ9O8sIpxKOTsGoe_Ya&index=12

@mahgister 

"rolling" is the integration of melody, rythms, harmonies, IMPROVISING playing micro tonal gestures in ONE single expressive event ...

Ah, OK -- I think I get it, now. Thanks for the further explanation. 

When I listen to Evans, I tend to get so caught up in the emotional expression that other concerns (technique included) simply recede into the background. I suppose his lyrical approach may strike some as overly feminine/lacking in masculine fire /vigor but I'm not one of those. 

Are you familiar with Michele Petrucciani?  He made no secret of the fact that he was strongly influenced by Evans, but he is more playful, more outgoing, more overtly passionate player, with no shortage of technique. A marvelous musician. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFvAmN3Vp7w

I particularly like "The Complete Concert In Germany", which I could not find here  but was able to purchase in Paris.  It does not seem to be available on Youtube, currently. 

I will try it because you recommended it...

😊

I discovered all music slowly in my life journey ...From classical first to world music and jazz last...

Jazz has an enormous output of works... I listen obsessively....Attached to some players  way more than to  others which are great musiciand too ...But the heart dont "think" before loving....

I never really listen to Petrucciani... I will...

Are you familiar with Michele Petrucciani? He made no secret of the fact that he was strongly influenced by Evans, but he is more playful, more outgoing, more overtly passionate player, with no shortage of technique. A marvelous musician.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFvAmN3Vp7w

I particularly like "The Complete Concert In Germany", which I could not find here but was able to purchase in Paris. It does not seem to be available on Youtube, currently.

@mahgister 

In that case, I very much hope you find him to your liking!

I'd be disappointed, should you conclude my ears are "unreliable"    ;o)

Just kidding -- personal taste need not be validated rationally.