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American jazz saxophonist

Person · Open Library

Born
1944
Works
36

Top works

  • A nation of shopkeepers
  • The Universes of E. E. Smith
  • Consulting for Real People
  • Bill Evans - 19 Arrangements for Solo Piano
  • Mastery of Bill Evans

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1929-08-16
Active to
1980-09-15
1950s1960s1970samericancool jazzhard bop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,186,403
Total plays
27,848,577

Tags

jazzjazz pianopianobebopFusion

There are at least three artists with this name: a jazz pianist, a jazz saxophonist and a banjo player. 1.) Bill Evans (born William John Evans; 16th August 1929-15th September 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the twentieth century. Along with McCoy Tyner and Oscar Peterson, he was the force behind the biggest evolution in jazz piano since Art Tatum and Bud Powell. His use of impressionistic harmony, his inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire <a href="https:/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bill
Family name
Evans
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Clarendon Hills
Occupation
vocalist
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
saxophone
Record label
Blue Note
Official website
billevanssax.com
Image
Bill Evans & The Spykillers! feat. Wolfgang Haffner- Leverkusener Jazztage 2019-2713.jpg
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Commons category
Bill Evans (saxophonist)
start of work period
1980-00-00
date of birth
1958-02-08
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