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Product details
- ISBN 9780300097276
- Weight: 281g
- Dimensions: 127 x 197mm
- Publication Date: 11 Aug 2002
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A comprehensive biography of the brilliant jazz composer and pianist Bill Evans
This enthralling book is the first biography in English of Bill Evans (1929–1980), one of the most influential of all jazz pianists. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans’s life (the personal tragedies and commercial successes), his musicmaking (technique, compositional methods, and approach to group playing), and his legacy. The book also includes a full discography and dozens of photographs.
This enthralling book is the first biography in English of Bill Evans (1929–1980), one of the most influential of all jazz pianists. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans’s life (the personal tragedies and commercial successes), his musicmaking (technique, compositional methods, and approach to group playing), and his legacy. The book also includes a full discography and dozens of photographs.
Peter Pettinger was an international concert pianist for more than twenty-five years. His many recordings include the Bartók sonatas with the violinist Sándor Végh, the Elgar sonata and a jazz album with the violinist Nigel Kennedy, and Elgar’s works for solo piano.
