Epistrophe

January 15, 2025

Waltzing

In 2025, it will be forty-five years since the death of pianist Bill Evans, an icon of jazz and a pioneer in redefining the parameters of the piano trio, but archival releases of his live work continue to appear, largely through the efforts of the Resonance and Elemental labels. These CDs, spanning the 1960s and 1970s in varying sound quality, contain a wide sampling of the covers and originals that comprised his repertoire. One can hear the evolution of his harmonic approach in arrangements through a span of releases from Tales: Live in Copenhagen in 1964 to his late trio performances on Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert at the Teatro General San Martin. These discs have added subtle nuances to Evans’s already voluminous catalog. They are a tribute to the talent and contributions of a jazz legend.

     Below is Dark Hollow’s tribute to Evans – a cover of “Waltz for Debby” from the early 2000s, interpreted with instrumentation not commonly employed for this jazz classic – acoustic and electric guitars, accordion, mandolin and organ augmenting the more standard electric piano, bass and percussion.

“Waltz for Debby”

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