The Bill Evans Trio
- Styles:
- Post Bop, Modal, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Bop
Best The Bill Evans Trio Albums
Leader albums ranked by reissues and demand.
Timeline
Key The Bill Evans Trio studio albums by decade, with the labels and styles that define each period.
| Decade | Key albums | Labels | Styles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s |
| Riverside Records | Post Bop |
| 1960s |
| Riverside Records, Verve Records | Post Bop, Modal, Cool Jazz |
| 1970s |
| Fantasy | Contemporary Jazz, Cool Jazz |
| 1980s |
| Fantasy, Affinity, Zeta Records, Alfa Jazz | Post Bop, Modal, Bop |
| 1990s |
| Timeless Records, Editions Atlas, Royal Jazz, Dreyfus Jazz | Post Bop, Modal |
| 2010s |
| Fantasy | Cool Jazz, Post Bop |
| 2020s |
| Craft Recordings | Modal |
Albums by Style
Top albums grouped by style.
Post Bop
Modal
On A Friday Evening
The Bill Evans Trio
2021
Craft Recordings
Live In Buenos Aires 1979
The Bill Evans Trio
1979
Yellow Note Records
Consecration II - Last
The Bill Evans Trio
1989
Alfa Jazz
Cool Jazz
Crosscurrents
The Bill Evans Trio
1978
Fantasy
Turn Out The Stars
The Bill Evans Trio
1996
Warner Bros. Records
On A Monday Evening
The Bill Evans Trio
2017
Fantasy
But Beautiful
The Bill Evans Trio
Oldis
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The Bill Evans Trio Discography
The Bill Evans Trio studio albums as leader and sideman.
Total: 32 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bill Evans Trio | Everybody Digs Bill Evans | Riverside Records | Leader | Post Bop | 1959 |
| Miles Davis | Kind Of Blue | Columbia | Sideman | Modal | 1959 |
| The Bill Evans Trio | Portrait In Jazz | Riverside Records | Leader | Post Bop | 1960 |
| The Bill Evans Trio | Explorations | Riverside Records | Leader | Post Bop | 1961 |
| Shelly Manne, Bill Evans, Monty Budwig | Empathy | Verve Records | Leader | Hard Bop | 1962 |
| The Bill Evans Trio | Moon Beams | Riverside Records | Leader | Cool Jazz | 1962 |
| The Bill Evans Trio, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian | Waltz For Debby | Riverside Records | Leader | Post Bop | 1962 |
| The Bill Evans Trio | How My Heart Sings | Riverside Records | Leader | Post Bop | 1964 |
| Herbie Mann, The Bill Evans Trio | Nirvana | Atlantic | Leader | Cool Jazz | 1964 |
| The Bill Evans Trio | Trio '65 | Verve Records | Leader | 1965 | |
| The Bill Evans Trio | At Shelly's Manne-Hole, Hollywood, California | Riverside Records | Leader | Post Bop | 1966 |
| The Bill Evans Trio | Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra | Verve Records | Leader | Post Bop | 1966 |
| The Bill Evans Trio | Bill Evans At Town Hall (Volume One) | Verve Records | Leader | Post Bop | 1967 |
| Bill Evans | At The Montreux Jazz Festival | Verve Records | Leader | 1968 | |
| The Bill Evans Trio | Since We Met | Fantasy | Leader | Contemporary Jazz | 1976 |
| Bill Evans | Autumn Leaves | International Joker Production | Leader | 1977 | |
| The Bill Evans Trio, Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh | Crosscurrents | Fantasy | Leader | Cool Jazz | 1978 |
| The Bill Evans Trio | I Will Say Goodbye | Fantasy | Leader | Post Bop | 1980 |
| The Bill Evans Trio | Quiet Now | Affinity | Leader | Bop | 1981 |
| Bill Evans | California Here I Come | Verve Records | Leader | 1982 |
The Bill Evans Trio Collaborations
Players they worked with most often, as leader and as sideman.
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Evans | Piano | 87 |
| Eddie Gomez | Bass | 33 |
| Marc Johnson | Bass | 29 |
| Joe LaBarbera | Drums | 26 |
| Chuck Israels | Bass | 16 |
| Marty Morell | Drums | 16 |
| Larry Bunker | Drums | 12 |
| Eliot Zigmund | Drums | 12 |
| "Philly" Joe Jones | Drums | 11 |
| Paul Motian | Drums | 8 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| "Philly" Joe Jones | Drums | 2 |
| Paul Motian | Drums | 2 |
| Bill Evans | Piano | 2 |
| Kon & Amir | DJ Mix | 1 |
| Lee Konitz | Alto Saxophone | 1 |
| Charlie Haden | Bass | 1 |
| Beaver Harris | Drums | 1 |
| Keith Jarrett | Piano | 1 |
| Chet Baker | Trumpet | 1 |
| Chuck Israels | Contrabass | 1 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Style and genre mix across their releases.
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Post Bop | 16 | 50% |
| Modal | 11 | 34.4% |
| Cool Jazz | 4 | 12.5% |
| Hard Bop | 1 | 3.1% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 1 | 3.1% |
| Bop | 1 | 3.1% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 32 | 100% |
Top Labels
Labels with the most releases in their catalog.
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Riverside Records | 7 |
| Verve Records | 6 |
| Fantasy | 4 |
| Alfa Jazz | 2 |
| Timeless Records | 2 |
| Columbia | 1 |
| Atlantic | 1 |
| International Joker Production | 1 |
| Affinity | 1 |
| Zeta Records | 1 |
Key Personnel
Frequent producers, engineers, and studio credits.
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 20 |
| Creed Taylor | Producer | 5 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer, Liner Notes | 3 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer | 3 |
| Ken Deardoff | Design [Album] | 3 |
| Helen Keane | Producer | 3 |
| David Turner | Mastered By | 3 |
| Phil Carroll | Art Direction | 3 |
| Phil Bray | Photography By | 3 |
| Jack Higgins | Engineer | 2 |