tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post9143036351805497466..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: The Universal Mind of Bill EvansSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-79417814962429260692013-01-28T08:53:00.566-05:002013-01-28T08:53:00.566-05:00Steve,
A little late with this, but here is a lin...Steve,<br /><br />A little late with this, but here is a link to an NPR "Piano Jazz" show from many years ago. Bill Evans at his best:<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=92185496&m=170237561Michael Baconhttp://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Bacon/1316725989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-70235658432663174032012-12-30T20:25:32.794-05:002012-12-30T20:25:32.794-05:00Not quite the same, I know, but I saw the Keith Ja...Not quite the same, I know, but I saw the Keith Jarrett Trio in Newark a few weeks back. Really something special. Also almost all of the trio recordings.David Backushttp://profiles.google.com/david.backusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-75976236303409996342012-12-30T04:35:53.038-05:002012-12-30T04:35:53.038-05:00Aren't musicians more likely to be addicts? Th...Aren't musicians more likely to be addicts? The explanation is that music good to the extent it is affecting and requires affection to play well? No. The result is emotional wrecks. Because music affects artificially the world would be better without it.gide07noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-4754096740839326302012-12-29T23:49:20.078-05:002012-12-29T23:49:20.078-05:00As a jazz musician myself (I play piano and guitar...As a jazz musician myself (I play piano and guitar), I've always found Bill Evan's drug abuse difficult to reconcile with his obvious musical talent (and perhaps even genius). Although highly educated and also an autodidact, he seemed deeply troubled by personal demons. <br /><br />He probably had a high IQ but seriously high psychoticism, too.Jay Hamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-13062097359367330132012-12-26T22:33:27.019-05:002012-12-26T22:33:27.019-05:00White vs black jazz. When Monk wasn't jazzy as...White vs black jazz. When Monk wasn't jazzy as in his Greatest Hits he was the greatest and that he is W. Marsalis's favorite makes perfect sense. But when he got jazzy, to me, a white guy, it was crap.gide07noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-78201337058233150122012-12-26T19:35:27.368-05:002012-12-26T19:35:27.368-05:00What a wonderful find. Thanks!What a wonderful find. Thanks!tractalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-29690278837956763722012-12-26T13:12:18.671-05:002012-12-26T13:12:18.671-05:00One of the best jazz pianists ever. Thanks Steve!...One of the best jazz pianists ever. Thanks Steve! Have a great holiday.Michael Baconnoreply@blogger.com