Album: Conversations With Myself by Bill Evans (1963)
Genre: Jazz
Record Label: Verve
Format: Album

Description: Conversations with Myself is a 1963 album by American jazz musician Bill Evans.

Recording with Glenn Gould's piano, CD 318, at studio sessions on February 6 and 9, and May 20, 1963, Evans used the then controversial method of overdubbing three different yet corresponding piano tracks for each song.
Evans followed Conversations with Myself with Further Conversations with Myself (1967) and New Conversations (1978), both recorded in a similar vein.

Artist Background: 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 since Art Tatum and Bud Powell. His use of impressionistic harmony, his inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and his syncopated and polyrhythmic melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists, including Herbie Hancock, Denny Zeitlin, C... Part of the New Jersey, USA music scene. Associated with Jazz movement.

Music Scene: Part of the New Jersey, USA music scene. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: Jazz, 1960s, Album, Verve

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Conversations with Myself is a 1963 album by American jazz musician Bill Evans.

Recording with Glenn Gould's piano, CD 318, at studio sessions on February 6 and 9, and May 20, 1963, Evans used the then controversial method of overdubbing three different yet corresponding piano tracks for each song.
Evans followed Conversations with Myself with Further Conversations with Myself (1967) and New Conversations (1978), both recorded in a similar vein.

Conversations With Myself

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