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Bill Evans Vs. Keith Jarret

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Ian McElroy

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Feb 18, 2001, 12:43:30 AM2/18/01
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Just a poll, nothing too important just wondering who does everyone like
more Jarret or Evans.

Votes will be tallied in one week.


crib

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Feb 18, 2001, 1:38:10 AM2/18/01
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as long as it's just a "who do you like more" poll -- as opposed to some "who's
a better pianist" nonsense -- i can dig it. i'll be interested to see the
results, if you get enough people to participate.

put me down for evans.

crib

HeyJude

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Feb 18, 2001, 2:00:15 AM2/18/01
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I like both..but I believe that Bill Evans influenced Jarrett, so, the
point is basically mute.

K.C.

Erin Evans

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Feb 18, 2001, 3:32:51 AM2/18/01
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I think my answer to that question is obvious.
Erin

BudBold

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Feb 18, 2001, 4:22:47 AM2/18/01
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"Ian McElroy" <iandm...@home.com> wrote in message
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> Just a poll, nothing too important just wondering who does everyone like
> more Jarret or Evans.
>
> Votes will be tallied in one week.
>
Evans.Evans.Evans.
(does that count as 3 votes ?)

crib

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Feb 18, 2001, 5:32:02 AM2/18/01
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k.c. writes:

<< Bill Evans influenced Jarrett, so, the point is basically mute. >>

huh? how does that make the point moot?

coleman hawkins and lester young influenced just about everyone who's picked up
a saxophone since. if i had to list ten of my favorite saxophonists, i doubt
either of them would be mentioned.

the question isn't who's more important -- just who do you personally enjoy
more. just 'cause barry harris comes from bud powell doesn't mean i can't
prefer harris' playing. (by the way, if you haven't heard, harris has a new
album out with his trio -- george mraz & leroy williams -- on venus records.
great stuff, that. while you're at it, check out david hazeltine's horace
silver tribute on venus -- also terrific.)

crib

bkn...@verio.net

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Feb 18, 2001, 7:49:40 AM2/18/01
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On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 01:00:15 -0600, HeyJude <mp3...@hotmail.com>
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moot.
"Someone likes every shot"
bk


Hal Vickery

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Feb 18, 2001, 7:58:33 AM2/18/01
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Evans.
nsmf

Monk5by5

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Feb 18, 2001, 8:14:35 AM2/18/01
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Paul Bley

Top Catt

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Feb 18, 2001, 8:35:38 AM2/18/01
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They're both way, way, down near the bottom of my list (based on
my personal tastes, not on whether they're "good" or "bad"
pianists). Eric just made a listening suggestion of Red Garland,
and I'd certainly rather hear him than either Evans or Jarrett.
Or, in no particular order, I'd also rather hear Tyner, Taylor,
Byard, Hines, Tatum, Powell, Monk, Nichols, Silver, Garner,
Hancock, Cables, Hyman, Weston--you get the idea. If I continued,
I'd probably have to add another dozen names before I even got to
Evans and Jarrett. Basically, I don't listen to either of them,
except for Evans when he happens to be on a Miles Davis album.

T.C.

Tim

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Feb 18, 2001, 10:19:35 AM2/18/01
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On 18 Feb 2001 06:38:10 GMT, crib...@aol.com.go.away (crib) wrote:

Nichols.
/tim
sixti...@yahoo.com

Anatole40

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Feb 18, 2001, 11:47:10 AM2/18/01
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Horace Tapscott

PETER GILLESPIE

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Feb 18, 2001, 12:25:51 PM2/18/01
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why the hell can't people stay on point? if you don't want to deal
with the question, just "lay out" on this one. (yeah i know, this
post is also "off point".

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Top Catt wrote in message ...

Top Catt

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Feb 18, 2001, 12:44:55 PM2/18/01
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In article <zATj6.1916$Yl1.146031@bgtnsc06-
news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, rat...@worldnet.att.net says...

> why the hell can't people stay on point? if you don't want to deal
> with the question, just "lay out" on this one. (yeah i know, this
> post is also "off point".

And why do other people have to be scolds? If you don't like what
I write, don't read my posts--or killfile me if you like. I
couldn't care less.

T.C.

Dfrankjazz

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Feb 18, 2001, 1:10:56 PM2/18/01
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IMHO, it's truly between Picasso and Monet. I beleive that KJ is God's
dispensation to the piano in our generation.

Dave Frank

Tmcm99

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Feb 18, 2001, 2:31:22 PM2/18/01
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Jarrett gets my vote.
rec.music.gdead

Richard Whitehouse

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Feb 18, 2001, 2:41:40 PM2/18/01
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Hal Vickery

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>Horace Tapscott

Having celebrated the 28th anniversary of my first day of teaching last Monday,
I must commend those of you who pay absolutely no attention to the question
that was asked. It does my heart good to see that things haven't changed over
that time.
nsmf

Josh Dougherty

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crib <crib...@aol.com.go.away> wrote in message
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Exactly right crib. If the only criteria was about who influenced who, then
only the very earliest people in any genre would automaticly be the
greatest, and there would be no reason to even continue. Bolden and
Armstrong would always have to be the greatest because they were first, but
IMO that doesn't mean that everyone is going to *like* them more. I'd
usually prefer to listen to Miles. Hawkins or Bechet would automaticly be
*better than* John Coltrane, but I'd usually prefer to listen to Coltrane.
Monteverdi or Bach would automaticly be the better than Mozart or Wagner,
but that doesn't mean everyone is going to like them more. I don't really
agree with the "1st is best" kind of thinking. Sometimes the later people
could be considered "better" for the simple reason that they were able to
use the earlier people's contributions and improve on things from there.

BTW, I'd probably vote for Evans, but I like them both.

Josh


Top Catt

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Feb 18, 2001, 4:23:48 PM2/18/01
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In article <20010218145134...@ng-mq1.aol.com>,
ns...@aol.comnospam says...

Coming up on my 21st high school reunion this year, it does *my*
heart good to see that teachers hven't changed any, either. A
quote that seems appropriate here (the context is a teacher
addressing a room full of junior high students--he's just shut
off their televised lesson):

--All right let's have order here, order...! he'd reached the set
himself and snapped it into darkness. --Put on the lights there
now. Before we go any further here, has it ever occured to any of
you that all this is simply one grand misunderstanding? Since
you're not here to learn anything, but to be taught so that you
can pass these tests, knowledege has to be organized so that it
can be taught, and it has to be reduced to information so that it
can be organized do you follow that? In other words this leads
you to assume that organization is an inherent property of the
knowledge itself, and that disorder and chaos are simply
irrelevant forces that threaten it from outside. In fact, it's
exactly the opposite. Order is simply a thin, perilous condition
we try to impose on the basic reality of chaos...

--But we didn't have any of this, you...

--That's why you're having it now! Just once, if you could, if
somebody in this class could stop fighting off the idea of trying
to think. [...]

(From "J R," by William Gaddis [Knopf, 1975])

---------------------------------------------

Gotta stick to that old lesson plan--how dare someone give
something other than a direct answer to a question!

T.C.

Ian McElroy

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Feb 18, 2001, 5:42:20 PM2/18/01
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good point but who's your vote for?
and it is just who's your favorite, excluding jarret's wonderful vocal
talent, ahem.

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Ian McElroy

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Feb 18, 2001, 5:49:15 PM2/18/01
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Hey,
I just did this little poll because it is an argument me and my friend have
every once and a while at school. It's just a silly little poll to see who
likes whom more and the more popular get nothing but recognition. It's not
who's technique is better, it's who you like more. I know it's a liitle low
brow for some people to put up such a silly thing but, hey... why not.

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CineStudy

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Feb 18, 2001, 6:14:25 PM2/18/01
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Personally I look forward to seeing McCoy Tyner playing solo at the Jazz
Bakery in La La Landthis week playing from his "Roots" album were he will play
Tatum, Powell, Monk, Evans, Jarret and himself. I think McCoy delivers the
answer that was originally asked for this ridicules poll with his selections.

Rick

crib

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Feb 18, 2001, 7:40:51 PM2/18/01
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ian mcelroy asks:

<< good point but who's your vote for? >>

i was the first to reply. i voted for evans.

crib

Funkifized

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Feb 18, 2001, 7:59:58 PM2/18/01
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I also feel that Jarret is a wonderful pianist of today, but I think Evans
gets my vote. I really like what he did with harmony, and his overall feel.

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Top Catt

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In article <20010218194051...@ng-mf1.aol.com>,
crib...@aol.com.go.away says...

I voted for Nader--who's now playing cocktail-lounge piano
(badly) at the Marriott Turnpike Motel in Whippany, New Jersey.
Hey, a man's got to make a living...

T.C.

Curt Plumb

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Feb 19, 2001, 12:00:19 AM2/19/01
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Evans, in a hearbeat!

Adam Bravo

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Feb 19, 2001, 12:35:17 AM2/19/01
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Evans.

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Nils

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Feb 19, 2001, 1:07:10 AM2/19/01
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Top Catt wrote:
>
> I voted for Nader--who's now playing cocktail-lounge piano
> (badly) at the Marriott Turnpike Motel in Whippany, New Jersey.
> Hey, a man's got to make a living...

yeah, i saw him there last week. he was singing a
sorrowful ballad about the depletion of old-growth
forests by piano-makers.

Tom Walls

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>

Touche! Jarret but only Jarret on piano and *not* the solo Jarret.
--
Tom Walls
the guy at the Temple of Zeus
http://www.arts.cornell.edu/zeus/
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PETER GILLESPIE

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Feb 19, 2001, 5:45:30 PM2/19/01
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i couldn't care less that you couldn't care less. glad we agree on
something at least! there are two realities you don't "get":
1. you can open your OWN thread at any time on any topic.
2. nobody can know what you've written until they have
READ IT first.
this is my last post on this subject since it's not my intention to
distract from the original question, which remains "who do
you like more, jarrett or evans?

==========================

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Marc Sabatella

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Feb 19, 2001, 5:39:58 PM2/19/01
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For what it's worth, I rarely see the value in comparing two musicians
unless they are trying to accomplish exactly the same thing. To the extent
one could say Jarrett and Evans cover the same territory when Jarrett is
doing his "Standards Trio", I'd say I generally prefer Evans. But then,
Evans has never done anything remotely like the rest of Jarrett's output,
from the 70's quartets to the solo improvisations to the classical albums,
so when I'm in the mood for that, I'm obviously going to have to choose
Jarrett.

--------------
Marc Sabatella
ma...@outsideshore.com

Check out my latest CD, "Falling Grace"
Also "A Jazz Improvisation Primer", Sounds, Scores, & More:
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Stoney End

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Feb 19, 2001, 8:56:49 PM2/19/01
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As a whole I prefer Evans. But Jarret has some great moments. I hate
his vampy stuff though. Evans also limited the bass and drum solos more
which is better for my tastes.

Hal Vickery

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>For what it's worth, I rarely see the value in comparing two musicians
>unless they are trying to accomplish exactly the same thing. To the extent
>one could say Jarrett and Evans cover the same territory when Jarrett is
>doing his "Standards Trio", I'd say I generally prefer Evans. But then,
>Evans has never done anything remotely like the rest of Jarrett's output,
>from the 70's quartets to the solo improvisations to the classical albums,
>so when I'm in the mood for that, I'm obviously going to have to choose
>Jarrett.

FWIW, I really don't think this thread is about comparing. I think it's more
about taste. If I had my druthers, I'd have voted for Gene Harris, Bud Powell,
Art Tatum, Jaki Byard, or Earl Hines over either of them...not to mention James
P. Johnson or Fats Waller or Teddy Wilson or Mel Powell or Thelonious Monk.

nsmf

H. Loess

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Feb 20, 2001, 12:21:14 AM2/20/01
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"Marc Sabatella" <ma...@outsideshore.com> wrote:

>For what it's worth, I rarely see the value in comparing two musicians
>unless they are trying to accomplish exactly the same thing. To the extent
>one could say Jarrett and Evans cover the same territory when Jarrett is
>doing his "Standards Trio", I'd say I generally prefer Evans. But then,
>Evans has never done anything remotely like the rest of Jarrett's output,
>from the 70's quartets to the solo improvisations to the classical albums,
>so when I'm in the mood for that, I'm obviously going to have to choose
>Jarrett.

So do you like it here, or in the summertime?

--
Henry L.
hlo...@pipeline.com

H. Loess

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Feb 20, 2001, 12:34:59 AM2/20/01
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Top Catt <top_c...@hotmail.com> wrote:

I bet he could if he tried, but if T.C. won't defend his right to decline
the false dichotomy, I will.

If forced to stay "on point", however, I'd agree with Steve - Paul Bley.

--
Henry L.
hlo...@pipeline.com

H. Loess

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Top Catt <top_c...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>They're both way, way, down near the bottom of my list (based on
>my personal tastes, not on whether they're "good" or "bad"
>pianists). Eric just made a listening suggestion of Red Garland,
>and I'd certainly rather hear him than either Evans or Jarrett.
>Or, in no particular order, I'd also rather hear Tyner, Taylor,
>Byard, Hines, Tatum, Powell, Monk, Nichols, Silver, Garner,
>Hancock, Cables, Hyman, Weston--you get the idea. If I continued,
>I'd probably have to add another dozen names before I even got to
>Evans and Jarrett. Basically, I don't listen to either of them,
>except for Evans when he happens to be on a Miles Davis album.

Agreed, except that if you confine it to 'when they happen to be on a Miles
Davis album', I'd have to go with Jarrett (c.f. "At Fillmore").

--
Henry L.
hlo...@pipeline.com

H. Loess

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Feb 20, 2001, 12:45:02 AM2/20/01
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ns...@aol.comnospam (Hal Vickery) wrote:

'smatter, cat got your druthers?

--
Henry L.
hlo...@pipeline.com

Robert Schuh

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Feb 20, 2001, 2:09:06 AM2/20/01
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Ian McElroy wrote:

> Just a poll, nothing too important just wondering who does everyone like
> more Jarret or Evans.
>
> Votes will be tallied in one week.

Both are wonderful, but I listen to Jarrett far more.


--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

"The meek shall inherit nothing" - Zappa


Robert Schuh

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HeyJude wrote:

> On 18 Feb 2001 06:38:10 GMT, crib...@aol.com.go.away (crib) wrote:
>
> >as long as it's just a "who do you like more" poll -- as opposed to some "who's
> >a better pianist" nonsense -- i can dig it. i'll be interested to see the
> >results, if you get enough people to participate.
> >
> >put me down for evans.
> >
> >crib
>
> I like both..but I believe that Bill Evans influenced Jarrett, so, the
> point is basically mute.
>
> K.C.

This makes no sense at all. Are you saying that no one can be better or preferred to
anyone who went before them?

Robert Schuh

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Feb 20, 2001, 2:12:08 AM2/20/01
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Top Catt wrote:

> They're both way, way, down near the bottom of my list (based on
> my personal tastes, not on whether they're "good" or "bad"
> pianists). Eric just made a listening suggestion of Red Garland,
> and I'd certainly rather hear him than either Evans or Jarrett.
> Or, in no particular order, I'd also rather hear Tyner, Taylor,
> Byard, Hines, Tatum, Powell, Monk, Nichols, Silver, Garner,
> Hancock, Cables, Hyman, Weston--you get the idea. If I continued,
> I'd probably have to add another dozen names before I even got to
> Evans and Jarrett. Basically, I don't listen to either of them,
> except for Evans when he happens to be on a Miles Davis album.
>

> T.C.

Wow,
I wonder what this guy's bias is?

Robert Schuh

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Hal Vickery wrote:

Needless to say, you stopped listening to music 50 years ago.

Ulf Åbjörnsson

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Feb 20, 2001, 3:01:01 AM2/20/01
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Robert Schuh skrev ...

> Needless to say, you stopped listening to music 50 years ago.
> Robert Schuh
>
I see the eloquent Mr Shoe with all the good arguments is back. Sigh!

Ulf


Ian McElroy

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Feb 20, 2001, 7:55:45 PM2/20/01
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I like other guy's better than these two as well but, your way of the point
and therefore an idiot. The vote is wich of these two do you like better,
not who in the past fifty years had faster fingers in milliseconds, or who
influenced who. It's just a silly little poll between TWO great pianists.
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CineStudy

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Feb 20, 2001, 9:16:07 PM2/20/01
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Evans,

Rick

crib

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Feb 20, 2001, 9:26:12 PM2/20/01
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this poll has done an excellent job.

it seems clear to me now that its goal was not to rate jarrett as compared to
evans, but rather to demonstrate that many rec.music.bluenote participants take
things WAAAAAY too f@#king seriously.

collect stamps, folks. stress relief is *not* over-rated.

crib

Top Catt

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Collect stamps, crib? I digitally restore old photographs and go
target-shooting, myself. Both are very relaxing hobbies--now,
with stamp-collecting, you can always wind up in a battle with
other philatelists over who or what belongs on the stamps; and
those guys are more vicious than British footballers! :-)

T.C.

Steve Solomon

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Feb 20, 2001, 10:47:54 PM2/20/01
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Will never forget Evans' live solo performace back in 71 or 2. He's the
man!

---------Steve

Hal Vickery

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Feb 20, 2001, 11:17:10 PM2/20/01
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>Robert Schuh r...@rschuh.com wrote:

<snip>

>Needless to say, you stopped listening to music 50 years ago.

No, I said the people I named were people I'd prefer to listen to before either
Evans or Jarrett. I also should have named Bobby Enriquez and Monty Alexander.


nsmf

Eric

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Feb 21, 2001, 2:17:39 AM2/21/01
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Top Catt wrote:

> > collect stamps, folks. stress relief is *not* over-rated.
> >
> > crib
>
> Collect stamps, crib? I digitally restore old photographs and go
> target-shooting, myself. Both are very relaxing hobbies--now,
> with stamp-collecting, you can always wind up in a battle with
> other philatelists over who or what belongs on the stamps; and
> those guys are more vicious than British footballers! :-)

For stress relief, try an eight foot piece of balsa/styrofoam versus
your nearest ocean (mine being the Pacific.)


--
[Remove bodies from address for email.]
{Friends don't let friends cross post.}

Brian Kerns

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Feb 21, 2001, 2:17:45 AM2/21/01
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Jarrett and Evans are my two favorite players right now. I actually like
listening and comparing the two on the same tunes. Jarrett has recorded many of
the same tunes as Evans and similar arrangements so it is kind of fun to do. I
really have only listend to Jarrett's trio playing and one solo record, all
standard tunes.

I agree with the vamping comment on Jarrett, it gets to be kind of like nails on
a chalk board, feels so good when its done. I think he has a lot more music to
contribute in the following years and I will be there listening. I really like
the trio playing on the Standards Vol XX. Someone mentioned that they did not
like his solo playing. I have a copy of "The Melody Alone with You" (I think
that's what it's called), and if it were just a little smoother and more lush,
you would swear it was Evans except better recording quality.

Evans, on the other hand is the source. It is hard for me to listen to Jarrett
without hearing Evans especially the ballads and even in his arrangements. For
me, Evans' solo playing is the real deal. There is no better in setting a mood
and taking you on a tour through a tune. It is so gentle and subtle. When its
all done and you reflect, you feel you've been somewhere. That is the element
that I am trying to develop in my playing. If anyone can suggest other records
or artists, I would be appreciative.

The other issue for me is the sonic quality of the recordings. The Jarrett
records I have are of excellent quality, (even with the singing). I have some
solo recordings of Evans that has some very substantial music on it but the
quality of the recording is so bad I have a hard time getting through the
record. Well, take Sunday at the Village Vanguard for instance. How could people
talk and jingle their glasses through those performances? That one is marginal
but I have some recording where he has overdubbed a second part, amazing to
listen to him comp behind himself, but the distortion on the recording hurts, I
actually feel pain.

Also, no one has mentioned Oscar Peterson. Obviously a different style but also
important. I like his very inside style of soloing, blues, and rhythmic
accuracy. He swings like a M.F. I don't have any solo of him though.

So my tally goes like this, Jarrett for sound quality and trio, Evans for solo,
trio and soul.

Evans gets my vote today overall. But I suspect as my record collection grows
with more Jarrett, who knows what that guy will come up with next, I may change
my mind.

-Brian

Marcel-Franck Simon

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Feb 21, 2001, 1:23:48 AM2/21/01
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Ian McElroy (iandm...@home.com) wrote:
: Just a poll, nothing too important just wondering who does everyone like
: more Jarret or Evans.

: Votes will be tallied in one week.

Polls suck.
--
Marcel-Franck Simon Hewlett Packard
"Papa Loko, ou se' van, wa pouse'-n ale' Florham Park, NJ
Nou se' papiyon, n'a pote' nouvel bay Agwe'" min...@fpk.hp.com

Bob

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Feb 21, 2001, 11:36:57 AM2/21/01
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On Wed, 21 Feb 2001 07:17:45 GMT, Brian Kerns <BKe...@intint.com>
wrote:

>I agree with the vamping comment on Jarrett...

>...Someone mentioned that they did not like his solo playing.

Then they have not listened to the Koln Concert.

Part I is completely addictive.

Bob Knauer


---
Democracy is a form of religion - the worship of jackals by jackasses.
--H.L.Mencken

puck

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On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 00:32:51 -0800 (PST), erin...@webtv.net (Erin
Evans) stood up, raised ones hand and gleefully exclaimed:

>I think my answer to that question is obvious.
>Erin

so who do you like then ?!?
we have these really good looking girls living next door, one of them
looks a lot like meg ryan and often comes around to loot my drinks
cabinet when drunk... anyway, she wanted to know who bill evans was
looking at my cd tower.. so naturally, i player her 'boy next door' by
bill. she was impressed :)

puck

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puck

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Feb 21, 2001, 2:37:05 PM2/21/01
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On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 18:07:55 -0800, Top Catt <top_c...@hotmail.com>

stood up, raised ones hand and gleefully exclaimed:


>I voted for Nader--who's now playing cocktail-lounge piano
>(badly) at the Marriott Turnpike Motel in Whippany, New Jersey.
>Hey, a man's got to make a living...

hey, at least you have some jazz near you :)

Erin Evans

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Feb 21, 2001, 9:38:18 PM2/21/01
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Puck,
I like Jarrett very much but, considering the family ties, blood is
thicker than the Koln Concert. I would have been an Evans fan w/o the
family connection. I just got more exposure to his music than most while
growing up (although, in my youth, I was pretty disinterested and
followed the usual rock and roll path. It wasn't until later in life
that I really began to appreciate his work). And his relationship w/ my
father was quite close. So I have an apparent bias and subjectivity to
the question posed (but I hope I am not disqualified from the poll :-)).
But just for the record, my vote goes to Bill Evans (surprise).
Hope the neighbors at least leave a couple of bottles behind.
Erin

Re: Bill Evans Vs. Keith Jarret



erin...@webtv.net (Erin Evans) stood up, raised ones hand and
gleefully exclaimed:
I think my answer to that question is obvious. Erin

Puck asked then introduced us to his brazen (but cute) neighbors:

CineStudy

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Feb 22, 2001, 12:36:58 AM2/22/01
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After seeing McCoy Tyner last night at the Jazz Bakery in L.A. change by vote
from Evans to a write in for the real McCoy.

Rick

Joe Finn

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Feb 22, 2001, 1:48:31 AM2/22/01
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Erin Evans wrote:

> It wasn't until later in life
> that I really began to appreciate his work

As great admirer of the work of your uncle, I would be very much interested
in your views, observations and anecdotes. ...joe


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Erin Evans

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Feb 22, 2001, 2:47:10 AM2/22/01
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Joe,
I am not a professional musician so I can't speak w/ any kind of
expertise on his technique. But feel free to email me if you wish and I
will try to answer any questions or address any particular areas of
interest you may have.
I am glad to hear his music has meaning for you (as it does for me too).
Erin

Re: Bill Evans Vs. Keith Jarret

Group: rec.music.bluenote Date: Thu, Feb 22, 2001, 1:48am (PST+3) From:
ttc1...@taconic.net (Joe Finn)



Erin Evans wrote:
    It wasn't until later in life

that I really began to appreciate his work.

puck

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Feb 22, 2001, 7:10:20 AM2/22/01
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On Wed, 21 Feb 2001 18:38:18 -0800 (PST), erin...@webtv.net (Erin

Evans) stood up, raised ones hand and gleefully exclaimed:

heya,

And his relationship w/ my
>father was quite close. So I have an apparent bias and subjectivity to
>the question posed (but I hope I am not disqualified from the poll :-)).
>But just for the record, my vote goes to Bill Evans (surprise).

i think if i had been related to such a giant i would be biased too.

i am in no way qualified to talk about the relative merits of evans,
jarrett or any of the giants simply because my age and pedigree (have
only been easing myself into jazz over the last five years) leaves me
with a lot more listening, feeling and reading to do before i can even
start to talk intelligently about jazz. however, i do see the genius
in both pianists. i would call evans pleasurable and jarrett
beautiful. it would be a futile argument to work out which one of
those adjectives is more alluring but i think it was the new england
spinster who wrote, 'the heart asks for pleasure first...'

basically, when i listen to evans it is like listening to a flow of
colours that turn into emotion. 'some other time', one of my favourite
evans pieces is very much like that. you just sit there and stare at
the ceiling and wonder what is going on and why is everything so
serene and magical. that is why i find evans pleasurable. also because
ailsa loves him!

jarrett on the other hand is exquisite (her comment, not mine). i do
not know what to think of the koln concert or the album changeless.
they are a cochopholy of untravesed emotions that remain uncharted,
there is a sense of the 'heavens' in these albums. they are more
fulfilling than then colourful. i said to ailsa that she reminded me
of 'part II b' from the koln concert. she said it was beautiful.

so i can not really make up my mind. i think i would have found it
very difficult if either of the two hadn't existed...

>Hope the neighbors at least leave a couple of bottles behind.

well, i only tend to have wine at home and for that matter rioja.. and
once you open a bottle it just has to be consumed :)

yours

crib

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Feb 22, 2001, 8:39:20 AM2/22/01
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puck offers:

<< i am in no way qualified to talk about the relative merits of evans, jarrett
or any of the giants simply because my age and pedigree (have only been easing
myself into jazz over the last five years) leaves me with a lot more listening,
feeling and reading to do before i can even start to talk intelligently about
jazz. >>

judging by what comments you have made, you're off to a pretty damned good
start.

crib

Bradley Evans

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Feb 22, 2001, 8:55:43 AM2/22/01
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Ian McElroy writes:
>Just a poll, nothing too important just wondering who does everyone like
>more Jarret or Evans.
>
>Votes will be tallied in one week.

I have to confess to not knowing much about either of them. The first Keith
Jarrett CD I bought was the truly wretched _Belonging_ on ECM, with the most
horrid smooth jazz soprano sax playing, courtesy of Jan Garbarek, this side
of Kenny G. Next I tried _Fort Yawuh_ on Impulse, which I enjoy a great deal.
Thus far, however, I can't decide if I like it because of Jarrett's playing
or in spite of him (I'm a big Charlie Haden and Dewey Redman fan so it's a
no-brainer that I would like this album).

The only Bill Evans album I've heard was _Trio '64_, which I picked up just
because the store had a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" sale and there were only two CDs
there I really wanted. It's a very dull collection of standards which I
struggle mightily to get through in one sitting.

Now if I wanted to investigate these two guys further (which I do to some
extent, although neither is a high priority for me), what would you folks
here recommend I try next? The obvious answer for Jarrett is "more of his
Impulse stuff", I suppose, but I have no idea what to try from Evans. If
it helps to make recommendations, my favorite jazz pianists include Andrew
Hill, Herbie Hancock, Cecil Taylor, Horace Tapscott and McCoy Tyner.

-Brad
NP: Marion Brown - Afternoon of a Georgia Faun

Patrick

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Feb 21, 2001, 9:17:35 AM2/21/01
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"Also, no one has mentioned Oscar Peterson. Obviously a different style but
also
important. I like his very inside style of soloing, blues, and rhythmic
accuracy. He swings like a M.F. I don't have any solo of him though." ---
Brian Kerns


For a wonderful collection of Peterson, including him soloing, check out
"Exclusively For My Friends".

I'm still a fairly new listener, but I'd like to recommend a few more
wonderful solo recordings from other pianists:

Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Himself

Earl Hines: Jazz Royalty--Hines Plays Ellington

Enjoy.

Agenbite


puck

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Feb 23, 2001, 4:25:35 AM2/23/01
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On 22 Feb 2001 13:39:20 GMT, crib...@aol.com.go.away (crib) stood up,

raised ones hand and gleefully exclaimed:

>puck offers:

why thank you. this group is a big help in any case.

regards

Frank Kennedy

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Feb 25, 2001, 11:13:11 AM2/25/01
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The result will be as clear as an election in Florida so I hope you know how
to count. Both pianists are enjoyable and both please my varied tastes, at
different times. But most often? Evans, without a doubt.

René

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Mar 22, 2001, 6:10:30 PM3/22/01
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Hi,

I like Bill Evans the most! Could you compare Bill with Keith? I don't think
so, because both have their "own marks" in the history of Jazz, especially
their jazz-styles are complete different and also the Jazz-period(s)!

Enjoy, playing, listen and talkin' about Jazz!
René.(jazz-world)

P.S.: more about jazz-world; http://members.home.nl/jazz-wereld/


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>Just a poll, nothing too important just wondering who does everyone like
>more Jarret or Evans.
>
>Votes will be tallied in one week.
>
>


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On Sunday, February 18, 2001 6:43:30 AM UTC+1, Ian McElroy wrote:
> Just a poll, nothing too important just wondering who does everyone like
> more Jarret or Evans.
>
> Votes will be tallied in one week.

Evans, no question about it. Evans is music in its purest revelation.
Jarrett, on the contrary, never forgets to display himself for the first
place. As a result he never reaches the depth Bill was able to achieve ...

andrew...@gmail.com

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On Sunday, February 18, 2001 12:43:30 AM UTC-5, Ian McElroy wrote:
> Just a poll, nothing too important just wondering who does everyone like
> more Jarret or Evans.
>
> Votes will be tallied in one week.

My only listening experience of these two artists are Jarrett's 6-CD recording of "Live at the Blue Note" and Evans' "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" - both of which I treasure and love deeply. I don't think I can choose between the two until I have acquired "Alone" by Bill Evans and Jarrett's "The Koln Concert" but, as other contributors have commented, I have more recordings by and a deeper respect for the virtuosity of an Oscar Peterson than either of the two pianists under discussion. Lest you think I am making an unseemly hedge by not giving a definitive answer to the poll, let me state that, in the final analysis, I think Evans is more important in a historical sense for his artistic contributions to Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" album.

I am always interested in discussions related to music and art and I thank you for suggesting this topic.

Best regards,

-Andrew B. Noselli, Bard College 1995

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