Bill Evans Blog

A blog dedicated mostly to Bill Evans, but with lots of other stuff as well.

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Thelonious Monk and his Town Hall Band in rehearsal, February 1959 by W. Eugene Smith

Thelonious Monk - piano, Donald Byrd - trumpet, Eddie Bert - trombone, Robert Northern - french horn, Jay McAllister - tuba, Phil Woods - alto saxophone, Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone, Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone, Sam Jones - bass, Art Taylor - drums

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Mr and Mrs Art Blakey

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The X Files first aired on this day 21 years ago, September 10th, 1993

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One New York spring in the 1960’s

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the modern jazz quartet

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the Modern Jazz Quartet

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"If I’m not saying it in four choruses or less, then I’m not saying it." Milt Jackson

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the modern jazz quartet

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Percy Heath at the Coffee Gallery, San Francisco, 1960.

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1961 Modern Jazz Quartet

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Don Cherry & Henry Grimes, Van Gelder Studios 1966 by Francis Wolff.

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Modern Jazz Quartet signed photo signed by Percy Heath, Milt Jackson, Connie Kay (not in photo) and John Lewis. Kenny Clarke was the original MJQ drummer for two years before Connie Kay.

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"George Bush is a fan of mine, he came to see me in the Seventies. His coke dealer brought him." Tom Waits

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Chet Baker records his first vocal album in Radio Recorders Studio 1, 1954

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"They’re singing your praises while stealing your phrases" Charles Mingus

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The Sonny Stitt Quartet - Personal Appearance [1957] Verve

Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone

Bobby Timmons - piano

Edgar Willis - double bass

Kenny Dennis - drums