You Must Believe in Spring
Occupation
- Piano: Bill Evans
- Bass: Eddie Gomez
- Drums: Eliot Zigmund
You Must Believe in Spring is a jazz album by Bill Evans, taken from 23 to 25 August 1977, by Bill Evans ' death in 1981, released on Warner Bros. Records.
The album
With You Must Believe in Spring was published in 1981, the last studio album, the pianist had recorded with his trio in mid-1977. After that 1978/79 shots in an enlarged configuration, with Toots Thielemans and Tom Harrell, and live recordings from Buenos Aires, New York's Village Vanguard and the Keystone Korner originated in San Francisco ( " Consecration ").
Bassist Eddie Gomez had collaborated with pianist since the Verve album A Simple Matter of Conviction (1966 ); Eliot Zigmund belonged to the Bill Evans trio since 1977, when he replaced his longtime drummer Marty Morell. After his last album, I Will Say Goodbye, incorporated in May 1977 Bill Evans moved with his producer Helen Keane from the Fantasy label to Warner Brothers, because he found better production conditions for his music there.
" They made a blinding offer and I think it was not a mistake to assume it - everything was as we had expected. In addition to that fantasy is more turned to the film business and his entire plate production back screwed. With Warner we had it good, although sometimes it was trouble. Bill lamented the general lack of interest in jazz. But overall, they treated him with respect, even though they knew that he would not be a big earner. "
In August 1977, a similar in conception plate as the previous album was, " the music is enthralling, often poignant ," said Evans biographer Hanns E. Petrik, "she stirs the emotions much more impressive way than the production of May this year ". The album begins with the waltz "B Minor Waltz ( for Ellaine ) ", the pianist and his wife devoted. After Petrik it is " one of his most beautiful and saddest pieces; it reflects a lot of painful life experiences of the pianist ". Petrik sees in this mood the "red thread " of this album, whether in the Jimmy Rowles ' composition " The Peacocks " or the theme song " You Must Believe in Spring", which comes from Michel Legrand; it was the title song in the film Les Demoiselles de Rochefort from 1967, Bill Evans recorded the song in 1977 also with the singer Tony Bennett on. ; He appeared on their second album together Together Again.
Helen Keane kept the recordings, the trio first album back in January 1978, and prepared for a new solo piano project before ( New Conversations ).
Album Review
Evans biographer Hanns E. Petrik one album to the really moving albums of the late Bill Evans; it is recommended in every way. Brian Priestley Also, it raises the Jazz Rough Guide emerge from the peripheral Evans Discography and mentions the title "B Minor Waltz" because of its unusual harmonies and structures, as well as influenced by Legrand title "We Will Meet Again (For Harry) ," the Evans his recently deceased brother devoted. Scott Yanow rated the album at the All Music Guide is a four star points out in his comment, the production of the album rounded out; it is a coherent example of the art of the famous pianist. In the magazine Scala (9/ 1999) stated: " A plate full unkitschiger emotionality, austere beauty, dark melancholy and painful grief; the mature product of the life experiences of Bill Evans. "
The title
- Bill Evans Trio - " You Must Believe In Spring featuring Eddie Gomez and Eliot Zigmund " ( Warner Bros. HS 3504 -Y)
The re-release of the album in 2003 by Rhino was supplemented by three additional titles: