Times Remembered: The Final Years of the Bill Evans Triovolume 15

by Charles Levin and Joe La Barbera

In the late 1970s legendary pianist Bill Evans, one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time, was at the peak of his career. He revolutionized the jazz trio (bass, piano, drums) by giving each part equal emphasis in what jazz historian Ted Gioia called a "telepathic level" of interplay. It was an ideal opportunity for a sideman, and after auditioning in 1978, Joe La Barbera was ecstatic when he was offered the drum chair, completing the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574418440
• ISBN13: 9781574418446
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"