Is Bill Evans The Larry Bird Of Jazz?

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Peter Martin

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🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Ok we're asking the big questions here. Bill Evans. Is he the GOAT or is it all just hype? In this episode, Peter and Adam get into these questions and more. Is there room for these topics in the jazz climate today?

Check out Ethan Iverson's articles on the topic:

1. https://ethaniverson.com/interview-with-nicholas-payton/

2. https://ethaniverson.com/2021/06/07/bill-evans-at-the-bohemia/

Peep the episode on Brad Mehldau right HERE

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0:00.0	Oh!
0:02.0	Oh!
0:04.0	Oh!
0:05.0	...
0:06.0	... I'm Ah I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm't know I'm
0:55.0	I'm
0:57.0	Oh Check it out.
1:30.3	Lay up.
1:45.9	I'm Adamanus.
1:46.6	And I'm Peter Martin. And you're listening to the you'll hear it podcast.
1:48.1	Music advice and conversation.
1:50.0	Coming out to you.
1:50.9	And solid, two-handed passes, Peter, and boxing out hard as hell.
1:56.8	Pulling the rug out from under some folks, maybe.
1:59.3	Setting picks.
2:00.2	Setting picks on Miles Davis.
2:02.6	We're doing all of it.
2:03.6	I love the title of today's episode. Is Bill Evans? Are we committing to that? The Larry Bird of Jazz. Is Bill Evans? Okay, there it is. It's controversial. It's fun. It's lighthearted. Listen, we love... And there's a little bit of truth in it, too.
1:57.9	A couple of things.
1:58.7	Just to start.
1:59.4	We love, obviously we love jazz.
2:01.1	Yep.
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