| LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Bill evans | |
| jace -- 02/14/2007, 11:02:08 -- #33042 | |
| This is the first time I heard him speak. Amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKAEMkbDXfE&mode=related&search= | |
| sdm -- 02/14/2007, 12:52:37 -- #33042 | |
| Wow! Thanks much. There seem to be 5 of these -- must be a long great interview. | |
| knotty -- 02/14/2007, 14:36:09 -- #33042 | |
| great videos, thx for the link. You gotta love Youtube | |
| jazzwee -- 02/14/2007, 22:54:07 -- #33042 | |
| I too have never heard his voice. Interesting. Notice his bad teeth. This was noted in a biography about him. Also his words on the video are in book. This is great. Thanks! | |
| jace -- 02/15/2007, 10:34:11 -- #33042 | |
| How did he die and at how old was he? He looks like a healthy and fit person except for the smoking, but I heard he died at a young age. | |
| knotty -- 02/15/2007, 10:50:11 -- #33042 | |
| He died at 51 years young. From Wikipedia: Chemical dependency Evans's chemical dependency problems most likely began during his stint with Miles Davis in the late 1950s. A heroin addict for much of his career, his health was generally poor and his financial situation worse for most of the 1960s. By the end of that decade he appeared to have succeeded in overcoming that drug problem, but during the 1970s cocaine became a serious and eventually fatal issue for Evans. His body finally gave out in the fall of 1980, when, ravaged by psychoactive drugs, a perforated liver, and a lifelong battle with hepatitis, he died in New York City of a bleeding ulcer, cirrhosis of the liver and bronchial pneumonia. | |
| jace -- 02/15/2007, 21:01:48 -- #33042 | |
| How did Miles Davis die? How did Vince Guraldi Die? All these great artist died at a young age. Pretty sad. | |
| Jazz+ -- 02/15/2007, 21:32:55 -- #33042 | |
| On February 6, 1976, while waiting in a motel room between sets at Menlo Park's Butterfield's nightclub, Guaraldi died of a heart attack while taking drugs. | |
| Jazz+ -- 02/15/2007, 21:36:13 -- #33042 | |
| Miles Davis died from a stroke in September 28, 1991 at the age of 65. There are unsubtantiated rumors he was suffering from AIDS. | |
| Panch -- 02/25/2007, 19:24:19 -- #33042 | |
| I just picked up Marilyn McPartland's "Piano Jazz" with Bill Evans. Conversation and Music as Heard on National Public Radio. This was recorded on 11/06/78. Great interview and examples. I'm new to the piano and even newer to these forums, but I thought I'd share what I found with other members. If you want to hear Bill Evans speak, this is a great CD. | |
| CynBad -- 02/25/2007, 19:45:41 -- #33042 | |
| Miles Davis had Sickle Cell Anemia and also battled drug addiction at times in his life. When Miles died, they said it was from pneumonia... that's what I remembered... complications from the sickle cell or something... | |
| charlp88 -- 02/26/2007, 07:17:30 -- #33042 | |
| Bill Evans was very articulate and understanding in explaining his thought process and philosopy of the music he loved.he was beautiful | |
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