William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) was one of the most famous and influential American jazz pianists of the 20th century. His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists.
Discography:
1956 New Jazz Conceptions
1958 Everybody Digs Bill Evans
1958 Modern Art
1959 On Green Dolphin Street
1959 The Ivory Hunters
1959 Portrait in Jazz
1961 Explorations
1961 Sunday at the Village Vanguard
1961 More from the Vanguard
1961 Waltz for Debby
1961 Know What I Mean?
1962 Empathy
1962 Moonbeams
1962 Interplay
1962 How My Heart Sings!
1963 The Gary McFarland Orchestra: Special Guest Soloist Bill Evans
1963 Trio '64
1963 Conversations with Myself
1963 Undercurrent
1963 Plays the Theme from V.I.P. and Others
1963 At Shelly's Manne-Hole
1963 Time Remembered
1964 Trio Live
1964 Nirvana
1965 Trio '65 album
1965 Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra
1966 Bill Evans at Town Hall
1966 A Simple Matter of Conviction
1966 Intermodulation
1967 Further Conversations with Myself
1967 California Here I Come
1968 At the Montreux Jazz Festival
1968 Bill Evans Alone
1968 At the Montreux Jazz Festival
1969 Quiet Now
1969 What's New/Nirvana
1970 Montreux II album review t to Right
1970 From Left to Right
1971 The Bill Evans Album
1972 Live in Paris 1972, Vol. 2
1972 Live in Paris 1972, Vol. 1