Music of Bill Evans with Special Guests Eddie Gomez & Jim Hall:

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Music of Bill Evans with Special Guests Eddie Gomez & Jim Hall
Artist: Kronos Quartet
Release Date: Oct 18, 2005
(Original Release Date: Jan 1, 1985)
Label: Savoy
Genre: Jazz
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For their second and final jazz project, the adventurous Kronos Quartet (a top classical string quartet) performed eight Bill Evans compositions, plus "Nardis" (which Evans always claimed Miles Davis stole from him). Three songs apiece add either guitarist Jim Hall or bassist Eddie Gomez. The members of Kronos (David Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola, and cellist Joan Jeanrenaud) do not improvise, but they expertly play Tom Darter's arrangements, some of which (particularly "Peace Piece") are transcriptions of pianist Evans' solos. Overall this was an intriguing project, as was Kronos' slightly earlier interpretations of Thelonious Monk tunes. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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