The following is a listing of the jazz pianist Bill Evans' original albums. He recorded over 50 albums as a leader between 1956 and 1980 and also played as a sideman on nearly as many more. He broke new ground in many of his piano trio, duet and solo recordings. Several of those won or were nominated for Grammy Awards.
Year of recording | Title | Notes | Label | |
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1956 | New Jazz Conceptions | Trio with Teddy Kotick (bass), Paul Motian (drums) | Riverside | |
1958 | Everybody Digs Bill Evans | Trio with Sam Jones (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Riverside | |
1959 | On Green Dolphin Street | Trio with Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Milestone | |
1959 | The Ivory Hunters | Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer (piano instead of usual trombone), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d) | United Artists | |
1959 | Portrait in Jazz | Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside | |
1961 | Explorations | Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside | |
1961 | Sunday at the Village Vanguard | Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside | |
1961 | Waltz for Debby | Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside | |
1961–62 | Nirvana | Herbie Mann (flute) and Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) | Atlantic | |
1962 | Undercurrent | Duo with Jim Hall (guitar) | United Artists | |
1962 | Moon Beams | Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside | |
1962 | How My Heart Sings! | Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) | Riverside | |
1962 | Interplay | Quintet with Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Jim Hall (g), Percy Heath (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Riverside | |
1962 | Empathy | Trio with Monty Budwig (b), Shelly Manne (d) | Verve | |
1962 | Loose Blues | Quintet with Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Jim Hall (g), Ron Carter (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Milestone | |
1963 | The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 | Solo | Milestone | |
1963 | The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2 | Solo | Milestone | |
1963 | The Gary McFarland Orchestra | Orchestra with Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans | Verve | |
1963 | Conversations with Myself | Solo - Grammy Award winner | Verve | |
1963 | Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs | Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman | MGM | |
1963 | Time Remembered | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | Milestone | |
1963 | At Shelly's Manne-Hole | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | Riverside | |
1963 | Trio '64 | Trio with Gary Peacock (b), Paul Motian (d) | Verve | |
1964 | Stan Getz & Bill Evans | Quartet with Stan Getz (tenor sax), Richard Davis/Ron Carter (b), Elvin Jones (d) | Verve | |
1964 | The Bill Evans Trio "Live" | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | Verve | |
1964 | Waltz for Debby | Singer Monica Zetterlund & trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | Philips | |
1965 | Trio '65 | Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) | Verve | |
1965 | Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman and Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker/Grady Tate (d) | Verve | |
1966 | Bill Evans at Town Hall | Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Arnold Wise (d) | Verve | |
1966 | Intermodulation | Duo with Jim Hall (g) | Verve | |
1966 | A Simple Matter of Conviction | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Shelly Manne (d) | Verve | |
1966 | Live in Oslo 1966 | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Alex Riel (Oslo) and Marty Morell (New Jersey) (d) | Impro-Jazz a.o. (DVD) | |
1967 | Further Conversations with Myself | Solo | Verve | |
1967 | California Here I Come | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Verve | |
1968 | Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) - Grammy Award winner | Verve | |
1968 | Alone | Solo - Grammy Award winner | Verve | |
1968 | Some Other Time: The Lost Session from the Black Forest | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) - Grammy Award winner | Resonance | |
1968 | Another Time: The Hilversum Concert | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) | Resonance | |
1968 | Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Resonance | |
1969 | What's New | Quartet with Jeremy Steig (flute), Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Verve | |
1969 | Autumn Leaves | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Lotus | |
1969 | Jazzhouse | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Milestone | |
1969 | You're Gonna Hear from Me | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Milestone | |
1969 | Quiet Now | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Charly | |
1969.12 | Evans in England | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Resonance | |
1970 | From Left to Right | Orchestra conducted by Michael Leonard | MGM | |
1970 | Montreux II | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | CTI | |
1971 | The Bill Evans Album | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) - Grammy Award winner | Columbia | |
1972 | Live in Paris 1972 (3 Vol.) | Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) | France's Concert | |
1972 | Living Time | Orchestra conducted by George Russell | Columbia | |
1972 | Momentum | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Limetree | |
1973 | The Tokyo Concert | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Fantasy | |
1973–5 | Eloquence | Live and studio - Solo, and duo with Eddie Gomez (b) | Fantasy | |
1973 | Half Moon Bay | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Milestone | |
1974 | Since We Met | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Fantasy | |
1974 | Re: Person I Knew | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Fantasy | |
1974 | Symbiosis | Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman and Bill Evans Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | MPS | |
1974 | But Beautiful | Live - Stan Getz (tenor sax) and Bill Evans Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Milestone | |
1974 | Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada | Live - Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Marty Morell (d) | Milestone | |
1974 | Intuition | Duo with Eddie Gomez (b) | Fantasy | |
1975.06 | On a Friday Evening | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Craft | |
1975.06 | The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album | Duo with singer Tony Bennett | Fantasy | |
1975.07 | Montreux III | Live - Duo with Eddie Gomez (b) | Fantasy | |
1975.12 | Alone Again | Solo | Fantasy | |
1976.05 | Quintessence | Quintet with Harold Land (tenor sax), Kenny Burrell (g), Ray Brown (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Fantasy | |
1976.09 | Together Again | Duo with singer Tony Bennett | Improv | |
1976.11 | The CompleteFantasy Recordings Vol. 7 | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Fantasy | |
1976.11 | On a Monday Evening | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Fantasy | |
1977.02 | Crosscurrents | Quintet with Lee Konitz (alto sax), Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Fantasy | |
1977.05 | I Will Say Goodbye | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) - Grammy Award winner | Fantasy | |
1977.08 | You Must Believe in Spring | Trio with Eddie Gomez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Warner Bros. | |
1978.01 | Getting Sentimental | Live - Trio with Michael Moore (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) | Milestone | |
1978.01-02 | New Conversations | Solo | Warner Bros. | |
1978.10 | Live at Lulu White's (30 Oct 1979) | Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | DOL | |
1978.10-11 | Affinity | Quintet with Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Larry Schneider (flute; alto & tenor sax), Marc Johnson (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) | Warner Bros. | |
1978.11 | Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz | Radio Broadcast: Special guest Bill Evans | Fantasy | |
1979.08 | We Will Meet Again | Quintet with Tom Harrell (trumpet), Larry Schneider (soprano & tenor sax), Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) - Grammy Award winner | Warner Bros. | |
1979.09 | Live in Buenos Aires 1979 | Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Yellow Note | |
1979.11 | Homecoming | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Milestone | |
1979.11 | The Paris Concert: Edition One | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Elektra Musician | |
1979.11 | The Paris Concert: Edition Two | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Elektra Musician | |
1979.12 | Live at Balboa Jazz Club Vol. 1-5 | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Ivory | |
1980.06 | Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings |
Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Nonesuch | |
1980.07 | Letter to Evan | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Dreyfus | |
1980.08 | Turn Out the Stars | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Dreyfus | |
1980.08 | His Last Concert in Germany | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | West Wind | |
1980.08 | The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Milestone | |
1980.08 | Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2 | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Milestone | |
1980.09 | The Very Last Performance at Fat Tuesday | Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) | Domino |
Year | Album | Notes | Label |
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1984 | The Complete Riverside Recordings | Limited edition 18-LP box, re-released as 12-CD set in 1987, recordings | Riverside Records |
1993 | Jazz Around Midnight | Verve | |
1995 | The Best of Verve | Verve | |
1998 | Ultimate Bill Evans | Hand selected by Herbie Hancock. Recorded 1956-1971 | Verve |
1998 | Piano Player | From various sessions with various musicians recorded 1963-1968 Includes 6 duos with Eddie Gomez (b) |
Columbia |
2001 | Bill Evans' Finest Hour | Verve | |
2004 | Bill Evans for Lovers | Various sessions and sources | Verve |
2004 | The Best of Bill Evans | From sessions for the Riverside label recorded 1956-1963 | Riverside |
2005 | We Will Meet Again - The Bill Evans Anthology | 2-CD box set | Warner Bros. |
2009 | The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings | Fantasy | |
2012 | My Foolish Heart | compilation of 45 remastered tracks | |
2021 | Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans - A Career Retrospective 1956-1980 | 5-CD box set | Craft |
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