Symbiosis
Studio album by
Bill Evans
Released1974
RecordedFebruary 11, 12 & 14, 1974
GenreJazz
Length40:53
LabelMPS
ProducerHelen Keane
Bill Evans chronology
The Tokyo Concert
(1974) 		Symbiosis
(1974) 		Intuition
(1974)

Symbiosis is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman recorded in 1974 and released on the MPS label.[1] It was the third orchestral album by Evans and Ogerman following Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs and Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra (1965). Portions of the 2nd Movement were used on the soundtrack of the 2004 film Sideways and in the 2021 film Judas and the Black Messiah.

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Claus Ogerman
  1. "Symbiosis 1st Movement (Moderato, Various Tempi) - 24:58
  2. "Symbiosis 2nd Movement (Largo - Andante - Maestoso - Largo) - 15:55
  • Recorded in New York City on February 11, 12 & 14, 1974.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Bill Evans discography accessed March 22, 2010
  2. ^ a b "Bill Evans - Symbiosis". Allmusic.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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