''I Will Say Goodbye'' is an album by American
jazz pianist
Bill Evans
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...
, recorded in 1977 but not released until 1980.
Reception
At the
23rd Annual Grammy Awards
The 23rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1981, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1980.
Album of the Year went to Mic ...
in 1981, ''I Will Say Goodbye'' won the
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo and ''
We Will Meet Again'' won the
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group awards.
The
AllMusic review by
Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref>
Biography
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...
awarded the album four out of five stars, calling it "
ne post-bop music from an influential piano giant".
Track listing
# "I Will Say Goodbye" (
Legrand) – 3:30
# "Dolphin Dance" (
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...
) – 6:04
# "Seascape" (
Johnny Mandel) – 5:23
# "Peau Douce" (
Steve Swallow) – 4:18
# "
Nobody Else but Me" (
Hammerstein II,
Kern) – 5:06
Bonus track on CD reissue
# "I Will Say Goodbye"
ake 2(Legrand) – 4:51
# "The Opener" (Bill Evans) – 6:13
# "Quiet Light" (
Earl Zindars) – 2:29
# "
A House Is Not a Home" (
Bacharach,
David) – 4:38
# "Orson's Theme" (Legrand) – 3:47
Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
Credits adapted from
AllMusic.
*
Bill Evans
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...
–
piano
*
Eddie Gómez –
bass
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*
Eliot Zigmund
Eliot Zigmund (born April 14, 1945) is an American jazz drummer, who has worked extensively as a session musician.
Biography
Zigmund studied at Mannes School of Music and City College of New York, where he graduated in 1969. After moving to Cali ...
–
drums
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;Production
*Helen Keane – producer
*Bruce Walford – engineer
*Phil Bray – photography
*Phil Carroll – art direction
*Phil DeLancie – digital remastering (reissue)
Chart positions
References
External links
The Bill Evans Memorial Library
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1980 albums
Bill Evans albums
Fantasy Records albums