Dan’s last post focussed on Bill Evans’ version of ‘Theme From “Spartacus”‘ from the album Conversations With Myself where Evans overdubs three piano tracks to create a sort of musical conversation. This idea of overdubbing, specifically within a jazz context, made me think of an album that was released almost 50 years later but adopts a similar approach. That album is Miles Away by The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble, released on Stones Throw Records in 2010.
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Bill Evans – Love Theme From Spartacus
I’m doing Spartacus! Specifically the 1963 version by the pianist Bill Evans – not to be confused with the pianist Gil Evans. Top tip: if you want your kid to be a great jazz pianist, name him Phil Evans.
Continue reading “Bill Evans – Love Theme From Spartacus”Yusef Lateef – Love Theme From Spartacus
Our last post focussed on the cool ‘La Nevada’ by The Gil Evans Orchestra. The focus of today’s post will be on Yusef Lateef’s ‘Love Theme From Spartacus’ which like ‘La Nevada’, was also released in 1961.
Continue reading “Yusef Lateef – Love Theme From Spartacus”The Gil Evans Orchestra – La Nevada
Last time (and first time) on Jazz Impressions you heard Elvin Jones, who plays shakers here on ‘La Nevada’, because if someone has to play shakers it might as well be the greatest drummer who ever lived.
Continue reading “The Gil Evans Orchestra – La Nevada”John Coltrane – Impressions
It only seems fitting that the first step on our musical journey begins with a track closely connected to the name of our blog – ‘Impressions’ by the great John Coltrane.
Continue reading “John Coltrane – Impressions”Welcome!
Greetings one and all, welcome to Jazz Impressions!
Jazz Impressions is a blog dedicated to sharing great music from across the spectrum with the aim of showing the connections between tracks by the musicians we love.
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