William John Evans (Bill Evans) was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on August 16th 1929. He was the second son to a Russian mother and Welsh Father. He grew up in ... generally keeping the listener guessing as to what he will do next. "It's a completely absorbing solo, shaped beautifully by his gradual reduction of its elements to chords and space before Davis re-enters with the theme" (Shadwick, 66). The sextet that day failed to make quite enough music to fill a single LP, thus a remarkable early Evans solo was left ... of his own worth among such established jazz giants. His use of heroin w...

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