Symbiosis

Bill Evans | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001E6Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,649 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Third stream classic!, February 5, 2003

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"markandersenmusic" (Babylon, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Symbiosis (Audio CD)

This cd is really amazing. Claus Ogermann's compositions and arranging are top notch, and the music touches on some of Evans' past piano work with George Russell and Miles Davis. The 2nd movement's track 4 is truly one of my favorite Bill Evans performances. The space he creates while playing with such stark emotion is simply breathtaking.

The cd as a whole sounds great, and all of the pieces are excellent. The 2nd movement is more what Evans was exploring at the time, very introspective, while the 1st movement reminds me of the George Russell albums that Evans played a prominent role on. Also, this trio of his is really shortchanged by a lot of people. Eddie Gomez and Marty Morrell are simply fantastic on this cd. I would put this cd in my top 5 Bill Evans albums of all time!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Symbiosis, September 15, 2004

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C. Markiewicz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Symbiosis (Audio CD)

This is one of my favorite jazz recordings, it is a masterpiece. I don't understand why it doesn't stay in print. It is different from many other Bill Evans' recordings because of course it has all of the orchestration to answer Mr. Evans' brilliant and austere poetry.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe the best piece of music no one's heard of., May 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Symbiosis (Audio CD)

I first stumbled across this album in the mid '70s while in college. I was ecstatic to find it available now on CD. The melding of Bill Evans' impeccable piano and keyboard interpretations with the innovative orchestration (basically a classic orchestra plus jazz rhythm section and winds) produced a work of art I've never tired of listening to. Claus Ogermann's score is at times mesmerizing, and the final climax and release is as satisfying as any work of music I can think of. The only negative I can cite is a few slightly sloppy passages in the wind instruments, but really only to the degree that it feels like a live performance (i.e. not significant enough for me to give less than a 5-star rating).