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Universal Mind of Bill Evans

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Format: Color, Import, NTSC
Language: English (Stereo)
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Rhapsody Films
DVD Release Date: January 9, 2001
Run Time: 60 minutes
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
ASIN: B0002475P2
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,363 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #2508 in Music > Jazz > Cool Jazz
- #13785 in Movies & TV > DVD > Music Videos & Concerts

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful

The genuine article: essential to knowing the real Bill.

By Caponsacchi HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on March 16, 2007

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This is the most articulate, insightful Bill Evans I've heard or seen. One provocative example: near the beginning of the presentation, before Steve Allen's introduction, Bill challenges the notion that musicians are better music critics than the layman--a necessarily controversial statement that, upon examination, reveals the depth and hard-won wisdom behind the speaker's carefully thought-out, meticulously worded remarks: "I do not agree that the layman's opinion is less of a valid judgment of the music than the professional musician. In fact, I would often rely more on the judgment of a sensitive layman than that of a professional since the professional, because of his constant involvement with the 'mechanics' of music, must 'fight' to preserve the 'naiveté' that the layman already possesses." [Single quote marks = this writer's equivalent of italics for the words Bill emphasizes.]

This statement alone led to a personal revelation by this reviewer, who is a teacher frequently confronted with a classroom of inner-city freshmen who manifest little interest in higher education let alone joining me in tackling, line by line, a difficult, arcane, thoroughly ironic work by a 17th century British poet. Notwithstanding Bill's qualifier--"sensitive"--there lies deep within those students a "universal" desire, almost a "hunger," for knowledge.Read more ›

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

A Fascinating Document to view once or twice

By Brian Whistler VINE VOICE on June 21, 2007

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Right off the bat I have to say that this is a peculiar video. The body of this DVD is a conversation between Bill and his brother Harry that touches upon Bill's musical philosophy. The conversation meanders, touching upon the subject of music education and finding inspiration and creativity through connecting with what Evans refers to as "The Universal Mind". It is interesting to find Evans' ideas so in line with Jung's concept of the Collective Unconscious, but then, Bill had a highly developed intellect and was obviously a well rounded individual, judging from his articulate and almost professorial presentation of his ideas.

During the video, Evans occasionally makes his way to the piano at his brother's bequest to demonstrate some of his ideas, but this is not anything approaching a performance. Each segment of this free ranging conversation is preceded by a somewhat glib introduction by Steve Allen. As much as I admire Mr Allen I found his explanations to be tedious and sophmoric and skipped them the next time I viewed the DVD with a fellow Evans enthusiast.

To sum it up, there is not enough playing on this disc to warrant the label of "music video". As such it will appeal mostly to hardcore Evans afficionados who are curious to experience the man. Having finally acquired a copy of this long lost video, I can say I wish I had just rented it through Netflix. It is not something I am inclined to revisit, except perhaps to share it with another Evans fan. In short, fascinating but not essential viewing. I would recommend the Oslo concerts first. A great pairing of compelling performances and an interesting bonus interview at the end.

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By tselliot on April 1, 2013

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This is one of the rare opportunities to hear what Bill Evans has to say about improvisation. It's a real collectors item
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Extremely insightful DVD

Let me begin by stating what this video is not. It is not a "music video" in the traditional sense with a performance of some type. Read more

Published on July 10, 2013 by Mark Weisbart

Sublime.

This film is extraordinary--a rare and beautiful glimpse into the art of Jazz through mind of Bill Evans, one of the greatest ever.

Published on March 2, 2013 by Have Mercy

If you like playing/improvising with music this is a must have.

This is a must have if you are into music improvisation. Explains the jazz process vs. jazz the style. Read more

Published on November 9, 2010 by JMorganfield

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