The following is a listing of the jazz pianist Bill Evans' original albums. He recorded over 50 albums as a leader between 1956 and 1980 and also played as a sideman on nearly as many more. In addition, many recordings, mostly live, continue to be released posthumously. He broke new ground in many of his piano trio, duet, and solo recordings. He received 31 nominations for Grammy Awards and won seven times.
Discography As leader Year of recordingTitleNotesYear of releaseLabel 1956-09 New Jazz Conceptions Trio with Teddy Kotick (bass), Paul Motian (drums) 1957-02 Riverside 1958-12 Everybody Digs Bill Evans Trio with Sam Jones (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) 1959-03 Riverside 1959-01 On Green Dolphin Street Trio with Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) 1975 Milestone 1959-03 The Ivory Hunters Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer (piano instead of usual trombone), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d) 1959-09United Artists 1959-12 Portrait in Jazz Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) 1960 Riverside 1961-02 Explorations Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) 1961-03 Riverside 1961-06 Sunday at the Village Vanguard Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) 1961-10 Riverside 1961-06 Waltz for Debby Live - Trio with Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) 1962 Riverside 1961–12 & 1962-05 Nirvana Herbie Mann (flute) and Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) 1964-10 Atlantic 1962-04&05 Undercurrent Duo with Jim Hall (guitar) 1962-08 United Artists 1962-05&06 Moon Beams Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) 1962-12 Riverside 1962-04-06 How My Heart Sings! Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) 1964-01 Riverside 1962-07 Interplay Quintet with Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Jim Hall (g), Percy Heath (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) 1963-06 Riverside 1962-08 Empathy Trio with Monty Budwig (b), Shelly Manne (d) 1962-12Verve 1962-08 Loose Blues Quintet with Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Jim Hall (g), Ron Carter (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) 1983Milestone 1963-01 The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 Solo 1989 Milestone 1963-01 The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2 Solo 1992 Milestone 1963-01 The Gary McFarland Orchestra Orchestra with Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans 1963 Verve 1963-02&05 Conversations with Myself Solo, overdubbed - Grammy Award winner 1963 Verve 1963-05 Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman 1963 MGM 1963-05 At Shelly's Manne-Hole Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) 1963 Riverside 1963-05 Time Remembered Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) (with solo recordings from 1958 & 1962) 1983 Milestone 1963-12 Trio 64 Trio with Gary Peacock (b), Paul Motian (d) 1964-07 Verve 1964-05 Stan Getz & Bill Evans Quartet with Stan Getz (tenor sax), Richard Davis/Ron Carter (b), Elvin Jones (d) 1973 Verve 1964-05 The Bill Evans Trio "Live" Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) 1971 Verve 1964-08 Waltz for Debby Singer Monica Zetterlund & trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) 1964-12 Philips 1964-08 Tales: Live in Copenhagen Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) (1 bonus track from 1969) 2023-11 Elemental Music 1965-02 Trio '65 Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker (d) 1965-06 Verve 1965-10&12 Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman and Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Larry Bunker/Grady Tate (d) 1966 Verve 1966-02 Bill Evans at Town Hall Live - Trio with Chuck Israels (b), Arnold Wise (d) 1966 Verve 1966-04&05 Intermodulation Duo with Jim Hall (g) 1966 Verve 1966-05 Portraits at the Penthouse: Live in Seattle Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Joe Hunt (d) 2025-12 Resonance 1966-10 A Simple Matter of Conviction Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Shelly Manne (d) 1967-01 Verve 1966-10 Live in Oslo 1966 Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Alex Riel (Oslo) and Marty Morell (New Jersey) (d) 2007 Impro-Jazz a.o. (DVD) 1967-08 Further Conversations with Myself Solo, overdubbed 1967-12 Verve 1967-08 California Here I Come Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) 1982 Verve 1968-06 Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) - Grammy Award winner 1968 Verve 1968-06 Some Other Time: The Lost Session from the Black Forest Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) 2016-04 Resonance 1968-06 Another Time: The Hilversum Concert Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) 2017-09 Resonance 1968-07 Live at Ronnie Scott's Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) 2020-12 Resonance 1968-09&10 Alone Solo - Grammy Award winner 1970-04 Verve 1968-10 Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 2012-06 Resonance 1969-01-03 What's New Quartet with Jeremy Steig (flute), Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1969 Verve 1969-03&11 Behind the Dikes: The 1969 Netherlands Recordings Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d); 2 tracks with orchestra arranged by Claus Ogerman 2021-06 Elemental Music 1969 Autumn Leaves Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1980 Lotus 1969-11 Jazzhouse Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1987 Milestone 1969-11 You're Gonna Hear from Me Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1988 Milestone 1969-11 Quiet Now Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1981 Charly 1969-12 Evans in England Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 2019-04 Resonance 1969-10&11 and 1970-03-05 From Left to Right Orchestra conducted by Michael Leonard 1971-02 MGM 1970-06 Montreux II Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1970 CTI 1970-06 Bill Evans in Norway: The Kongsberg Concert Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 2024-12 Elemental Music 1971-05&06 The Bill Evans Album Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) - Grammy Award winner 1971-09 Columbia 1972-02 Live in Paris 1972 (3 Vol.) Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1988 France's Concert 1972-05 Living Time Orchestra conducted by George Russell 1972 Columbia 1972-02 Momentum Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 2012-10 Limetree 1973-01 The Tokyo Concert Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1974-08 Fantasy 1973-06 Morning Glory: The 1973 Concert at the Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 2022-04 Resonance 1973-11 Half Moon Bay Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1998 Milestone 1974-01 Since We Met Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1976 Fantasy 1974-01 Re: Person I Knew Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1981 Fantasy 1974-02 Symbiosis Orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman and Bill Evans Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1974 MPS 1974-09 But Beautiful Live - Stan Getz (tenor sax) and Bill Evans Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1996-03 Milestone 1974-08 Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada Live - Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Marty Morell (d) 1991 Milestone 1974-11 Intuition Duo with Eddie Gómez (b) 1975-07 Fantasy 1975-06 On a Friday Evening Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) 2021-04 Craft 1975-06 The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album Duo with singer Tony Bennett 1975-07 Fantasy 1975-07 Montreux III Live - Duo with Eddie Gómez (b) 1975 Fantasy 1975-12 Alone Again Solo 1977-12 Fantasy 1976-05 Quintessence Quintet with Harold Land (tenor sax), Kenny Burrell (g), Ray Brown (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) 1977-09 Fantasy 1976-09 Together Again Duo with singer Tony Bennett 1977 Improv 1976-11 The Complete Fantasy Recordings Vol. 7 Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) 1996 Fantasy 1976-11 On a Monday Evening Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) 2017-01 Fantasy 1977-02 Crosscurrents Quintet with Lee Konitz (alto sax), Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) 1978 Fantasy 1977-05 I Will Say Goodbye Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) - Grammy Award winner 1980 Fantasy 1977-08 You Must Believe in Spring Trio with Eddie Gómez (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) 1981-02 Warner Bros. 1978-01 Getting Sentimental Live - Trio with Michael Moore (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) 2003-08 Milestone 1978-01-02 New Conversations Solo, overdubbed 1978 Warner Bros. 1978-10 Live at Lulu White's (30 Oct 1979) Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 2010 DOL 1978-10-11 Affinity Quintet with Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Larry Schneider (flute; alto & tenor sax), Marc Johnson (b), Eliot Zigmund (d) 1979-04 Warner Bros. 1978-11 Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast: Special guest Bill Evans 1993 Fantasy 1979-08 We Will Meet Again Quintet with Tom Harrell (trumpet), Larry Schneider (flute; soprano & tenor sax), Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) - Grammy Award winner 1979 Warner Bros. 1979-09 Live in Buenos Aires 1979 Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 1990 Yellow Note 1979-09 Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert at Teatro General San Martín, Buenos Aires Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 2022-04 Resonance 1979-11 Homecoming Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 1999 Milestone 1979-11 The Paris Concert: Edition One Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 1983 Elektra Musician 1979-11 The Paris Concert: Edition Two Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 1984 Elektra Musician 1979-12 Live at Balboa Jazz Club Vol. 1-5 Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 1991 Ivory 1980-06 Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 1996 Nonesuch 1980-07 Letter to Evan Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 1994 Dreyfus 1980-08 Turn Out the Stars Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 1994Dreyfus 1980-08 His Last Concert in Germany Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 1996 West Wind 1980-08&09 The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 2000 Milestone 1980-08&09 Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2 Live - Trio with Marc Johnson (b), Joe LaBarbera (d) 2002 Milestone
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