(Classical, Chamber Music, Jazz) Kronos Quartet - Music of Bill Evans - 1986, MP3, 320 kbps

Kronos Quartet - Music of Bill Evans (1986)
with special guests Eddie Gomez, bass, and Jim Hall, guitar
Landmark 1510
For their second and final jazz project, the adventurous Kronos Quartet (a top classical string quartet) performed eight Bill Evans compositions, plus "Nardis" (which Evans always claimed Miles Davis stole from him). Three songs apiece add either guitarist Jim Hall or bassist Eddie Gomez. The members of Kronos (David Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola, and cellist Joan Jeanrenaud) do not improvise, but they expertly play Tom Darter's arrangements, some of which (particularly "Peace Piece") are transcriptions of pianist Evans' solos. Overall this was an intriguing project, as was Kronos' slightly earlier interpretations of Thelonious Monk tunes.

Phil Carroll Art Direction, Artwork, Design
Tom Darter Adaptation, Arranger
Hank Dutt Viola
Bill Evans Composer
Eddie Gomez Bass, Guest Appearance, Performer
Jim Hall Guest Appearance, Guitar, Performer
David Harrington Violin
George Horn Mastering
Joan Jeanrenaud Cello
Orrin Keepnews Liner Notes, Producer
Danny Kopelson Engineer, Remixing
Kronos Quartet Ensemble
Steve Schapiro Photography
Steve Shapiro Artwork
John Sherba Violin