Portrait in Jazz
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Portrait in Jazz is a landmark 1959 jazz album by the Bill Evans Trio, celebrated for its lyrical piano style, innovative interplay, and lasting influence on modern jazz.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Bill Evans Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | post-bop ⓘ |
| chronologyFollowedBy | Explorations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyFollows |
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
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New Jazz Conceptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by jazz critics ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
double bass
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| genre |
cool jazz
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jazz ⓘ modal jazz ⓘ |
| hasCompositionBy |
Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various American songbook composers ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Portrait in Jazz album cover ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | piano trio ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Autumn Leaves
NERFINISHED
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Blue in Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Come Rain or Come Shine NERFINISHED ⓘ Peri's Scope NERFINISHED ⓘ Someday My Prince Will Come NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Is Here NERFINISHED ⓘ What Is This Thing Called Love? NERFINISHED ⓘ When I Fall in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Witchcraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Bill Evans Trio recordings
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subsequent jazz piano trios ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mainPerformerRole |
Bill Evans – piano
NERFINISHED
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Paul Motian – drums ⓘ Scott LaFaro – bass ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on modern jazz piano trios
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innovative trio interplay ⓘ lyrical piano style ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| partOf | Bill Evans discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Motian NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott LaFaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Orrin Keepnews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1959 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | LP record ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emphasis on group interaction over soloing
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subtle reharmonization of standards ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.