In his 51-year life, Bill Evans was one of the most influential of all jazz pianists. For this week's programme Alyn Shipton is joined by Radio 3
Young Generation Artist, pianist Gwilym Simcock to select the best of Evans's recordings. The music includes the celebrated Village Vanguard sessions with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian , Miles Davis 's Kind of Blue, and Evans's pioneering multi-tracked recordings, Conversations with Myself. Producers Simon Poole and Alyn Shipton EMAIL: jazzlibraryiabbc.co.uk