Bill Evans Movies
- 2005
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Jazz Shots from the East Coast, Vol. 1 offers a collection of musical performances by artists associated with the East Coast jazz scene. The release includes appearances by artists as diverse as Duke Ellington, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, and Roland Kirk. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 1990
- R
The Exorcist director William Friedkin made a return to the horror genre with this blend of straightforward suspense and Druid myth-inspired horror-fantasy. The idyllic lives of yuppie couple Phil and Kate (Dwier Brown and Carey Lowell) seem complete when they select the winsome young Camilla (Jenny Seagrove) as a live-in nanny for their newborn child, but the lovely young Camilla -- whose natural sexuality begins to work its spell on Phil -- is not what she appears to be. This becomes shockingly apparent to the audience early in the story when she is set upon by a trio of rape-minded thugs who meet with a particularly nasty fate in the woods, but it seems to take the parents much longer to come to the same conclusion. In fact, the woods are the key to the entire equation, as Camilla is revealed to be a powerful forest entity from Druid mythology who intends to sacrifice her infant charge to a hideous tree-god. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, (more)
- 1979
This rare 1979 concert film presents one of the most revered and influential jazz pianists in history, post-bop maestro Bill Evans, live in concert. It was shot one year prior to his death from a hemorrhaging ulcer and bronchial pneumonia at age 51. Here, Evans - accompanied by Joe La Barbera on drums and Marc Johnson on bass - plays seven selections including "Turn Out the Stars," "Gary's Waltz," and "Who Can I Turn To?". ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bill Evans, Marc Johnson, (more)
- 1979
Marc Johnson and Jo Barbara join Evans for his last television trio. Contains nine songs. ~ All Movie Guide
Some of the biggest names in the history of jazz perform live in this concert film that captures some of the highlights of the 1975 Montreux Jazz Festival. Released by Stroyville DVD, Monterey Jazz Festival 1975 includes such songs as "Woman (Shake Your Booty)" by Etta James and the Outlaws, "Ichano" by the Chuck Mangione Quartet, and "Billie's Bounce" by Bill Evans, Marian McPartland, John Lewis, and Patrice Rushen. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gene Norman, Akiyoshi-Tabackin Big Band, (more)
- 1971
This title presents live performances by various jazz combos that featured with Bill Evans or Charles Mingus. Among the songs featured are "Pithecantropus Erectus," "How Deep Is the Ocean," and "My Foolish Heart." ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, (more)
- 1971
The title may be misleading: this entails not a film of the famous Bill Evans concert from the Village Vanguard in 1961 (i.e., an accompaniment to the Riverside album of the same name, Waltz for Debby), but a compilation of footage from two separate concerts: one shot in New Jersey in the autumn of '71 (with accompaniment by Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell), and another shot in London in March of '65 (with accompaniment by Larry Bunker and Chuck Israels). Selections from that concert include: "Gloria's Step," "Nardis," "My Romance," "Waltz for Debby," and "How Deep is the Ocean." ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bill Evans
- 1964
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This release contains eighteen songs performed by the legendary jazz master Bill Evans with the assistance of some stellar sidemen. Culled from five different live appearances, the setlist includes "My Foolish Heart," "My Melancholy Baby," "Someday My Prince Will Come," "'Round Midnight," and "Up With the Lark." ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bill Evans
