This list contains the known compositions of Bill Evans. It is likely that some of his works have not survived or remain unpublished, for example, a piece titled "Very Little Suite", an assignment composed during his college years.

Name Year of composition Year of first recording First recording Notes
B Minor Waltz1977You Must Believe in SpringFor ex-girlfriend Ellaine, who committed suicide.
Bill's Belle1965–67 (appr.)Posthumous
Bill's Hit Tune1979We Will Meet Again
Blue in Green19591959Kind of BlueMiles Davis claimed authorship, but many jazz historians maintain that it was Evans who composed it or at least co-wrote it.
C Minor Blues Chase1965–67 (appr.)Posthumous
Carnival1965–67 (appr.)Posthumous
Catch the Wind1965–67 (appr.)Posthumous
Children's Play Song1970From Left to Right
Chromatic Tune1965–67 (appr.)Posthumous
Comrade Conrad1971The Bill Evans AlbumThe tune originated as a Crest toothpaste jingle. It was later elaborated and dedicated to Conrad Mendenhall, a friend who had died in a car accident.[1]
Displacement1956New Jazz Conceptions
Epilogue1959Everybody Digs Bill EvansShort solo
Five1956New Jazz ConceptionsIt was for some years the Bill Evans Trio signature tune.
For Nenette1978New ConversationsFor Evans' wife. There is also a lyric version entitled "In April"
Fudgesickle Built for Two1962Loose BluesReleased in 1982
Fun Ride1962Loose BluesReleased in 1982
Funkallero1956Tenderly: An Informal SessionRecorded with Don Elliott and released posthumously in 2001
Funny Man1967Further Conversations with Myself
G Waltz1967California Here I Come
Interplay1962Interplay
It's Love – It's Christmas1965–67 (appr.)Posthumous, lyrics also by Bill Evans
Knit for Mary F1980Letter to EvanFor fan Mary Franksen
Know What I Mean?1961Know What I Mean?Piece for Cannonball Adderley's homonymous album
Laurie19791979We Will Meet AgainFor girlfriend Laurie Verchomin
Letter to Evan1979The Paris Concert: Edition TwoWritten for his son Evan Evans, born in 1975
Loose Bloose1962Loose BluesReleased in 1982
Maxine1978New ConversationsFor his stepdaughter, Nenette's daughter
My Bells1962Loose BluesReleased in 1982
N.Y.C.'s No Lark19631963Conversations with MyselfAnagram of the name of pianist Sonny Clark, a personal friend who died in 1963
One For Helen1966Bill Evans at Town HallFor manager Helen Keane
Only Child
Orbit1966A Simple Matter of Convictiona.k.a. Unless It's You
Peace Piece1958Everybody Digs Bill EvansImprovised solo, loosely based on Leonard Bernstein's "Some Other Time"
Peri's Scope1959Portrait in JazzFor girlfriend Peri Cousins
Prologue1966Bill Evans at Town HallPrologue to the solo titled "In Memory of His Father Harry L."
Re: Person I Knew1962Moon BeamsAnagram of the name of his friend producer Orrin Keepnews
Remembering the Rain1978New Conversations
Show Type Tune1962How My Heart Sings!
A Simple Matter of Conviction1966A Simple Matter of Conviction
Since We Met1974Since We Met
34 Skidoo1962How My Heart Sings!
Song for Helen1978New ConversationsFor manager Helen Keane
Song No.1
Story Line1966Bill Evans at Town HallPart of the solo titled "In Memory of His Father Harry L."
Sugar Plum
The Opener
Theme (What You Gave)1965–67 (appr.)Posthumous
There Came You1962Loose BluesReleased in 1982
These Things Called Changes1966A Simple Matter of Conviction
Tiffany1980Turn Out the Stars:
The Final Village Vanguard Recordings
For Joe LaBarbera's daughter
Time Out for Chris
Time Remembered1962Loose BluesReleased in 1982
Turn Out the Stars1966Bill Evans at Town HallFirst appeared in "In Memory of His Father Harry L.", an extended solo featuring other pieces
T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune)1971The Bill Evans AlbumBased on a tone row
T.T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune Two)1973The Tokyo ConcertBased on a tone row
The Two Lonely People1971The Bill Evans AlbumLyrics by Carol Hall for the performance of the song by Tony Bennett
Very Early1949 (appr.)1962Moon BeamsEvan's first known tune
Walkin' Up1962How My Heart Sings!
Waltz for Debby1953 (appr.)1956New Jazz ConceptionsWritten for his then recently born niece
Waltz in E1965–67 (appr.)Posthumous
We Will Meet Again1977You Must Believe in SpringFor his brother Harry.
Yet Ne'er BrokenAn anagram of the name of cocaine dealer Robert Kenney
Your Story1980Letter to Evan

References

Sources

  • Pettinger, Peter (2002) [1999]. Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings (new ed.). Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09727-1.

Further reading

  • Wetzel, Pascal (1996). Bill Evans Fake Book. Ludlow Music.
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