Bill Evans in Helsinki (1970 Live Video)

[@alanevans6482]

this footage in itself is a treasure

[@Soundofmusic777]

This rendition of Nardis is the most perfect of all Bill Evans’s takes of it.

[@OS-yg9fr]

yes very erotic music

[@luxolontamo4440]

Absolutely

[@pocopico7409]

Bill was so clearly a “freak” when it came to playing the piano. He played in a way that didn’t seem humanly possible, at least to us non-geniuses out there. I don’t see how he even conceived of the way he played, much less actually did it…with relative ease. He was a wonder to watch and listen to. He was simply awesome, in so many ways.

[@andymartin8162]

It's strange with Evans. His verbal skills are as spectacular as his musical skills. Even his voice and pace when he answers questions seem to be a beautiful solo.

[@SM-je3dh]

So exact. I thought exactly the same as you. Bill Evans is less human than music, the very essence of music, and yet so human to move us so deeply and help us to live.

[@caponsacchi]

His appearance on Marian McPartland's "Piano Jazz" in 1979 is, for the reason you suggest, the best program in that series.

[@mumorini]

"Freedom with responsibility"

[@herrbonk3635]

Yes, that's the sprit of jazz, isn't it?

[@MarkSeibold]

I just displayed this on my Facebook front page timeline for my friends to enjoy, and I wrote the same introductory words that Bill Evans had mentioned here - "We have freedom with responsibility. We're not required to do anything at a certain time..."

[@Samhoneyfield]

Right!

[@jkziegler1]

marty morell's brush work here is out of this world!

[@peterandreadakis3851]

THREE of the most melodic tunes, three of the greatest Bill was lucky enough to have recorded. THIS trio was the most dazzling of all the trios, including the seminal LaFaro, Motian trio. Kuusisto did all jazz lovers a very big favor with this recording at his home and deserves a very big thank you.

[@peterandreadakis3851]

AND BILL APPARENTLY LOVED THE BOSENDORFER PIANO, GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED BY MR. KUUSISTO, ONE OF FINLAND'S GREAT MODERN CONDUCTOR.

[@phillyfrenchy6053]

I am in heaven, what a video...

[@castinmeadows6956]

As are nearly 38K of us, to date. May we each 'go there' with each listening to this recording.

[@merlinpardo8089]

Quel magnifique moment, quelle magnifique captation. VRAIMENT une autre époque.

[@chestertnevil]

"Freedom with responsibility". Words that co-exist in every aspect of life.

[@sarodiya]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful music! Such a joy for all, especially jazz lovers! 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@haydenwayne3710]

I adore Bill Eva's playing, sensitivity and artistic totality!

[@Yusio]

I'm so happy that this video exists. What a fascinating interview...! Its wonderful to hear and see Evans express his thoughts about the field he influenced and help sculpt into what we know today.

[@graxjpg]

His remarks about free jazz are profound to me, a young musician with unbounded interests. Bill is one of my all time favorite modern composers, and this video and the thoughts that arise were a great delight to experience!

[@OS-yg9fr]

you are the greatest person in the world

[@graxjpg]

@@OS-yg9fr no, you.

[@OS-yg9fr]

@@graxjpg i like this erotic music

[@satanicthumb83]

The solo on Nardis after the acceleration of tempo is insane

[@robertczebotar7753]

Yeah...BE was insane in his simplicity and freedom!!!

[@OS-yg9fr]

i call that ' amburto '

[@OS-yg9fr]

in a made up language i created myself

[@OS-yg9fr]

it is fictional

[@Floridafisherman5000]

Always in the mood for Bill!!!

[@madmanabc9]

Thank you so much for this. Time and time again I have come back to listen, and every time I do, I couldn’t be happier.

[@luistarantino239]

No more words only fell his heart His music The Best Thanks!

[@jorymil]

There's something about Bill Evans' tone that just grabs my breath. I instinctively take in a deep breath. And I mean that in the greatest sense: art makes you _feel_, and the best art makes you feel in ways you didn't know you could.

[@OS-yg9fr]

well i take the breath and rub it all over me ... especially that 'special place' down there. very good.

[@koko-kh5hp]

Thanks a million! Love Emily!

[@sc5725]

What an incredibly bizarre [and likely expensive] privilege to have THE B. E. T. in your living room to interview and listen to as you please. With kids running around, no less... Thanks!

[@peterj.andros3996]

Well, not so incredibly bizarre. The host was Finland's wealthiest and most famous conductor of classical music with a son who played in the jazz idiom in Europe. The questions were pretty routine and so were the answers. Marty Morrell was always a somewhat neglected and great drummer as was the incomparable Elvin Jones. These 3 improvisations are some of Bill Evans' most satisfying....

[@trappaskunk]

Agreed. What a wonderful privilege to share in this intimate concert.

[@noahvale939]

I admit to being curious about the fee Evans might have been paid for this. I hope it was very generous. Unfortunately, I know none of it would have gone toward some much needed dentistry. He and the trio were giving their best, but the audience was, I guess predictably, awfully subdued.

[@yeewaishun]

it feels like in heaven! so surreal.

[@blueyedboymrdeath]

@@noahvale939 In such an intimate setting and in the presence of one of the most sensitive jazz pianists ever, you would not expect too many hoots & hollers. I heard Evans live (Boston Jazz Workshop, IIRC) and he was overpoweringly moving. After the first long set (there were only 2, separate shows) I was exhilarated, but also drained.

[@solarr2297]

This is the best, a private gig. Thanks you

[@peterandreadakis3851]

NOT so private...it was apparently recorded for Finnish state television and in the residence of an esteemed conductor who owned the singular piano of Bill's choice...wonder whether there was more to this performance than the 3 truly great improvisations on KZbin.

[@andymartin8162]

18:57 and you get the best description of the value and role of the artist you have ever heard.

[@francoconcu4487]

Beautiful film. (Bosendorfer piano is an experience indeed and possibly the best sound Bill's ever to me). Bravo BillEvansArchive !

[@user-tt3ym1jr4b]

Didnt pick up on that, thanks for pointing out. Is it not a Steinway?

[@douglynch8954]

Nice to see the legend Bill Evans playing a tune by the legendary Burt Bacharach- American treasures both of then.

[@andymartin8162]

"This trio has never rehearsed."

[@mrlucius57]

🤯

[@Alex-pi8sh]

love hearing this man. lots of his advices hits me personally

[@glennmartin974]

Great Art Music and what an intellectual!

[@nhcrowe]

incredible as always

[@perttutuhkanen7095]

Actually, this meeting at house of Ilkka Kuusisto was 10/1969, but it showed of Finnish Broadcast television at 1970.

[@비싼엘피판]

Masterpiece

[@winstonschwarz1636]

Great stuff man. I love the setting.

[@castinmeadows6956]

Evans is always incredibly gracious in his open, sincere appreciation of fellow jazz musicians whose artistry he respects. It is part of his greatness. A rare, truly class act, was Mr. Evans.

[@peterandreadakis3851]

Yes, you speak to truth.

[@castinmeadows6956]

@@peterandreadakis3851 Hello. I think you'd agree that Evans's music certainly does. Be well.

[@martinbjrnersen4202]

Some really great info and attention to detail in the description here, thanks a bunch! May I add that I happened to have a conversation with Pekka Kuusisto (in a professional capacity) two weeks ago, and revisiting this video it's really not hard to spot his father here - the resemblance is really striking!

[@davidvega7773]

EDDIE GOMEZ BORICUA REPRESENTANDO!! mucho respeto por el gran bajista

[@solangeandreaarayacancino5737]

Que atención absoluta de la gente con este maravilloso músico.. 👏 un tesoro de video..

[@mcrestwood7378]

if a fan of Bill E- u gotta see this-noir and beautiful

[@wordskillmistic]

BILL E THE MAN OU YEA

[@user-tt3ym1jr4b]

Theres just something about the way that Gomez playing takes Evans piano harmony and chords to a higher level and beyond. I own the Montreux 1968 and Montreux 1970 concerts on vinyl record, and its thee best in terms of musical art expression. What I love about this interview is the way Bill speaks, was definitely a well read and well educated man. By far my favourite jazz pianist of all time. Was way ahead of his time, and probably not as appreciated at the time he was alive.

[@OS-yg9fr]

very seckshual if you ask me. that's why i ask my wife to .............. well .................................... y'KNow

[@caponsacchi]

Going from Bill Evans to Keith Jarrett playing the same tune is like moving from Ravel or Debussy to folk music. The latter replaces Bill's complex voicings with single-note, easily replicated repetition.

[@trappaskunk]

a very Finnish set. I could almost hear Sibelius goose calls as the camera caught the expansive lake - the shy young maiden absorbing that rich sound. Bill was probably served black coffee and pulla before he pulled out his huge harp and played songs and told tales of his adventures in music with his companions sledding the soundwaves behind him. as it was in the beginning so it shall be in the end.

[@peterj.andros3996]

What nonsense. Stop smoking bad weed. It isn't helping you...

[@trappaskunk]

Back under your bridge, troll.

[@SalFettucini]

I'll have what he's having

[@ahukk]

This is in Lauttasaari, a suburb of Helsinki, so it’s the Baltic Sea you see from the window

[@castinmeadows6956]

Love it!

[@kr9825]

This is perfection

[@christianaguilar-perez394]

“ well if we......I think we have to get going”-Bill Evans 29:10

[@peterandreadakis3851]

Caught Bill & LaFaro & Motian twice at the Vanguard in the Sixties back in my anti-war days when Max Gordon, the owner, would let a fan or two sit at the bar for a set.. Bill was so great with LaFaro & Motian back then. I guess Bill had the life he wanted but for those of us who loved him and his music it was much too short.

[@zan6585]

"The only thing that I think is a danger about allowing yourself all of this freedom is that you could sometimes indulge yourself and express feelings that are too personal, I mean everyday personal feelings that might not relate to another person.. ..I think you have to be very careful; To have an aesthetic guiding force if you allow yourself this kind of freedom and also be very selective about the feelings you want to express because otherwise you could get as subjective as an infant that's crying in his crib, no one can deny that this infant is expressing himself, but no one would call it art."

[@graybeau8146]

23:24 , so i can come back and watch Eddie absolutely destroy that solo

[@camuy4142]

THE BEST!

[@richardo5951]

Thanks for posting this.Fascinating.

[@vincentagro1370]

I feel like I was there. Bill had said similar remarks in other interviews nonetheless this wisdom can traverse many different genres of art.

[@Soundofmusic777]

Divine!

[@ber334]

Does anyone else feel that Eddie was more imaginative during his solo playing then he was during accompanying bill? And do you see the look on his face during the interview? Is the drummer the only one that smiles.

[@francescolaurana4162]

Bellissimo

[@JoshuaPickenpaugh]

Me? Ah, nothin' much. Just hangin' out listening to Bill Evans live in a three piece suit next a big lake. You? Amazing.....

[@franckavitabile]

Nardis Sidran ! nice version

[@creativejazzpianistrobertr2172]

LOVE THIS TKS BILL

[@rubenantaglez8641]

Gracias porsubir este video

[@martinwilliams1308]

Just realized MF DOOM/Madlib sampled nardis!

[@timtrainsong9398]

this man is the human embodiment of LSD. bless Bill Evans.

[@robertczebotar7753]

Great, great playing!!!! BTW, is this building (with this room and this view) still existed in Helsinki?

[@peterj.andros3996]

MARTY MORRELL ONLY GOT HARD COMPLIMENTS FROM BILL. MARTY WAS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PERCUSSIONIST OF THE MANY ITERATIONS OF THE "BILL EVANS TRIO." SUPERIOR TO PAUL MOTIAN AND BILL'S FAVORITE, THE LOUD AND RAUCOUS PHILLY JOE JONES. LET THE MUSIC SPEAK FOR ITSELF!!

[@luviana6949]

He was, as much as Scott Lafaro was my favorite Bassist of the Trio

[@castinmeadows6956]

I like Marty Morell's warmth of spirit. You can feel it in his playing. If not also in how he speaks, both back then and now.

[@raphaha1273]

the drums are part of the music.

[@mcrestwood7378]

Paul and SL--superb!!!

[@keithdoiron]

15:10 bass fill yuss

[@russhamer]

Oh what I would have given to host them in my home....whew!

[@adg9704]

GOAT

[@stephenilieff7531]

never a wasted note

[@adg9704]

Hippie Bill on the way...

[@pepopasajero6472]

Mi corazón no tiene fondo❤️

[@mahatmacoat6516]

Those crazy Finns!!

[@josecasillas5361]

Eddie Gomez is a beast!

[@timtrainsong9398]

IMPROVINSATORY

[@scooter12e]

22:20 MF DOOM - Raid

[@woiowoiow190]

Bill looked like he wanted to get the hell away from there. The privilege of having the great trio is almost a repellent to these non materialistic members who only have music on their minds. Love it!

[@kevinha3327]

does anyone know the little tune at the start? Thanks all

[@callookghia]

Wonderful. The modern world sucks compared to this.

[@castinmeadows6956]

Haha (and ugh), it sure does.

[@OffTheRecord3025]

Colorize this if you must, but please don't take down this footage, which for me has the stamp of authenticity. The camera operator obviously understood the medium of black & white moving pictures.

[@christophercharles9645]

Who puts ads IN THE MIDDLE OF A PERFORMANCE? WTF! At least have the respect to put them BETWEEN tunes. Bill's not even done stating the theme of the opening number and...AD in 5, 4, 3, 2...

[@danaosmilie9678]

"Warum gab es angespanntheit, besonders am Anfang?

[@Koko_mimi_mom]

..........나도.......이렇게 살고....싶다...집에 연주자 불러서........부럽

[@eisbrenner]

Is there a CD from this masterwork?

[@fraterdeusestveritas2022]

Damn Bill is really smacked out in this interview. So sad. I believe this is what allowed him to bypass the conscious mind and bring out music from the depths of the universal psyche.

[@baut6045]

this is something i thought about bill!

[@Conn88]

He was in methadone rehab during this time; it’s probably the only way he could have traveled and not have had to worry about illegally obtaining his fix in a foreign country. But he does look like he has some wear from the addiction. It’s hard to believe he only lived another 10 years, he’s so timeless.

[@conflict7269]

@@Conn88 hes a legend

[@Jflat_]

10:45

[@coryaga]

2:36 11:31

[@Maddie01022]

I think ppl should be chilling and talking

[@Terrarium86]

Bill Evans is like Deadmau5, die hard fans

[@jackcallahan_]

marty the goat

[@ABCABC-gv1gc]

La vrai bourgois culturelle.

[@richardcripps6764]

Like an outtake from an Ingmar Bergman movie. Evans looking incredibly wasted,in serious need of dental work. The man from the Pru on junk.

[@LeafGreen906]

he was on methadone treatments during this time

[@TheRenato1245]

Why its appears me publicity?! I dont get it's really awfull being listening this music and get uninspired because of an app. God I really hate that

[@yukioooooo-e1k]

eddie gomez >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lafaro