New Release: Very Early: Remembering Bill Evans from Jim Witzel
New Release: Very Early: Remembering Bill Evans from Jim Witzel Label: Joplin & Sweeney Records Release Date: August 15, 2025 Website: https://www.jimwitzelmusic.com Jim Witzel's 4th album, Very Early: Remembering Bill Evans is a memorial to the works of pianist Bill Evans, performed on guitar by Witzel. His slant on Evans's material draws out the reflective and relaxing qualities of the music. Teaming up with pianist Phil Aaron, bass player Dan Feiszli, and drummer Jason Lewis, Witzel merges collective improvisation with introspective musings and straight-ahead jazz elements found in Evans's music. Inspired by Evans's recording Sunday at the Village Vanguard, Witzel recreates a relaxing Sunday afternoon vibe in his recompositions of Evans's material as he, Aaron and Lewis trade motifs and choruses. Their harmonies move like poetry in motion standing out on "Israel" with the swinging stride of the rhythm section collabora...