Bill Evans rehearsing his trio. It’s really interesting to observe his process and priorities. I also caught myself wondering why he needed to go over some of the rhythmic figures with the drummer when they seemed so obvious. Then I remembered that these figures were not a set part of the jazz vocabulary yet, because Bill invented them!
My favorite quote: “Don’t put yourself into any tension about any of those [rhythmic figures] because I’d rather have you miss them and be relaxed.”
Rehearsal is from Copenhagen and not Oslo. The drummer is the great Alex Riel.
Well, all I know for certain is that it’s not from “Oslo, Denmark.”
Thanks so much for posting this, Roberta. Always something (a lot) to learn. Best. Bob