MUSICIAN

Bill Evans

1929 - 1980

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William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, and trademark rhythmically independent "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, he studied classical music at Southeastern Louisiana College and the Mannes School of Music, in New York City, where he majored in composition and received an artist diploma. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Evans has received more than 3,609,431 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Bill Evans is the 143rd most popular musician (down from 100th in 2019), the 834th most popular biography from United States (down from 599th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Musician.

Bill Evans is most famous for his work as a jazz pianist. He is known for his work with Miles Davis, and for his trio recordings with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian.

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  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Evans ranks 143 out of 3,175. Before him are Arnaut Daniel, Cliff Richard, Nikki Sixx, Malcolm Young, Maria João Pires, and Caetano Veloso. After him are Carlos Kleiber, Ray Manzarek, Benny Goodman, Chris Slade, Tony Iommi, and Hans von Bülow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Bill Evans ranks 48. Before him are Richard E. Taylor, Bruno Cremer, Milorad Pavić, Helmut Rahn, Eric Kandel, and Werner Arber. After him are Zoltán Czibor, Christa Wolf, Yevgeny Primakov, Gudrun Burwitz, Karolos Papoulias, and Günter Schabowski. Among people deceased in 1980, Bill Evans ranks 37. Before him are Alexander Oparin, Óscar Romero, Gregory Bateson, Hans Morgenthau, Alejo Carpentier, and William Howard Stein. After him are Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Willard Libby, Yigal Allon, Marian Rejewski, Lewis Milestone, and Marcelo Caetano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Evans ranks 834 out of 20,380. Before him are Dick Fosbury (1947), Mark Zuckerberg (1984), Michael Bloomberg (1942), John Dos Passos (1896), Scott Joplin (1868), and Rudy Giuliani (1944). After him are Don Johnson (1949), Linda Hunt (1945), Victor Fleming (1889), Mark David Chapman (1955), Mark Margolis (1939), and Ray Manzarek (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Evans ranks 38. Before him are Lionel Richie (1949), Chris Isaak (1956), Cyndi Lauper (1953), Nat King Cole (1919), Buddy Holly (1936), and Nikki Sixx (1958). After him are Ray Manzarek (1939), Benny Goodman (1909), Dizzy Gillespie (1917), James Hetfield (1963), Don Shirley (1927), and Jerry Lee Lewis (1935).

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