Bill Evans "Peace Piece"

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  • Virtual Museum Exhibit: Pasos Peace Museum (visit: www. pasospeacemuseum.org)-Bill Evans's "Peace Piece" is an unrehearsed modal composition that he recorded for his "Everybody Digs Bill Evans" LP in 1958. It is hailed as one of the most beautiful and evocative solo piano improvisations ever recorded.
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  • @gabriellaurentinocp2
    @gabriellaurentinocp2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    One day I went on google to know the difference between the pronounciation of "piece" and "peace", so I googled "piece peace".
    That day I found jazz.

    • @ellenabrams2786
      @ellenabrams2786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      What a great story!

    • @tospubs960
      @tospubs960 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      There are no coincidences in life ... Peace

    • @spookrockcity
      @spookrockcity 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@tospubs960 life must just be whoopin some peoples ass out of spite then lmfao

    • @slyspy9819
      @slyspy9819 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      WOW......Nice Find

    • @mr.nobody2244
      @mr.nobody2244 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No sir, Jazz found YOU!

  • @chumpthedog
    @chumpthedog 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2292

    Music is not only the notes, but also the silence in between.

    • @raquelortega8283
      @raquelortega8283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Steve Garcia wow i didnt realized that until now ty

    • @markusantonio4866
      @markusantonio4866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @Danilo Arsoski cross handed technique. Tony Banks the keyboardist for the progressive rock band Genesis utilized this on their songs at the beginning of Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Carpet Carpet Crawlers, No Reply at All. Debussy and the French composers were great.

    • @colleenengelmann7896
      @colleenengelmann7896 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The subtle pause...

    • @lilianeguisset3788
      @lilianeguisset3788 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Comme vous avez raison... Tout est dans l'intervalle... Dans le silence qui, comme un pont, relie une note à une autre. Cette musique - qui ressemble un peu à celle de Satie - est une merveille.

    • @aucuneideejsp8891
      @aucuneideejsp8891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lilianeguisset3788 parfaitement saisi !

  • @bobke114
    @bobke114 ปีที่แล้ว +1066

    I requested this song to be played at the close of my dads funeral service yesterday. RIP dad 92 years old a life well lived.

    • @tuberjr
      @tuberjr ปีที่แล้ว +12

      condolences from the uk(london)

    • @russellsolsky8694
      @russellsolsky8694 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Jesus buddy damn near made me cry

    • @kathleendigregorio1701
      @kathleendigregorio1701 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Sorry for your loss ~ glad your Dad had a long life 🏵️

    • @conniegracia1249
      @conniegracia1249 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      💙🙏🩶

    • @pandaloverrrrrr
      @pandaloverrrrrr ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You have Soul. Thanks I didn't know anyone who felt like it. So something.,🎼

  • @abstractdragon5453
    @abstractdragon5453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +391

    The story behind this is Bill walked into the studio, played this on the first take, got up and left. Why mess with perfection? Ever time I hear this tears roll down my cheeks. It's just that beautiful.

    • @marcibolton5718
      @marcibolton5718 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I concur. I can't stop them from wheeling up in my eyes and just rolling on down my cheeks. I do this every time I hear a masterpiece, which isn't very often these days. This is certainly a piece of heaven. Thank thank God for Bill Evans and Claude Debussy and the Queen, Joni Mitchell.

    • @amairhapokala
      @amairhapokala ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@marcibolton5718 amen!!

    • @bettewadlington6446
      @bettewadlington6446 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      So, I am not the only one. These notes do something to my brain and my soul in addition of the memories that bring back.

    • @caddy286
      @caddy286 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I totally agree. This song truly does something to my soul. It's like spiritual food.

    • @laboon344
      @laboon344 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Every*

  • @McArthurFam
    @McArthurFam 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3320

    You will go where you have to go. You will see what needs to be seen. And you will hear things occasionally that make you feel glad to be alive and wonder at the beauty of being a human. This is one of those moments that vibrates through all the walls of time. Share the way this makes you feel with the ones you love. May every word you use be like a note that's played as in this song.

  • @drissabderrhamane7948
    @drissabderrhamane7948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    I will never forget the moment when I crossed the Manhattan Bridge for the first time to the sound of music by Bill Evans. I saw the skyscrappers surrounded by large, gray, sheep-like clouds, letting orange rays of summer twilight filter through. This is how I define the music of Bill Evans. A masterpiece, yes a masterpiece.

    • @alexan128
      @alexan128 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You are a poet.

    • @stevenponte6655
      @stevenponte6655 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow that was definitely a NYC moment! Do you remember what tune it was?

    • @adelasussman3838
      @adelasussman3838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Loved your words! Especially having lived in NYC! Bill Evans - the crème de la crème of Jazz pianists!!

    • @katieparkin484
      @katieparkin484 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Anyone who understands New York City understands Bill Evans

    • @terrybarlow2445
      @terrybarlow2445 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can picture it....beautiful!!

  • @euan7629
    @euan7629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +760

    My Dad recommended this to me as a “real chill out” when I was a bit low. What a great man. :)

    • @clumsiii
      @clumsiii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      my dad convinced me to take piano and after a few years she taught me Satie. Sometimes dads can be alright *for being a classical dad, it's a shame i haven't sat down and rocked out to the passion of st john with him yet

    • @riptidejohnson1234
      @riptidejohnson1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A very smart man he was....

    • @michaelmcgilvary8908
      @michaelmcgilvary8908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Then you must listen to (J. Ralph the crawl)Another beautiful work of art like this tune

    • @CalTxDude
      @CalTxDude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like your Dad!

    • @CalTxDude
      @CalTxDude 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelmcgilvary8908I'm going to have a listen. Thank you!
      I always appreciate a good musical referral/recommendation!

  • @ChuckDennis
    @ChuckDennis ปีที่แล้ว +143

    My wife and I used this song as part of our wedding many years ago. This weekend, we are using it again at her mother's funeral. Beautiful music, every note.

    • @patriciakreger440
      @patriciakreger440 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So very sorry for your loss. It is beautiful, indeed. 🥀

    • @gregnormal5
      @gregnormal5 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@patriciakreger440 Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

    • @TheoHernandez-ws9ot
      @TheoHernandez-ws9ot 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Touch grass bro​@@gregnormal5

    • @MATATONORTIZ
      @MATATONORTIZ 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

  • @BreanneGuilbert
    @BreanneGuilbert 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I hope someday my sons and daughter will hear this and think , " Shit could be worse, I could have lived in a world without this."

    • @BarbaraSowerby
      @BarbaraSowerby หลายเดือนก่อน

      It makes me cry it's so beautiful

  • @miramarensis
    @miramarensis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    My dad took me to see Bill who was playing with his trio back in the late 70s. I was a kid but I still clearly remember the joy I felt while listening to such transcendental music. Nothing but love for Bill Evans. Thanks Dad (lost him in 2005), thanks Bill.

    • @marcelloghelfi4651
      @marcelloghelfi4651 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow.

    • @cameronray4107
      @cameronray4107 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Wherever you are now. Thank you for sharing this special memory with your dad. Wishing you well.

  • @leilaarfa
    @leilaarfa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    This piece of music actually defines the word 'transcendental' for me. Mellow. Nostalgic. Lyrical. Emotive. Melancholy. Optimistic. It really is something quite special. As others have said, it's about the space between the phrasing, those harmonics. To know Bill Evans' music is a privilege, and a joy.

    • @gregnormal5
      @gregnormal5 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

  • @darrynlamonteastrology
    @darrynlamonteastrology 2 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    You can’t talk about great jazz pianists without mentioning Bill Evans.

    • @darrynlamonteastrology
      @darrynlamonteastrology ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The first time I heard this, I thought was a simple, beautiful tune. Later I found out this was an adlib done off the cuff.

    • @obscuredictionary3263
      @obscuredictionary3263 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@darrynlamonteastrology I love this. Finding your old comment a year later.

    • @PrinceAsmodeus
      @PrinceAsmodeus 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Miles loved him.

    • @famousatmidnight15
      @famousatmidnight15 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I read his biography, he was a man in love with the note and how sound can be derived

    • @Kinsale1333
      @Kinsale1333 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⁠@@darrynlamonteastrologyI fully agree. There were some small minded critics who claimed Bill was an inferior jazz pianist because he supposedly couldn’t play blues. Let the critics carp. Miles saw it differently. Bill achieved his own unique voice and took the music in new directions. God knows, he will never be imitated. Who could replicate those chord voicings?

  • @johnbensinger4931
    @johnbensinger4931 7 ปีที่แล้ว +805

    I want this at my funeral, and my wedding, and everywhere forever

  • @bradleyfrank7933
    @bradleyfrank7933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    If there was ever a year we needed a peace piece, 2020 would be the year.

    • @ritina2
      @ritina2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's my WhatsApp gift for Christmas!!

    • @Steph_Said
      @Steph_Said 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed! This piece is like
      2020 - Beautiful, Turbulent....-2021. 💜🎶

    • @tacey505
      @tacey505 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ohellzyeah

    • @aidenhester3995
      @aidenhester3995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeah not during the holocaust or vietnam war or anything gay like that

    • @Cadavu2
      @Cadavu2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      1944 disagrees you twat

  • @jtmremixes1043
    @jtmremixes1043 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’ve listened to plenty of pieces but I’d have to say this has to be one of the most beautiful songs in existence. Bill is speaking to us through his piano which I feel portrays sadness paired with the feeling that everything will be alright. My mind has been extremely busy lately, and very few pieces can quiet my mind like this does. Absolutely brilliant. May Will rest in piece knowing that this song has blessed millions of people.

  • @michaelhennessy534
    @michaelhennessy534 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The consistency of the left hand, even through the discordant chaos of the right hand reminds me to be my self, even when outside forces try to draw me in other directions. Stay true to yourself. Be that consistent left hand.

  • @kkiinngg.ddrree
    @kkiinngg.ddrree 3 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    This is the absolute masterpiece. Those notes can heal and physically affect. It feels like you went through many difficulties through decades, maybe lost everything, got beaten and broken but finally reached peace. And you are ready for the next chapter of your life. You are the new person. It is very gentle but there is much more in those pauses. It is melancholic but positive and peaceful at the same time.

    • @juanschwartz2597
      @juanschwartz2597 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It really is.

    • @calravens8707
      @calravens8707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      so well put in words

    • @roylangtree2362
      @roylangtree2362 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think sublime would be a good description

    • @mahatmacoat6516
      @mahatmacoat6516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ...or the acceptance before leaving.

    • @mariacremildasucupiramonta3760
      @mariacremildasucupiramonta3760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tão bonito e inspirado que cura nossas feridas e restaura a nossa vontade de viver e ser melhor como pessoa

  • @mountainmanasmr7899
    @mountainmanasmr7899 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I just cried, and I don't even really know what for. It was nice, haha. It's crazy that a man I've never met and have never known, from a time years before I was ever born, wrote a simple piano song that would touch me and millions like me. This was beautiful.

  • @creditrepairsolutions7532
    @creditrepairsolutions7532 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    My husband died about 6 years ago and would listen to this song over and over😢😢. Beautiful song❤❤

    • @josianesouchon1646
      @josianesouchon1646 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am sorry for your husband. Somewhere in the sky or may be close to you, his soul can listen to this music. Be quiet, be love for your family !

    • @schrisdellopoulos9244
      @schrisdellopoulos9244 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@josianesouchon1646oh stop it. No one cares about your childish nonsense. This is JAZZ, not your church.

  • @staffanolofsson8201
    @staffanolofsson8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Minimalism in jazz is underrated! Bill Evans is the perfect example of that style, here in a piece where the notes dont get too close to one another.

  • @mitilam856
    @mitilam856 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The most beautiful things in life don't overwhelm you, they're not obnoxious, they don't ask for attention. This song is truly beautiful; it gently rolls with the ebb and flow of life. I feel more and more in tune with life as it plays.

    • @Retroscoop
      @Retroscoop ปีที่แล้ว

      That's very nicely put. I won't even attempt to do it better !

  • @arvstephenson1107
    @arvstephenson1107 10 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Thank you, thank you Bill Evans for reminding me that beauty still exists in the world.

    • @johnwallach6505
      @johnwallach6505 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This is a testament to Bill's love of his instrument. This is by, of, and for the piano.

    • @jackmckeon5854
      @jackmckeon5854 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      That beard is beauty

  • @edwardscott6558
    @edwardscott6558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I remember really hearing this late one night almost 40 years ago. I was returning from Yellow Springs, OH to Xenia, OH along a stretch of road that was nearly deserted. I watched as the headlights cut a path of light through the enveloping darkness and then suddenly, I heard it. I played it again and I wept. Two times, three times and then I lost count. But I was overwhelmed with unutterable joy to hear this spare, lone voice with its ringing insinuation of atonality. I was and I am even now torn down and lifted up all at once.
    I hear Flamenco Sketches too but I also hear Some Other Time.

    • @jaZZjaZZ54
      @jaZZjaZZ54 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beautiful, thanks

    • @carolwong3399
      @carolwong3399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beautiful. Quiet spaces and lifts up and up buoying us in the sea of calm.

    • @starlingcity
      @starlingcity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What a beautiful reflection Edward. Thank you... Sometimes we just weep and the weeping is good.

    • @dl2310
      @dl2310 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I hear Bill Evans clearly in Flamenco Sketches. Incomparable. He speaks to my introvert soul.

  • @ilovelemonade12345
    @ilovelemonade12345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    Garrett Watts sent me here :) thank you for this music takes you to a place where you never want to escape, and that's serenity.

  • @nunyabidness117
    @nunyabidness117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    This feels more like a brotherhood and sisterhood than a comment section.

    • @naneeleo823
      @naneeleo823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    • @IgnacioLopez-wp7rx
      @IgnacioLopez-wp7rx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Estaba durmiendo cuando oí esto y me desperté llorando.. . Tuve la suerte de que en la radio dieron a conocer en ese momento el título de composición

  • @malbug
    @malbug 8 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    Bill Evans produced some of the most beautiful music ever created by man...this may be the best example.

    • @TomConn48
      @TomConn48 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes

    • @TomConn48
      @TomConn48 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      The music is the sound between the notes. I don't recall who said that, but this piece proves it.

    • @juanquiroga8933
      @juanquiroga8933 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tom Connell I think that was Debussy

    • @yudhirgautam1645
      @yudhirgautam1645 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yuusssss :)

    • @Cookerab
      @Cookerab 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This and the last bars of his Bernstein cover Lucky to be me....

  • @kacipalomino1037
    @kacipalomino1037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    When I met the love of my life, this song was playing in the distance. It's beautiful in this recording, but it will never sound more beautiful than it did those years ago... Still can't hear it without giving a tearful word of thanks to God above... thanks to have been given what so many search for throughout their entire lives. Thank you, Bill Evans.

  • @nataliacuevas1730
    @nataliacuevas1730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I am in tears. When Peace Piece plays on my playlist, there's a natural stop in whatever I am doing. I am utterly present. To learn this piece was improvised leaves me gutted. What was he thinking about? Was he thinking at all? The result is nothing short of a masterpiece.

    • @abelluislizaso2757
      @abelluislizaso2757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He is not thinking at all...

    • @catsforhire9116
      @catsforhire9116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wow I did not know this was improvised. Bill Evans unfortunately had a lot of sadness in his life and it is portrayed through the sounds of his music.

    • @gwendolynjenkins-lawson1750
      @gwendolynjenkins-lawson1750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      when I first heard I had just parked..was sitting when it came on WBGO I felt the smooth, soft yet intense..bought me to tears..love it

    • @Sam-by3kk
      @Sam-by3kk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bill said in interviews that jazz is so beautiful because it's something you cannot describe that just flows through you, otherworldly, when you are improvising. He mentions that it's a mixture of knowing how to play the instrument, but then just letting it flow through him. Awesome.

    • @sanchari.c
      @sanchari.c 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "I am utterly present". Beautifully said, I completely agree.

  • @mr.mo_mission
    @mr.mo_mission 7 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    oh dear...I heard this beauty for the first time today. I stopped working in the office and turned up the radio. It´s so beautyful..even the other people in the office stopped working and without saying anything we just listened. What a gift mankind got there. Thank you.

  • @SimonSimon-yy2gq
    @SimonSimon-yy2gq 9 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    The opening photograph was taken by my uncle Freddy Warren it was taken in Ronnie Scotts in London's west end Freddy was one of the in house photographers at Ronnie's for many years

    • @mirazusta2002
      @mirazusta2002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Awesome, he inmortalized the artist.

    • @squareplaygames8657
      @squareplaygames8657 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Great shot

    • @aes53
      @aes53 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's a wonderful photograph, are there others from the roll?

    • @gee3883
      @gee3883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nice story, fantastic shot.

    • @stefanosoggetti6321
      @stefanosoggetti6321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      great pic!

  • @d.ubious4059
    @d.ubious4059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Sometimes you're lucky enough to stumble upon a song like this.

  • @BigShoals
    @BigShoals 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I am about to perform this in Chicago, at my first recital in 57 years. I have worked on this piece and will never consider it truly mastered. I will continue to work on it long after this performance. It is inside me.

    • @Billys-Joint
      @Billys-Joint 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good luck Betsy! You are Betsy not Bill.

    • @2karencraig
      @2karencraig ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wishing you love

    • @daniel.gobert9880
      @daniel.gobert9880 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ive been learning it on acoustic guitar

    • @BigShoals
      @BigShoals ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@daniel.gobert9880 Wow!

    • @anthonymason4999
      @anthonymason4999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How did it turn out?

  • @minisynthcollective7822
    @minisynthcollective7822 8 ปีที่แล้ว +524

    Just pure beauty. Heard this for the first time the other day and had to pull over in the car.

    • @debrainmke
      @debrainmke 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +Alan Cohen, I've had those moments.

    • @bzaban
      @bzaban 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Ooooh, yes. Bill Evans made me pull over the car many, many times.

    • @sinokomp
      @sinokomp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      you might like Chopin's Berceuse as well...

    • @carguy3460
      @carguy3460 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Same thing happened to me when I heard SRV's Lenny on the radio for the first time. Love those moments.

    • @391083
      @391083 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I completely identify with this statement.

  • @LastOfSixMusic
    @LastOfSixMusic 11 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    It is quite astounding how such a simplistic piece can be so unbelievably intoxicating and utterly peaceful...

  • @anilkapahi8788
    @anilkapahi8788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If there is a more beautiful piece of music I don't know what it is and I have been listening to music for over 60 years

  • @RaeofLight12
    @RaeofLight12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    When my two-year-old son first heard this, he abandoned his beloved cars, sat on the couch silent for 6 minutes and 45 seconds with his mouth gaped open.
    This is so beautiful the first time I heard it, it felt almost disrespectful to do anything else but sit and listen. Touches the very soul of a person, absolutely stunning.

    • @staffanolofsson8201
      @staffanolofsson8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Nice comment! I think very young children has an intuitive feeling for great music, long before they can express it in words. But then when they grow older this intuition somewhat disappears, other things will take more place.

    • @moniquecavard745
      @moniquecavard745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@staffanolofsson8201 i'm still a child of 71...!!!

    • @staffanolofsson8201
      @staffanolofsson8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@moniquecavard745 Love you! And I am a child of 75...

    • @pugsymalone6539
      @pugsymalone6539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Your story made me cry...such a wonderful thing to touch a child in such a moving way.

    • @1955rdp
      @1955rdp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

  • @191NY
    @191NY 12 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    The most touching thing ever heard. His music has its own soul. We are all blessed to feel it and to see through it.

  • @jonneville5295
    @jonneville5295 8 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    It was Bill's sense of space that attracted Miles- the perfect pianist for Kind Of Blue. They have many similarities, especially when you listen to them solo.

    • @zkalima
      @zkalima 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Kind of Bill

    • @jonhallberg8334
      @jonhallberg8334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, now I want to go to the record store for some Miles.

  • @samLIPS66
    @samLIPS66 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This sounds so good with the sound of rain outside.

  • @jimihendrix45
    @jimihendrix45 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Euphoria! That ending was tragic. Also Bill Evans is the goat

  • @BrinaMarySeattle
    @BrinaMarySeattle 10 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    Years ago, I played this piece at the funeral of the son of friends. I am also a bereaved parent. Currently writing my dissertation on the marriages/relationships of bereaved parent couples, I find myself turning to this piece again and again for company. Thank you for having posted it on youtube for all to share. So deep.

    • @hahaharchitect
      @hahaharchitect 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It's a beautiful piece and I listen to it every time I need Peace.
      May peace be with you... Thank you for sharing

    • @Swaggs303
      @Swaggs303 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      peace

    • @DuPreeinLosAngeles
      @DuPreeinLosAngeles 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know of a woman who has had her parental rights terminated for her US born son. Residing permanently out of the country, she wanted him to come to the USA to attend school and the state nabbed him. She hasn't seen or hugged him in nearly two years, his birthday just a couple of weeks away. Perhaps it's something related somehow to your bereavement, and may come up in your dissertation. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It helps me deal with this. Playing piano definitely aids with my coping, as well as eating well, exercise. The pain from these emotional upheavals unravels any hope for a normal day of enjoying life. How can one do this when the ones that they love aren't "allowed" to? How I wish I'd had kids. I missed a great experience in this life. But geesh, this world and what's coming....

    • @ak342593
      @ak342593 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      sending peace and love your way

    • @ajj4483
      @ajj4483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope you find the peace joy and love within your heart..it is there, smile to your heart and follow those sweet gentle feelings..best wishes :)

  • @waysilentbob6976
    @waysilentbob6976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    3.5 million views! That gives me faith in humanity! We’re going to be just fine. It’ll just take a little while.

    • @Dprest-nd4yc
      @Dprest-nd4yc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This gives me a little piece of peace

    • @naneeleo823
      @naneeleo823 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      agree very ! "human circus" was in DIRE NEED to be slowed down .. Peace

    • @Bogancharisma
      @Bogancharisma 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      the future is bright, remain positive and adaptable to change. Good things are ahead for many this year, many that deserve it, people like me, you and your friends. best wishes to David T and Chris G in Victoria Australia and their family-friends..

    • @rajatbhushan4535
      @rajatbhushan4535 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

    • @Retroscoop
      @Retroscoop 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, actually it are only 3500 people who came to listen 1000 times to the same peace piece... So, sorry for that faith in humanity....

  • @carlhardy364
    @carlhardy364 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So smooth, like smoking in the late night, when no one's is around.

  • @CrowGirl66
    @CrowGirl66 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It does indeed echo peace.

    • @gregnormal5
      @gregnormal5 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

  • @matheusmelo2431
    @matheusmelo2431 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    4:07 - 4:14 is so beautiful, the way he resolves the dissonant notes with that gorgeous chord is really just immaculate

  • @suerobinson5540
    @suerobinson5540 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is the most beautiful piece ever written since the classical pianists It just touches everything that is good & peaceful

    • @gregnormal5
      @gregnormal5 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

  • @fermonttiel
    @fermonttiel ปีที่แล้ว +53

    No sé cómo explicarlo pero muy en el fondo sé que esta canción guarda un mensaje trascendente. Hay algo misterioso e importante oculto entre estas notas y esta cadencia tan melancólica y delicada. Es la misma sensación que uno siente cuando mira el mar o las montañas de cimas nubladas: "ven, aquí hay algo para ti".
    Que felicidad leer los comentarios y saber que muchas personas a lo largo del mundo sienten algo similar. Ojalá la vida nos alcance para descifrarlo!

    • @user-cg1ih5ys6r
      @user-cg1ih5ys6r 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Прекрасные ассоциации. Спасибо за комментарий.

    • @tospubs960
      @tospubs960 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mucho Gracias...

  • @tonyhedditch4402
    @tonyhedditch4402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I've commented on this before but, this is just THE most stunning, wonderful piece of piano playing you will EVER let your ears listen to. Sheer perfection.

  • @g.c.wheeler.805
    @g.c.wheeler.805 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This was the first song I ever heard of Bill Evans. The definition of class. He leaves just enough space between the music to allow the listeners thoughts and memories to be their own... Allowing them to feel personally and organically connected to the music... While bringing it back so perfectly to keep the listener engaged mentally without getting lost in their own emotions or overbearing avant-garde nonsense

  • @MrLittlefeat
    @MrLittlefeat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    One of the prettiest piano pieces one could ever hear. Snowing, wood stove going and the beauty of Bill Evans piano !

  • @RosCharron
    @RosCharron 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I came across Bill Evans in a music documentary yesterday and I can't believe I've only just heard of him. So glad though. This is just transcendental! Thank you so much W R for making this available.

    • @douglashott9843
      @douglashott9843 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Since art is infinite we can't come across all of it at an early age. I'm glad you came across this. Isn't it fantastic when you think you've heard or seen it all and find out that not only is there still a great deal to see and hear, but that what is left to see and hear is spectacular?

    • @RosCharron
      @RosCharron 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@douglashott9843 Absolutely Douglas. I keep discovering the new from the old and am always delighted by the feeling that a switch in my mind has been flipped on!

    • @stevemoore3951
      @stevemoore3951 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I also just ran onto Bill Evans yesterday. I also agree with the other comment by Doug that it is cool that you can still keep running onto new and different things and they are spectacular.

  • @xx_fortniteprolegendslayer1219
    @xx_fortniteprolegendslayer1219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’m glad I randomly went here and heard this. It’s nice

    • @Retroscoop
      @Retroscoop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even frivolity can lead to beauty every now and then !

  • @finarollerz
    @finarollerz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    A piece so beautiful it can disassemble you and put you all back together at the same time.

  • @jwblue575
    @jwblue575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Such a beautiful piece. It is no mystery why he was MIles Davis' (a genius of space in his own right) favorite Pianist.

  • @brunochiarini_guitar
    @brunochiarini_guitar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm here after finding out John Mayer listens to Bill Evans all the time, and man am I glad I'm here.

  • @robertgoins991
    @robertgoins991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    My ex wife said to me this was the most depressing piece!
    That's why she is my ex.
    This piece is living and breathing. Sounds like love!

    • @JohnJohn-cu7nk
      @JohnJohn-cu7nk ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣👍😁😊🤍

    • @yannoudu26
      @yannoudu26 ปีที่แล้ว

      Idiot

    • @ssballs
      @ssballs ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣 isn't that the way it seems?

    • @DSAK55
      @DSAK55 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      smart move

    • @Retroscoop
      @Retroscoop ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's not depressing, it's deliciously melancholic. That's quite a difference.

  • @ccchag6087
    @ccchag6087 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Found this piece at the beginning of the pandemic. An unexpected gift. I would close my eyes and listen. Made it all go away if even for a few minutes. Makes me cry now when I listen. 😢

  • @labeep2517
    @labeep2517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This song always makes me smile and brings a tear to my eye, all at the same time. No matter what I am doing, I have to stop and pay attention to the music. It does something to me, something good. I love jazz and I love Bill Evans but this, this is something else I cannot define. I don't want this song played during my funeral, I would like to listen to it when the moment of my exit of this world comes. Pure beauty.

  • @Odin_Limaye
    @Odin_Limaye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The atonal section in the middle is so breathtakingly brilliant, and the slow resolution back to tonality is just gorgeous.

    • @markniemi455
      @markniemi455 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's why jazz is so beautiful, knowing the rules and then breaking them

  • @vidlukanarea6280
    @vidlukanarea6280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I once asked everyone I know:” If you could be in front of the whole humanity, all 7 billion, and language and focus wouldn’t been an issue, what would you say to the whole of humanity to reassure that the next day we would achieve peace?
    Some said they would cry, some would tell a joke, one of my favourite responses was to sing a beatles song, but now I am absolutely sure...this song, this wonderful expression of peace, this is the answer to my question.

  • @vanessaowens7792
    @vanessaowens7792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I've heard this song before but the other day i was in the kitchen cooking and this song came on... And i stopped in my tracks... The utter beauty of the song is remarkable but the feelings that came over me where mind blowing. Sheer joy and great saddness overcame my senses all at the same time!!! Through those 6 minutes i relived all the highest highs and lowest lows of my life and was completely grateful to the Universe for all the experiences that is my life!!! I guess you can say i made Peace with ALL the Pieces... Thank you Mr. Bill Evans for capturing all of that in just this one song!!!

    • @carolynzaremba5469
      @carolynzaremba5469 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel the same way when I listen to this piece. I just stop whatever I am doing and just experience it. A masterpiece indeed.

    • @gregnormal5
      @gregnormal5 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@carolynzaremba5469 Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

  • @kqdioqkijfaoij
    @kqdioqkijfaoij 10 ปีที่แล้ว +693

    Satie smiles

    • @brendantimmons5415
      @brendantimmons5415 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      i love these two words together

    • @rochefort82
      @rochefort82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Not Satie, but Chopin (Berceuse Op.57)...

    • @jacksprat3009
      @jacksprat3009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Hearing the first two or three bars, Eric Satie comes to mind. Certainly Satie must have been a strong influence on Bill evens who takes Satie further to where we can almost disappear into the music.

    • @user-ej7ss8ei2g
      @user-ej7ss8ei2g 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Debussy

    • @rochefort82
      @rochefort82 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spanish Moustache: th-cam.com/video/v1CXY5NHvms/w-d-xo.html

  • @jasonnstegall
    @jasonnstegall 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    According to at least one account I have read, this was supposed to be a take/version of the Leonard Bernstein classic "Some Other Time", which also ended up on the Everybody Likes Bill Evans album. However, as Bill was playing the intro to what became this timeless improvisation, he realized quickly where it was "going" and waved off his bassist and drummer so he could focus on what quickly developed into one of the most beautiful and unique piano solos not only of Bill's career but in the history of recordings (and I do stress unique, because Bill never again attempted anything like this either in the studio or live). And yes, this probably was the template for Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue jazz piece "Flaminco Sketches".

  • @vashaczar
    @vashaczar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This isn't sad or boring. It's beautiful, interesting, and haunting. From another world. Thank you so much for exposing me to this ineffable . . . piece.

  • @jonathanstorey6094
    @jonathanstorey6094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Inside this bubble of sound I am safe. Just me and Bill. Thanks man!

  • @futuropasado
    @futuropasado 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    One of the most beautiful things ever made. You know you have no soul when you don't get touched by this...

    • @katamarigirl93
      @katamarigirl93 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's reassuring for me, since I break down in tears every time I hear it. It's beautiful and painful all in one.

  • @2314gaylord
    @2314gaylord 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Looking at the 530 dislikes on this video. I feel so bad for those 530 individuals. The thought that they couldn’t feel the beauty in this song is heart breaking. May you all find a Piece of Peace…Peace Piece. ❤️

    • @tonyhedditch4402
      @tonyhedditch4402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well. Kevin E. I guess you have to forget their ignorance towards real decent music. They will never know real music.

    • @2karencraig
      @2karencraig ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just being abstinent

    • @DanBoyd1111
      @DanBoyd1111 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Some people have to have real art fed to them with an eye dropper.

    • @2314gaylord
      @2314gaylord ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DanBoyd1111 Lol

    • @DSAK55
      @DSAK55 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Millennials

  • @bikeyoshiro
    @bikeyoshiro 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is my favourite piece about peace by Bill.

  • @theaisyr
    @theaisyr ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Boski fortepian, ktokolwiek potrafi wydobyć takie dzwięki zasługuje na uwagę , niesamowity melanż...słucham z przyjemnością.

    • @myroslav5491
      @myroslav5491 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tsuyoshi Yamamoto rekomenduje...

  • @JonGodsun
    @JonGodsun 10 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Words escape me...this has to be one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.

  • @tansekkuan
    @tansekkuan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I used to listen to this a lot, trying to get deeper with the music, sometimes i meditate before listen so that the music can hit me harder, it never fail. To me this music is so sad and yet so beautiful, it makes me want to be alone, slow down my breathing and just feel things all around me. But i stop listening to this because as the experience went deeper I was feeling very depressed as I realized could never find something similar to this experience in a real life unless i change myself which i don't have the courage to do so. It is true that beauty only reveals itself to the brave. If this music has inspired you, may you have the courage to become what it inspire you to be.

  • @nooogeooo
    @nooogeooo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    this melody is incredible
    i recognized instantly when it played on euphoria ending scene, had to come here and listen to the whole song

  • @feliciawilson9743
    @feliciawilson9743 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Gives me chills every time. I hear his soul speaking in this song -- the longing, the beauty, the poignancy of his life.

  • @RidzMac1959
    @RidzMac1959 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    One of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard. Stunning in it's ability to evoke feelings and memories in my life despite hearing this "piece" for the first time. I've been playing it on a loop for the past 1/2 hour. The hook is in.

    • @DIZZY1057
      @DIZZY1057 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SO TRUE.....

    • @karlconnolly3994
      @karlconnolly3994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Check out Erick Satie...you’re in for a treat.

  • @johnhoward6393
    @johnhoward6393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    His notes, phrases move like a gentle gust of wind, a soft breeze that lingers. The silence between.

  • @tat2dluvboy
    @tat2dluvboy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This is absolutely one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. And I listen to a lot of music, all genres. You can really feel his pain in this.

  • @okaymckay
    @okaymckay 9 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    MY GOD. It's been so long since a song gave me the chills. Brings me back to my childhood.

  • @Nickescaped
    @Nickescaped 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This beautiful piece never gets old. So simple… yet so complicated. What a genius!

  • @Playwright62
    @Playwright62 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My late father knew Bill Evans when Bill was in the Army, my father in the Navy, a tenor sax player, arranger and teacher. He said Evans played a eight bar solo and got a standing ovation. Stops you as you stand. Stops you in your tracks.

  • @Siriuss96
    @Siriuss96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This songs takes me to places in my imagination that I never want to leave, what a powerful yet beautiful song. Forever one of my favourites

  • @airider2
    @airider2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Never heard anything like this in jazz. Bill Evans had his deep introspective spirit tied to his fingers when this was recorded. Beautiful.

    • @richardsquince6487
      @richardsquince6487 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      try john taylor, keith jarrett Koln concert, abdullah ibrahim'dollar brand for starters

    • @Ron239
      @Ron239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Other pianists merely touched the keyboard. Bill Evans touched God.

    • @sevchyk
      @sevchyk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ron239 Wikipedia says that at some venues he received less or no applause than other soloists in the band that he played.

    • @matthewmoore1543
      @matthewmoore1543 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      if you think that check out his film “The Universal Mind of Bill Evans”

  • @juliealbright8697
    @juliealbright8697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is simply a masterpiece.

  • @tommyschmitz
    @tommyschmitz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Quick comment... At 5:38 there is the simplest yet most profound redemption of a brilliantly building harmonic dissonance... Words can't describe the feeling I get when hearing it... Even after 30 years of listening to this piece, that 5:38 resolution dissolves me, body and soul... I just don't know what to say...

  • @somestalkerwithamoustache8789
    @somestalkerwithamoustache8789 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    there is nothing in the world like this piece: the notes, the silence itself echoing on, the feeling it brings out. what a piece

  • @benjay3443
    @benjay3443 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    my favourite track of all time

  • @estellagraz
    @estellagraz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My go-to song when I need to calm my brain. Thank you, Bill Evans. Excuse my platitude, but what a gift music can be. Pure aural Valium.

    • @gregnormal5
      @gregnormal5 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

  • @a.inostroza7914
    @a.inostroza7914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    As well as it reminds me Satie, it also brings Chopin's Berceuse to my mind. What a hauntingly beauty

    • @markharris4539
      @markharris4539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, the raindrop prelude, chopin

  • @peterdilworth3110
    @peterdilworth3110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Holy shit this is incredible, it feels like the left and right halves of his mind are both completely at ease at the same time on the keyboard

  • @mickdevlin
    @mickdevlin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've always loved this. Bury me to this tune.

  • @tantrman
    @tantrman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Heard this on Scala radio yesterday. I hadn't heard of Bill Evans before but now I have. I love all kinds of music but this knocked my soul sideways when I heard it. It is what makes music so very special. You may be long dead but bless you Bill.

  • @yukiyanagi5082
    @yukiyanagi5082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I really feel peace in this piece of music!!
    What a beautiful thing a man can do by playing the piano. Fresh air and welling springs are all there.

  • @michael-davidarrkerns4799
    @michael-davidarrkerns4799 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Overwhelmingly...exquisite. September 13th...forever.

  • @gstube1
    @gstube1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Musical poetry for the mystery of life! A moment in time eternal.

  • @dianafraser9301
    @dianafraser9301 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is the first time I’ve heard it but it has soothed my anxiety in the world.

  • @Jodzy504
    @Jodzy504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He's so gentle with the piano

  • @paulgaongalelwe2528
    @paulgaongalelwe2528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    it has to be the most relaxing collection of musical notes I've ever heard, if not then i dont know what else could be.

  • @39PSIOnTheDaily
    @39PSIOnTheDaily 7 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    I can't help but think that the point of the song is to tell the story of finding peace in life. Often the path to peace is filled with ludicrous pain, anxiety, and upheaval. It never occurs naturally - rather, it's progressive and often times more so regressive in its systematic subjective choreography. The off-key notes exemplify the hurdles and pain faced by the listener in their passionate pursuit of peace as every moment is broken down emotionally, piece... by piece.

    • @UkuleleAversion
      @UkuleleAversion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Or he maybe he was improvised this as music independent from language and thought and then in retrospect titled it "Peace Piece" simply because of a "peaceful" vibe he found about it.

    • @lindacoombes5601
      @lindacoombes5601 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Steve Neill llllp

    • @sandzmdunge8470
      @sandzmdunge8470 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Steve Heil; I couldn't agree with your more brother!

    • @miraljs
      @miraljs 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow Steve Neill...was thinking about something similar while listening to this beautiful piece...

    • @67jeff1
      @67jeff1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I agree with your thought. You might also consider that the path to peace might not be linear, so the off-key/out of synch notes might be symbolic of finding peace wherever one looks and in whatever one sees: the pieces of the puzzle whether they seem to fit or not. Painful or not, its all a piece of beautiful life

  • @robertjones-cu8rk
    @robertjones-cu8rk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the greatest jazzmusicians ever!

  • @duoduopeng2998
    @duoduopeng2998 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's the best Pianist in such tranquil and beautiful world. Peace and neat ...that I enjoy the most.

  • @KennethWray
    @KennethWray 8 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    after a heavy session with windows 10 thank you bill evans