Bill Evans – New Conversations (VG/VG+) – LP, US 1978

New Conversations is an LP by Bill Evans from 1978 released on the Warner Bros. Records label.

About this album

New Conversations is a striking late Bill Evans album, notable for its unusual dialogue between solo piano and overdubbed keyboard parts. Recorded in 1978 and released the same year, it finds Evans revisiting his lyrical post-bop language with a more spacious, introspective approach. The album includes evocative originals such as Song For Helen and For Nenette alongside standards, and its hushed, reflective tone underlines how distinctive Evans remained near the end of his career. Rather than sounding like a novelty, the format deepens his trademark harmonic sensitivity and gives the music a quietly exploratory character.

Genre: Jazz