"As the painter needs his framework of parchment, the improvising musical group needs its framework in time."
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Bill Evans
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. His use of impressionistic harmony, his inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire and his syncopated and polyrhythmic melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists.
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