I Will Say Goodbye

I Will Say Goodbye
Studio album by The Bill Evans Trio
Released	1980
Recorded	May 11–13, 1977 Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:19
Label	Fantasy F 9593
Producer	Helen Keane
The Bill Evans Trio chronology
Crosscurrents (1977) I Will Say Goodbye (1977) Together Again (1977)

I Will Say Goodbye is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, recorded in 1977 but not released until 1980.

Reception

At the Grammy Awards of 1981, I Will Say Goodbye won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo and We Will Meet Again won the Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group awards.^[1]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Fine post-bop music from an influential piano giant."^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "I Will Say Goodbye" (Legrand) – 3:30
2. "Dolphin Dance" (Herbie Hancock) – 6:04
3. "Seascape" (Johnny Mandel) – 5:23
4. "Peau Douce" (Steve Swallow) – 4:18
5. "Nobody Else But Me" (Hammerstein II, Kern) – 5:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
6. "I Will Say Goodbye" [Take 2] (Legrand) – 4:51
7. "The Opener" (Bill Evans) – 6:13
8. "Quiet Light" (Earl Zindars) – 2:29
9. "A House Is Not a Home" (Bacharach, David) – 4:38
10. "Orson's Theme" (Legrand) – 3:47 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[3]

• Bill Evans – piano
• Eddie Gómez – bass
• Eliot Zigmund – drums

Production

• Helen Keane – producer
• Bruce Walford – engineer
• Phil Bray – photography
• Phil Carroll – art direction
• Phil DeLancie – digital remastering (reissue)

Chart positions

References

External links

• The Bill Evans Memorial Library