5 Facts About Bill Evans’ Final Studio Album

It was recorded in August 1979 The album was Bill Evans’ last studio recording, completed about a year before his death in September 1980.

The title track is a tribute to his late brother Evans wrote “We Will Meet Again” for his brother Harry, a musician who died by suicide earlier that year.

It features a mix of new and returning collaborators The album includes drummer Joe LaBarbera and bassist Marc Johnson, plus guest appearances by trumpeter Tom Harrell and saxophonist Larry Schneider.

The album won a Grammy nomination It was nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist in 1981.

It was released posthumously The album came out in 1980, after Evans’ death, making it his final studio statement.