I Will Say Goodbye

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

For the song composed by Michel Legrand, see Magic (Kiri Te Kanawa album).

I Will Say Goodbye
Studio album by
the Bill Evans Trio
Released1980
RecordedMay 11–13, 1977
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley
GenreJazz
Length46:19
LabelFantasy
F 9593
ProducerHelen Keane
The Bill Evans Trio chronology
We Will Meet Again
(1979)		 I Will Say Goodbye
(1980)		 You Must Believe in Spring
(1981)

Reception

At the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards in 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 four out of five stars, calling it "[f]ine post-bop music from an influential piano giant".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

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.[5]

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

Chart positions
Year Chart Position
1980 Billboard Jazz Albums[6] 37

References
  1. "Grammy Awards 1981". Awards and Shows. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  2. Yanow, Scott. "Bill Evans – I Will Say Goodbye - review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  3. Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. New York: Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. "Bill Evans – I Will Say Goodbye - credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  6. "Bill Evans - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 7, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
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