Home / Music / Bill Evans hadn't played piano for months before UndercurrentMusic linernotes album music bill-evansBill Evans hadn't played piano for months before UndercurrentEvans was still reeling from the death of bassist Scott LaFaro in July 1961 when he recorded Undercurrent — he hadn’t played piano for several months before the session. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesPeace Piece runs six and a half minutes on a single repeating two-chord figureAffinity was Marc Johnson's recording debut with Bill EvansBill Evans' 'Peace Piece' started as a two-chord warm-upEvans's Peace Piece is a two-chord meditation with Debussy's fingerprintsThe Real Book started as an illegal jazz compilation made by Berklee students.ExploreThe Age of Reason debuted at number one in Australia for John Farnham.Don Johnson's Heartbeat album went Gold.Ultravox's Ultraviolet hit the UK Top 10 but marked a commercial decline.Weather Report's Heavy Weather sold over a million copiesViolator is Depeche Mode's highest-selling albumPrevious Bill Evans recorded Undercurrent at Sound Makers in New YorkNext Bill Evans and Jim Hall's Intermodulation came out on Verve in 1966