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Bill Evans: What Is There to Say?

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Marc Myers
Mar 01, 2016
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If there's a single song that represents a turning point in the career of pianist Bill Evans from accompanist to inventive leader, it might be What Is There to Say?, from his trio album Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Riverside). Recorded in December 1958, the song provides a glimpse of what's to come in the development of Evans's approach and perspective. U…

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