We Will Meet Again

We Will Meet Again is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans made for Warner Bros. Records in 1979. It is notable in that it is Evans's last studio recording.

We Will Meet Again
Studio album by Bill Evans
Released	1979
Recorded	August 6–9, 1979 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:33
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Helen Keane
Bill Evans chronology
Affinity (1979) We Will Meet Again (1979) I Will Say Goodbye (1980)

After the suicide of Bill Evans' older brother, Harry, earlier in 1979, Bill made this album with his brother in mind, "We Will Meet Again" is addressed to Harry.

Just after Harry's suicide, Bill Evans started a relationship with a Canadian waitress called Laurie Verchomin, the track "Laurie" is named after her. Laurie eventually took care of Bill Evans until his death, she was the last person he saw before he died.

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 awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All tracks by Bill Evans except where noted.

1. "Comrade Conrad" – 10:05
2. "Laurie" – 8:20
3. "Bill's Hit Tune" – 10:49
4. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:37
5. "Five" – 9:10
6. "Only Child" – 10:47
7. "Peri's Scope" – 6:11
8. "We Will Meet Again" – 2:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[4]

• Bill Evans – piano
• Tom Harrell – trumpet
• Marc Johnson – bass
• Joe LaBarbera – drums
• Larry Schneider – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto flute

Production

• Helen Keane – producer
• Frank Laico – engineer, mixing
• Aram Gesar – photography
• Stew Romaine – mastering
• Chris Callis – photography
• Lee Herschberg – digital mastering (reissue)

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard Jazz Albums[5]	36

Discography

References

1. "Awards & Shows – Grammy Awards 1981". awardsandshows.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
2. "Allmusic: Bill Evans - We Will Meet Again - review". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. "Allmusic: Bill Evans - We Will Meet Again - credits". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
5. "Allmusic: Bill Evans - Awards". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

External links

• The Bill Evans Memorial Library