Universal Mind of Bill Evans
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Actor: Bill EvansDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Stereo; English (Unknown), Stereo
Format: Import, NTSC
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-14
Studio: Rhapsody Films
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Movie Review: A Fascinating Document to view once or twice
Summary: 3 Stars
Right off the bat I have to say that this is a peculiar video. The body of this DVD is a conversation between Bill and his brother Harry that touches upon Bill's musical philosophy. The conversation meanders, touching upon the subject of music education and finding inspiration and creativity through connecting with what Evans refers to as "The Universal Mind". It is interesting to find Evans' ideas so in line with Jung's concept of the Collective Unconscious, but then, Bill had a highly developed intellect and was obviously a well rounded individual, judging from his articulate and almost professorial presentation of his ideas.
During the video, Evans occasionally makes his way to the piano at his brother's bequest to demonstrate some of his ideas, but this is not anything approaching a performance. Each segment of this free ranging conversation is preceded by a somewhat glib introduction by Steve Allen. As much as I admire Mr Allen I found his explanations to be tedious and sophmoric and skipped them the next time I viewed the DVD with a fellow Evans enthusiast.
To sum it up, there is not enough playing on this disc to warrant the label of "music video". As such it will appeal mostly to hardcore Evans afficionados who are curious to experience the man. Having finally acquired a copy of this long lost video, I can say I wish I had just rented it through Netflix. It is not something I am inclined to revisit, except perhaps to share it with another Evans fan. In short, fascinating but not essential viewing. I would recommend the Oslo concerts first. A great pairing of compelling performances and an interesting bonus interview at the end.
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