I Will Say Goodbye

Untitled

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

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.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Fine post-bop music from an influential piano giant."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

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

• Bill Evans – piano
• Eddie Gomez – bass
• Eliot Zigmund – drums

Additional personnel

• Helen Keane – producer
• Bruce Walford – engineer

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard Jazz Albums	37

External links

• The Bill Evans Memorial Library