Symbiosis: Tribute to Bill Evans

A Tribute to Bill Evans in Stereo and 5.1 Channel Surround Sound DSD 256, DSD 128 and DSD 64 at NativeDSD!

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Clausen Trio, and Jean Thorel present Symbiosis: Tribute to Bill Evans, a remarkable album celebrating the enduring legacy of one of Jazz’s greatest pianists. Featuring three extraordinary works, the album opens with Palle Mikkelborg’s Bill Evans Suite (1969), reimagining Evans’ classics such as “Waltz for Debby” and “Time Remembered”. Thomas Clausen’s deeply personal For Pi follows, a tender jazz ballad infused with the spirit of Evans, orchestrated for strings and trio with Anders Malta’s lyrical trumpet adding poignant beauty, and Claus Ogerman’s Symbiosis, reconstructed here for the first full live concert performance. Recorded live with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Symbiosis: Tribute to Bill Evans offers a vivid, contemporary perspective on Evans’ timeless influence, blending intimacy, sophistication, and orchestral grandeur. Symbiosis was originally composed solely for an album recording in 1974 for the MPS label. The full orchestral score was unfortunately not preserved for performance. In 2019, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) commissioned Singaporean composer Ding Jian Han to re-construct the orchestral score, under the guidance of its Director of Artistic Planning, Hans Sørensen. This score was performed on 6 Jan 2023, marking the first time Symbiosis is performed complete and live to an audience, and recorded for this album. This album continues the orchestra’s extensive collaboration with Pentatone, complementing the acclaimed Mozart: Violin Concertos (2025), Butterfly Lovers & Paganini(2024), Kozłowski: Requiem (2024), and Vivaldi: Four Seasons & Locatelli: Harmonic Labyrinth (2023).

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Singapore Symphony Orchestra Jean Thorel, Conductor Thomas Clausen Trio Thomas Clausen - piano Thomas Fonnesbæck - bass Karsten Bagge - drums Anders Malta - trumpet (For Pi, Treasures) Evgueni Brokmiller - flute (For Pi) Matthieu Arama, concertmaster Samuel Phua, alto saxophone Michellina Chan, alto saxophone Luo Tianze, alto & tenor saxophones Jeffrey Gao, alto & baritone saxophones