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

I Will Say Goodbye
Studio album by the Bill Evans Trio
Released	1980
Recorded	May 11–13, 1977
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:19
Label	Fantasy F 9593
Producer	Helen Keane
The Bill Evans Trio chronology
We Will Meet Again (1979) I Will Say Goodbye (1980) You Must Believe in Spring (1981)

Reception

At the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards in 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 by Scott Yanow awarded the album four out of five stars, calling it "[f]ine post-bop music from an influential piano giant".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

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

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[5]

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

Production

• Helen Keane – producer
• Bruce Walford – engineer
• Phil Bray – photography
• Phil Carroll – art direction
• Phil DeLancie – digital remastering (reissue)

Chart positions

References

External links

• The Bill Evans Memorial Library