Bill Evans was one of the great jazz piano players of all time, one of the pioneers of the jazz piano trio. This is a particular art form that has become a important part of jazz culture. ‘Further Explorations’ is a new album from Jazz trio – Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez and Paul Motian – although not a tribute record this is a Bill Evans inspired project,(in fact the title itself is derived from the classic Bill Evans album from the 60s titled ‘Explorations’) with both Paul and Eddie being part of Evans’ original Trio and Chick Corea playing/composing new trio songs.

I started by looking at some of Paul Motians earlier work, especially the ECM sleeves (which are always so damn good) as i really wanted to get an aesthetic of atmosphere just like those. The triangle is obvious i suppose, a shape of three equal sides forming a whole made perfect sense considering the line-up. Then I waited for a cold, foggy day and smudged the shape with my thumb on the studio window, giving the viewer a glimpse of what lay beyond, perhaps encouraging them to ‘explore further’ (you see what i did then!).

Very happy with this one.