The virtuoso jazz pianist, who died at age 51 from

complications of cirrhosis and untreated hepatitis,

has influenced generations of musicians.

He was a towering figure who once toured with Billie

Holiday, played on the best-selling jazz album of all
time, backed up Tony Bennett and captivated
Greenwich Village.

And Evans’ legacy isn’t fading away any time soon,

either. A documentary, “Bill Evans, Time
Remembered,” released on DVD late last year,
chronicles the challenges of Evans’ career.

“I never heard him make a harmonic mistake,” one of

Evans’ friends, pianist Warren Bernhardt, tells
director Bruce Spiegel. “Never. Not one wrong note.”

The film also delves into Evans’ drug use and how it
affected his music.

“You ought to be able to deal with the work, but not

feel the pain,” one musician says. “Heroin is
particularly well-suited to that.”