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Tribute to Bill Evans.

Bill Evans, jazz pianist, died yesterday at the age of 51. Contributor and jazz critic Francis Davis, host of Fresh Air's "interval," a segment on out-of-print jazz, joins the show to pay tribute to Evans.

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Other segments from the episode on September 16, 1980

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 16, 1980: Interview with Francis Davis; Interview with Mike Frisch.

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