About This Song
About "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe (Live At The Village Vanguard / 1967)" by Bill Evans
Live at the Vanguard, Evans finds the smile inside the blues. The tune's jaunty title belies a bittersweet undercurrent—happiness as a fleeting guest, welcomed but never held. His touch is feather-light, yet each phrase carries the weight of a joy that knows it might vanish.
