Earl Zindars
| Earl Zindars | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Earl Zindars |
| Born | September 25, 1927 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. |
| Died | August 15, 2005 (aged 77) San Francisco, California, U.S.A. |
| Genres | Jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Associated acts | Bill Evans |
Earl Zindars (September 25, 1927 – August 15, 2005) was an American composer of jazz and classical music.
Chicago-born Earl Zindars graduated from DePaul University and went on to earn a master's degree in Music Composition from Northwestern University. He studied with Dr. Leon Stein and Wallingford Riegger, and earned a Fulbright Scholarship to attend Oxford University, where he studied with Edmund Rubbra. Postgraduate work was at Columbia University with Dr. Otto Luening. Fellowships include Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the Huntington Hartford Foundation. Zindars received numerous commissions and awards throughout his career, including the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He was also the recipient of Broadcast Music, Inc.'s Jazz Pioneer Award, given in recognition of his "long and outstanding contributions to the world of jazz."
His long association with the legendary Bill Evans produced several recordings on the pianist's albums. Evans particularly favored "Elsa" and "How My Heart Sings", which evolved into jazz standards over the pianist's prolific recording career. A 1962 album by the Evans trio was entitled How My Heart Sings! In recognition of Evans's connection with the song and its evocative title, Peter Pettinger also used it as the name of his acclaimed 1998 biography of Bill Evans. Evans recorded other pieces by Zindars, including "Mother of Earl", "Quiet Light," and "Sareen Jurer."
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