viernes, 24 de abril de 2009

Shelly Manne - Bill Evans - Empathy - (1962)


Sessions:

Shelly Manne - Bill Evans Trio

Bill Evans (p) Monty Budwig (b) Shelly Manne (d)
NYC, August 14, 1962
62VK579The Washington TwistVerve V/V6 8497
62VK580Danny BoyVerve V/V6 8497, V/V6 8747
62VK581Let's Go Back To The WaltzVerve V/V6 8497
62VK582With A Song In My Heart-
62VK583Goodbye-
62VK584I Believe In YouVerve V/V6 8497, V/V6 8747
* Bill Evans/Shelly Manne - Empathy (Verve V/V6 8497)
= The Complete Bill Evans On Verve (Verve 314 527 953-2)
* The Best Of Bill Evans (Verve V/V6 8747)

Bill Evans Trio ´65 - (1965)



Bill Evans Trio

Bill Evans (p) Chuck Israels (b) Larry Bunker (d)
NYC, February 3, 1965
65VK254IsraelVerve V/V6 8613
65VK255Elsa-
65VK256'Round About Midnight-
65VK257Love Is Here To Stay-
65VK258How My Heart SingsVerve VK 10360, V/V6 8613
65VK259Who Can I Turn To?-
65VK260Come Rain Or Come ShineVerve V/V6 8613
65VK261If You Could See Me Now-
* Bill Evans - Trio '65 (Verve V/V6 8613)
= The Complete Bill Evans On Verve (Verve 314 527 953-2)
* Bill Evans - How My Heart Sings c/w Who Can I Turn To? (Verve VK 10360)

SEE...

"The recordings he was making with Israels and Bunker in those years were of uneven quality. The performance modules of the three had crystallized into a tension-free approach which was naturally affected by Evans' aesthetics and choice of repertoire. "Trio '65 [Verve CD 314 519 808-2]" is by far the most representative product of this period. Here Evans recorded, for the first time, a song that he had recently discovered, Who Can I Turn To?, which he seems to mold into a composition of his own. One of the album's peaks is his interpretation of Monks 'Round Midnight, which he "Evansizes", entering with authority and delicacy into a world he had always deeply admired."
(Bill Evans: Ritratto d’artista con pianoforte/Bill Evans: The Pianist as an Artist.Enrico Pieranunzi, Rome 1999, Stampa Alternativa)

Bill Evans Trio At Shelly Manne-Hole - 1963



Sessions:

Bill Evans Trio

Bill Evans (p) Chuck Israels (b) Larry Bunker (d)
"Shelly's Manne-Hole", Hollywood, CA, May 14, 1963

Who Cares?Milestone M 47068, M 47083

What Is This Thing Called Love?-

Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)-

Blues In "F" / Five (theme)Riverside RLP 487

Our Love Is Here To Stay-

'Round About Midnight-

Stella By Starlight-

How About You?Milestone M 47068, M 47083

Isn't It RomanticRiverside RLP 487

The Boy Next Door-

All The Things You AreFantasy OJCCD 263-2
* Bill Evans - Time Remembered (Milestone M 47068)
* Bill Evans - Time Remembered (Milestone M 47083, MCD 47083-2)
* Bill Evans Trio At Shelly's Manne-Hole (Riverside RLP 487; Fantasy OJC 263, OJCCD 263-2)
= Bill Evans - Recorded Live At The Shelly's Manne-Hole (Riverside RS 3013)

Bill Evans Trio

Bill Evans (p) Chuck Israels (b) Larry Bunker (d): same personnel
"Shelly's Manne-Hole", Hollywood, CA, May 19, 1963

In A Sentimental MoodMilestone M 47068, M 47083

Everything Happens To Me-

Time Remembered-

My Heart Stood Still-

Wonder WhyRiverside RLP 487

Swedish Pastry-
* Bill Evans - Time Remembered (Milestone M 47068)
* Bill Evans - Time Remembered (Milestone M 47083, MCD 47083-2)
* Bill Evans Trio At Shelly's Manne-Hole (Riverside RLP 487; Fantasy OJC 263, OJCCD 263-2)
= Bill Evans - Recorded Live At The Shelly's Manne-Hole (Riverside RS 3013)

SEE...

"At the end of May, 1963 Evans gave a concert at the newly-opened club Shelly's Marine Hole [Riverside RLP-9487; OJCCD 263-2] in Los Angeles. On this occasion the pianist agreed to try out Larry Bunker, a Californian drummer - but also a very good vibes player - who before then had done both studio work as well as jazz activity of a very high level, playing with greats such as Art Pepper, Gerry Mulligan and Peggy Lee. Bunker was an able drummer in his use of the brushes and quite sensitive in listening to his two partners. His swing was incisive and his cymbal work combined both precision and imagination. Evans was impressed and hired him for his trio.
The live album shows an Israels clearly evolved, compared with the shy bass player of "Moonbeams" and "How My Heart Sings" of the previous year. The trio seemed to have found a new equilibrium, with Israels and Bunker maybe not exactly "flying", but deep enough to give Evans the solid, calm, supportive tranquility he needed. His repertoire in those years remained more or less static. He composed very little, performing, at least up until 1966, his compositions previous to 1962, along with standards and pop songs, every now and then adding on a new one. Only occasionally did he take on the blues (the splendid Blues in F and Swedish Pastry on the live album at Shelly's Manne Hole, for example), reinforcing his image as the introverted, romantic and solitary musician."


(Bill Evans: Ritratto d’artista con pianoforte/Bill Evans: The Pianist as an Artist.Enrico Pieranunzi, Rome 1999, Stampa Alternativa)

jueves, 23 de abril de 2009

George Russell - New York, N.Y. - 1958 - 1959



George Russell Orchestra

Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick (as) John Coltrane (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Charlie Persip (d) Jon Hendricks (nar) George Russell (arr, cond)
NYC, September 12, 1958
105626ManhattanDecca DL 9216
* George Russell - New York, N.Y. (Decca DL 9216; Impulse IMPD 278)

George Russell Orchestra

Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick, Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d -1) Don Lamond (d -2) Al Epstein (bgo -2) Jon Hendricks (nar) George Russell (arr, cond -1, chromatic d, arr, cond -2)
NYC, November 24, 1958
1. 105627A Helluva TownDecca DL 9216
2. 105628Manhattan-Rico-
* George Russell - New York, N.Y. (Decca DL 9216; Impulse IMPD 278)

George Russell Orchestra

Art Farmer, Joe Ferrante, Joe Wilder (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick (as) Phil Woods (as, fl, cl) Benny Golson (ts) Sol Schlinger (bass sax) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Charlie Persip (d) Jon Hendricks (nar) George Russell (arr, comp)
NYC, March 25, 1959
105629Big City BluesDecca DL 9216
105630East Side Medley: Autumn In New York / How About You?-
* George Russell - New York, N.Y. (Decca DL 9216; Impulse IMPD 278)

SEE...

"Bill also played with George Russell on his New York, N.Y. [Decca /GRP MVCR 20051] album, one of the most successful experiments conceived by that untiring, avant-garde composer who assembled, over the course of those three recording sessions, no less than John Coltrane, Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer, Max Roach, Jon Hendricks and others."

(Bill Evans: Ritratto d’artista con pianoforte/Bill Evans: The Pianist as an Artist.Enrico Pieranunzi, Rome 1999, Stampa Alternativa)

martes, 21 de abril de 2009

Marian McPartland´s Piano Jazz - With guest Bill Evans - 1978

Marian McPartland's
Piano Jazz
with guest Bill Evans
conversation and music as heard on National Public Radio
Recorded 11-06-1978

01. Waltz for Debby (Evans Solo) (1:33)
02. Conversation (2:55)
03. All Of You (Evans Solo) (2:18)
04. Conversation (:18)
05. All Of You (Duet) (:40)
06. Conversation (4:14)
07. In Your Own Sweet Way (Duet) (5:02)
08. Conversation/Demonstration (Evans Solo) (5:40)
09. The Touch of Your Lips (Duet) (2:48)
10. Conversation (4:57)
11. Reflections In D (Evans Solo) (4:34)
12. Conversation (2:44)
13. Days Of Wine And Roses (Duet) (3:15)
14. Conversation (2:35)
15. This Is All I Ask (Duet) (3:58)
16. Conversation (:43)
17. While We're Young (McPartland Solo) (4:25)
18. Conversation (1:03)
19. I Love You (3:43)


lunes, 20 de abril de 2009

Sahib Shihab Sextet - Jazz Sahib - 1957



Sahib Shihab Sextet

Phil Woods (as) Benny Golson (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) BILL EVANS (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Art Taylor (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 7, 1957

Blu-A-Round Savoy MG 12124, SJL 2245
Le Sneak -
Ballad To The East -
Ba-Dat-Du-Dat -

* Sahib Shihab - Jazz Sahib (Savoy MG 12124)
* Sahib Shihab - All Star Sextets (Savoy SJL 2245)

BILL ONLY PLAYS IN TRACKS :
4, 5, 6, 7.

not in 1.2.3.

1. S.m.t.w.t.f.s.s.blues
2. Jamila
3. The moors
4. Blu-A-Round
5. Le Sneak -
6. Ballad To The East -
7. Ba-Dat-Du-Dat -

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Portrait Of Cannonball - 1958



Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Blue Mitchell (tp) Cannonball Adderley (as) Bill Evans (p) Sam Jones (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)

NYC, July 1, 1958


Blue FunkRiverside RLP 12-269; Milestone M 47001

Nardis-

Nardis (take 4)Fantasy OJC 361, OJCCD 361-2

People Will Say We're In LoveRiverside RLP 12-269; Milestone M 47001

Straight Life-

A Little TasteRiverside RLP 12-269, RLP 12-284; Milestone M 47001

Minority (take 2)Milestone M 47001; Fantasy OJC 361, OJCCD 361-2

Minority (take 3)-

Minority (take 2+3)Riverside RLP 12-269
* Cannonball Adderley - Portrait Of Cannonball (Riverside RLP 12-269; Fantasy OJC 361, OJCCD 361-2)
* Cannonball Adderley And Eight Giants (Milestone M 47001)
* Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt (Riverside RLP 12-284)

1 Minority
2 Straight Life
3 Blue Funk
4 A Little Taste
5 People Will Say We're
6 Nardis

Bill Evans Trio/Lee Konitz/Warne Marsh - Crosscurrents - 1977




Lee Konitz (as -1,3/7,9) Warne Marsh (ts -1/4,6/9) Bill Evans (p) Eddie Gomez (b -1/4,6/9) Eliot Zigmund (d -1/4,6/9)

Berkeley, CA, February 28, March 1 & 2, 1977

1.EiderdownFantasy F 9568
2.Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye-
3.Pensativa-
4.Speak Low-
5.When I Fall In Love-
6.Night And Day-
7.Eiderdown (take 9)Fantasy OJCCD 718-2
8.Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (take 7)-
9.Night And Day (take 9)-
* Bill Evans/Lee Konitz/Warne Marsh - Crosscurrents (Fantasy F 9568, OJCCD 718-2)

Bill Evans - Portraiture - 1969-1972



1

Alfie Bacharach, Burt/David, Hal 5:08
2

Waltz for Debby Evans, Bill Piano /Lees, Gene 6:40
3

34 Skidoo Evans, Bill Piano 6:26
4

Blue in Green Davis, Miles/Evans, Bill Piano 4:07
5

Detour Ahead Ellis, Herb/Carter, Lou/Freigo, John 5:31
6

Emily Mandel, Johnny 6:48
7

Nardis Davis, Miles 11:40
8

Peri's Scope Evans, Bill Piano 9:07
9

Some Other Time Bernstein, Leonard/Comden, Betty/Green, Adolph 5:19
10

Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) Bricusse, Leslie/Newley, Anthony 6:37

Bill Evans (p) Eddie Gomez (b) Marty Morell (d)

Bill Evans - The solo Sessions - 1963



DISCO 1
Bill Evans piano

:: What Kind Of Fool Am I? - (take 1)
:: My Favorite Things - Easy To Love - Baubles, Bangles And Beads
:: When I Fall In Love
:: Spartacus (Love Theme) - Nardis
:: Everything Happens To Me
:: April In Paris

DISCO 2




Bill Evans/Lee Konitz - Together Again - 1965


Bill Evans/Lee Konitz - Together Again (Moon (It) MCD 024-2)

Bill Evans (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alan Dawson (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, October 31, 1965

Someday My Prince Will Come
Beautiful Love
Come Rain Or Come Shine


Lee Konitz (as) Bill Evans (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alan Dawson (d)
"Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, October 29, 1965
How Deep Is The Ocean?
Detour Ahead
My Melancholy Baby


Bill Evans - Time Remembered - 1963


Time Remembered (Milestone M 47068)
Bill Evans (p) Chuck Israels (b) Larry Bunker (d)
``Shelly's Manne-Hole'', Hollywood, CA, May 14, 1963

* Who Cares?, What Is This Thing Called Love?, Lover Man, How About You?
same personnel
``Shelly's Manne-Hole'', Hollywood, CA, May 19, 1963

* In a Sentimental Mood, Everything Happens to Me, Time Remembered, My Heart Stood Still


1LISTENDanny Boy 10:41
2LISTENLike Someone In Love 6:27
3LISTENIn Your Own Sweet Way 2:58
4LISTENEasy To Love 4:42
5LISTENSome Other Time 6:12
6LISTENLover Man 5:06
7LISTENWho Cares? 5:24
8LISTENWhat Is This Thing Called Love? 5:48
9LISTENHow About You? 4:06
10LISTENEverything Happens To me 4:47
11LISTENIn A Sentimental Mood 4:26
12LISTENMy Heart Stood Still 4:34
13LISTENTime Remembered 5:35

Bill Evans (The Brilliant) San Francisco, 31 August and 7 September - 1980



Recorded at "Keystone Corner", San Francisco, USA on 31 August and 7 September 1980.
ARTISTS
BILL EVANS - piano
MARC JOHNSON - bass
JOE LABARBERA - drums
TRACKS
1. Laurie (7:51) (Evans)
2. Letter To Evan (8:40) (Evans)
3. Mornin' Glory (3:54) (Genthy)
4. Theme From M.A.S.H. (4:20) (Mandel)
5. Up With The Lark (6:59) (Kern)
6. Gary's Theme (5:41) (McFarland)
7. Bill's Hit Tune (7:08) (Evans)
8. Knit For Mary F (6:37) (Evans)

Bill Evans - Live in London - 1965



Bill Evans (p) Chuck Israels (b) Larry Bunker (d)

Previously unreleased live material recorded at Ronnie Scott's in London in March of 1965, features ten tracks including a seven-minute-plus interview with Bill Evans recorded on January 4, 1972.

  1. Beautiful Love
  2. Love Is Here to Stay
  3. Spring Is Here
  4. Someday My Prince Will Come
  5. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
  6. Nardis
  7. Detour Ahead
  8. My Romance
  9. Bill's Play-Off Music
  10. Interview Excerpt With Bill Evans

domingo, 19 de abril de 2009

Bill Evans - California Here I Come - 1967



Bill Evans - Eddie Gomez - Philly Joe Jones

Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, these 1967 sides document a short-lived but inspired musical mix: the introspective pianist Bill Evans and the hard-driving drummer Philly Joe Jones. With the help of bassist Eddie Gomez, just beginning his 11-year association with Evans, this unlikely pair bring out the best in each other.

Recorded August 1967 at the Village Vanguard, New York City: tracks 1-4, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 15 on August 17; tracks 5-7, 9, 11, and 14 on August 18
Original recordings produced by Helen Keane.

California Here I Come5:20
Polka Dots and Moonbeams3:14
Turn Out the Stars5:37
Stella by Starlight3:55
You're Gonna Here From Me4:42
In a Sentimental Mood3:42
G Waltz4:17
Green Dolphin Street4:37
Gone With the Wind5:36
If You Could See Me Now3:29
Alfie4:55
Very Early4:31
Round Midnight5:51
Emily5:05
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams6:36

sábado, 18 de abril de 2009

Bill Evans Homecoming: Live At Southeastern Louisiana University - 1979



Bill Evans: Piano - Marc Johnson (b) Joe LaBarbera (d)

1.: Re Person I Knew

2.: Midnight Mood

3.: Laurie

4.: MASH (theme/Suicide is painless)

5.: Turn Out The Stars

6.: Very Early

7.: But Beautiful

8.: I Loves You Porgy

9.: Up With The Lark

10.: Minha (All Mine)

11.: I Do It For Your Love

12.: Someday My Prince Will Come

13.: Interview

Southeastern Louisiana University, November 6, 1979

Bill Evans Trio - Turn Out The Stars - The Final Village Vanguard Recordings - 1980



June 1980
Line-Up:
Bill Evans - piano
Marc Johnson - bass
Joe Labarbera - drums

Tracks:
Disk 1

1. Bill's Hit Tune
2. Nardis
3. If You Could See Me Now
4. The Two Lonely People
5. Laurie
6. My Romance
7. Tiffany
8. Like Someone In Love
9. Letter To Evan

Disk 2
1. Days Of Wine & Roses
2. Emily
3. My Foolish Heart
4. Nardis
5. Yet Ne'er Broken
6. Quiet Now
7. But Not For Me
8. Spring Is Here
9. Autumn Leaves


Disk 3
1. Your Story
2. Re: Person I Knew
3. Polka Dots & Moonbeams
4. The Two Lonely People
5. Theme From M*A*S*H
6. Tiffany
7. Turn Out The Stars
8. Laurie
9. My Romance
10. Knit For Mary F.
11. Midnight Mood
12. Time Remembered

Disk 4
1. Days of Wine & Roses
2. Up With The Lark
3. Nardis
4. Your Story
5. Yet Ne'er Broken
6. If You Could See Me Now
7. Bill's Hit Tune
8. Tiffany
9. In Your Own Sweet Way

Disk 5
1. I Do It For Your Love
2. Five
3. Polka Dots & Moonbeams
4. Bill's Hit Tune
5. Turn Out The Stars
6. Days of Wine & Roses
7. But Not For Me
8. Knit For Mary F.
9. Like Someone In Love
10. Quiet Now

Disk 6
1. Emily
2. I Do It For Your Love
3. Nardis
4. Knit For Mary F.
5. Like Someone In Love
6. Letter To Evan
7. Minha
8. A Sleepin' Bee
9. My Romance/Five



domingo, 5 de abril de 2009

Bill Evans - New Conversations (1978)



Bill Evans Solo

Bill Evans (p, el-p) overdubbing himself
NYC, January 26-28 & 30, February 13-16, 1978

Song For HelenWarner Bros. BSK 3177-Y

Nobody Else But Me-

Maxine-

For Nenette-

I Love My Wife-

Remembering The Rain-

After You-

Reflections In D-
* Bill Evans - New Conversations (Warner Bros. BSK 3177-Y)

viernes, 3 de abril de 2009

William Evans - “Piano Player” (1957-73)



Tracklist:

01. All About Rosie
02. My Funny Valentine [live]
03. Vierd Blues
04. Besame Mucho
05. Mornin’’’ Glory
06. Django
07. Waltz for Debby
08. T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune)
09. Comrade Conrad
10. Gone with the Wind
11. Fun Ride

Dave Pike - Pike's Peak - 1961



Dave Pike Quartet

Dave Pike (vib) Bill Evans (p) Herbie Lewis (b) Walter Perkins (d)
NYC, November, 1961

Why Not? (Impressions)Epic LA 16025

In A Sentimental Mood-

Vierd Blues-

Besame Mucho-

Wild Is The Wind-
* Dave Pike - Pike's Peak (Epic LA 16025)