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In the '60s the jazz pianist Bill Evans would occasionally record an orchestral "easy listening" session to pay the bills, with predictably mediocre results. But FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, while certainly easy on the ears, is also one of Evans' most intriguing "lost" records, brought to us courtesy of Verve's winning "By Request" series. The novelty is that Evans plays both Fender Rhodes and acoustic piano simultaneously in real time, trading off themes and improvs with deliberative taste and, of course, rare skill. The sessions were produced by Evans' long-time, protective manager Helen Keane, so there was little danger of "selling out."
Unobtrusively arranged by Michael Leonard, this 1969 release resembles nothing so much as famed bossa nova composer Antonio Carlos Jobim's series of shimmering instrumental albums with arranger Claus Ogerman, even without those gently relentless rhythms driving every tune. Still, the highlight of this album is the dancing two-part "The Dolphin - Before & After," a non-Jobim bossa nova which allows Evans his only extended improvisations.
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Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Legrand, Composer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Marilyn Bergman, Author - Alan Bergman, Author - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Edward Martin, ComposerLyricist - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Martin, ComposerLyricist - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Zindars, Composer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Luiz Eça, Composer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Luiz Eça, Composer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Zindars, ComposerLyricist - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Edward Martin, Composer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Edward Martin, Composer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Legrand, Composer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Marilyn Bergman, Author - Alan Bergman, Author - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Martin, ComposerLyricist - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Zindars, Composer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Michael Leonard, Conductor, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Zindars, ComposerLyricist - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
In the '60s the jazz pianist Bill Evans would occasionally record an orchestral "easy listening" session to pay the bills, with predictably mediocre results. But FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, while certainly easy on the ears, is also one of Evans' most intriguing "lost" records, brought to us courtesy of Verve's winning "By Request" series. The novelty is that Evans plays both Fender Rhodes and acoustic piano simultaneously in real time, trading off themes and improvs with deliberative taste and, of course, rare skill. The sessions were produced by Evans' long-time, protective manager Helen Keane, so there was little danger of "selling out."
Unobtrusively arranged by Michael Leonard, this 1969 release resembles nothing so much as famed bossa nova composer Antonio Carlos Jobim's series of shimmering instrumental albums with arranger Claus Ogerman, even without those gently relentless rhythms driving every tune. Still, the highlight of this album is the dancing two-part "The Dolphin - Before & After," a non-Jobim bossa nova which allows Evans his only extended improvisations.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:07
- Main artists: Bill Evans
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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