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When this album was recorded in February of 1961, it had been more than year since the Portrait in Jazz was issued, the disc that won the critics over. By the time of this issue, Evans had released four albums in six years, a pace unheard of during that time. Most musicians were issuing two, three, and even four records a year during the same era. Many speculate on Evans' personal problems at the time, but the truth of the matter lies in the recordings themselves, and Explorations proves that the artist was worth waiting for no matter what else was going on out there. Evans, with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro, was onto something as a trio, exploring the undersides of melodic and rhythmic constructions that had never been considered by most. For one thing, Evans resurrects a number of tunes that had been considered hopelessly played out, and literally reinvents them -- "How Deep Is the Ocean" and "Sweet and Lovely." His harmonic richness that extends the melodic and color palette of these numbers literally revived them from obscurity and brought them back into the canon. He also introduced "Haunted Heart" into the jazz repertoire, with a wonderfully impressionistic melodic structure, offered space, and depth by the understatement of Motian and extension by LaFaro's canny use of intervals. Also noteworthy is Miles Davis' "Nardis," which Evans first played on a Cannonball Adderley set a couple of years before. The rhythmic workout by the Motian and LaFaro places Evans' own playing in a new context, with shorter lines, chopping up the meter, and a series of arpeggios that open the ground for revelatory solo in counterpoint by LaFaro. Explorations is an extraordinary example of the reach and breadth of this trio at its peak.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Carisi, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Scott LaFaro, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Stoddard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Riverside, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Dietz, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Scott LaFaro, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Stoddard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Dietz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Riverside, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Young, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne King, ComposerLyricist - Egbert Van Alstyne, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Scott LaFaro, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Stoddard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Riverside, Inc.
Victor Young, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Wayne King, ComposerLyricist - Egbert Van Alstyne, ComposerLyricist - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Riverside, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Scott LaFaro, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Zindars, ComposerLyricist - Bill Stoddard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Riverside, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Miles Davis, Composer - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Scott LaFaro, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Stoddard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Riverside, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Scott LaFaro, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Stoddard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Fantasy, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Scott LaFaro, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Stoddard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Riverside, Inc.
Jules Lemare, ComposerLyricist - Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Tobias, ComposerLyricist - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Scott LaFaro, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Amheim, ComposerLyricist - Bill Stoddard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Riverside, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Scott LaFaro, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Blane Martin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Milestone Records
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When this album was recorded in February of 1961, it had been more than year since the Portrait in Jazz was issued, the disc that won the critics over. By the time of this issue, Evans had released four albums in six years, a pace unheard of during that time. Most musicians were issuing two, three, and even four records a year during the same era. Many speculate on Evans' personal problems at the time, but the truth of the matter lies in the recordings themselves, and Explorations proves that the artist was worth waiting for no matter what else was going on out there. Evans, with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro, was onto something as a trio, exploring the undersides of melodic and rhythmic constructions that had never been considered by most. For one thing, Evans resurrects a number of tunes that had been considered hopelessly played out, and literally reinvents them -- "How Deep Is the Ocean" and "Sweet and Lovely." His harmonic richness that extends the melodic and color palette of these numbers literally revived them from obscurity and brought them back into the canon. He also introduced "Haunted Heart" into the jazz repertoire, with a wonderfully impressionistic melodic structure, offered space, and depth by the understatement of Motian and extension by LaFaro's canny use of intervals. Also noteworthy is Miles Davis' "Nardis," which Evans first played on a Cannonball Adderley set a couple of years before. The rhythmic workout by the Motian and LaFaro places Evans' own playing in a new context, with shorter lines, chopping up the meter, and a series of arpeggios that open the ground for revelatory solo in counterpoint by LaFaro. Explorations is an extraordinary example of the reach and breadth of this trio at its peak.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:44
- Main artists: Bill Evans Trio
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1987 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1987 Fantasy, Inc.
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