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While on the surface it may seem like a quixotic task to choose a single disc as a sampler for something like Verve's elephantine 18-disc The Complete Bill Evans On Verve box, in this specialized case, the concept does work. Evans' primary live vehicle was the piano trio, with the post-bop approach and format rarely varied, and this collection of mid-'60s tracks drawn from four live albums catches an intelligent cross-section of his usual palette of standards with a handful of originals thrown in. Among the best choices are a particularly well-structured "Turn Out the Stars" from the Village Vanguard from 1967 (drummer Philly Joe Jones could light an especially hot fire underneath Evans) and a lovely solo "I Loves You Porgy" from Montreux. There is also a good balance between introspection and the lesser-known yet undeniably swinging side of Evans. The catholic-minded among us, though, can do without the outlandish lead sentence of the booklet notes -- "Bill Evans played piano better than anyone" -- which, despite the disclaimer further down the page, is all too typical of a lot of uncritical writing about Evans these days.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jule Styne, Composer - Adolph Green, ComposerLyricist - Betty Comden, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Israels, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer - Arnold Wise, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, MainArtist - Ted Koehler, ComposerLyricist - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Philly Joe Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Moll, ComposerLyricist - Harry Barris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, Author - Chuck Israels, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer - Arnold Wise, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wally Heider, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Israels, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, MainArtist - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Philly Joe Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, Author - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack DeJohnette, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Miles Davis, Composer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Eddie Gomez, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Schwarz, Editor, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Pierre Granjean, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Claude Martin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Philly Joe Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, MainArtist - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Philly Joe Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Gomez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack DeJohnette, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Dubose Heyward, Author - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Eddie Gomez, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Schwarz, Editor, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Pierre Granjean, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Claude Martin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack DeJohnette, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Noble, ComposerLyricist - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Eddie Gomez, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Schwarz, Editor, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Pierre Granjean, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Claude Martin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack DeJohnette, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - HELEN KEANE, Producer - Eddie Gomez, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Schwarz, Editor, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Pierre Granjean, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Claude Martin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Young, Composer - Ned Washington, Author - Chuck Israels, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Evans Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer - Arnold Wise, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
While on the surface it may seem like a quixotic task to choose a single disc as a sampler for something like Verve's elephantine 18-disc The Complete Bill Evans On Verve box, in this specialized case, the concept does work. Evans' primary live vehicle was the piano trio, with the post-bop approach and format rarely varied, and this collection of mid-'60s tracks drawn from four live albums catches an intelligent cross-section of his usual palette of standards with a handful of originals thrown in. Among the best choices are a particularly well-structured "Turn Out the Stars" from the Village Vanguard from 1967 (drummer Philly Joe Jones could light an especially hot fire underneath Evans) and a lovely solo "I Loves You Porgy" from Montreux. There is also a good balance between introspection and the lesser-known yet undeniably swinging side of Evans. The catholic-minded among us, though, can do without the outlandish lead sentence of the booklet notes -- "Bill Evans played piano better than anyone" -- which, despite the disclaimer further down the page, is all too typical of a lot of uncritical writing about Evans these days.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:11
- Main artists: Bill Evans
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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