Bill Evans – New Jazz Conceptions
Bill Evans – piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bill Evans]
Teddy Kotick - Bass (A1-2, A4 to B1, B3, B5)
Paul Motian - Drums (A1-2, A4 to B1, B3, B5)
Written by Bill Evans (A2, A6, B2, B5), Cole Porter (A1), Duke Ellington (A3), Paul Francis Webster (A3), George Shearing (A4), Leo Robin (A5), Ralph Rainger (A5), Kurt Weill (B1), Ogden Nash (B1), Gene Lees (B2), Tadd Dameron (B3), Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart (B4), No Cover, No Minimum (B5)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Industry (Netherlands)
Label : Original Jazz Classics
Original Label : Riverside Records
Recorded in New York, September 18 and 27, 1956 at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Engineered by Jack Higgins
Produced by Bill Grauer, Orrin Keepnews
Remastered by Anne-Marie Suenram
Cover design by Fran Scott
Liner notes by Orrin Keepnews
Photography by Hank Parker
Originally released in February 1957
Reissued in 2015
Tracks:
Side A:
- I Love You
- Five
- I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
- Conception
- Easy Living
- Displacement
Side B:
- Speak Low
- Waltz For Debby
- Our Delight
- My Romance
- No Cover, No Minimum
Reviews:
“Although all of Bill Evans's Riverside recordings have been reissued on a massive box set, those listeners who have not invested in that may very well be satisfied to pick up a few of his Milestone two-fers. This particular one reissues the influential pianist's very first session as a leader (which was originally on an LP titled New Jazz Conceptions), a trio date with bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Paul Motian that also includes three unaccompanied piano solos (highlighted by the original version of Evans's most famous composition, "Waltz for Debby"). In addition, there is a full album of previously unreleased music: an alternate take of "No Cover, No Minimum," an unaccompanied version of "Some Other Time" from 1958 and four solo pieces that Evans cut in 1962, his first recordings after the tragic death of his bassist Scott LaFaro.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4.46 / 5