Bill Evans Trio – Portrait In Jazz (2LP, 45 RPM, Box, 1STEP, SuperVinyl)
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Bill Evans – piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bill Evans]
Scott LaFaro – bass
Paul Motian – drums
Written by Harold Arlen (A1), Johnny Mercer (A1), Joseph Kosma (A2), Jacques Prévert (A2), Johnny Mercer (A2), Cy Coleman (B1), Carolyn Leigh (B1), Victor Young (B2), Edward Heyman (B2), Bill Evans (B3), Cole Porter (C1), Richard Rodgers (C2), Lorenz Hart (C2), Frank Churchill (D1), Larry Morey (D1), Miles Davis (D2), Bill Evans (D2)
2LPs, Box
Numbered edition limited to 6,000 copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
UD1S (UltraDisc One-Step)
Heavy Press : 180g SuperVinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Mobile Fidelity
Original Label : Riverside
Recorded December 28, 1959 at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Engineered by Jack Higgins
Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich, Shawn R. Britton
Liner Notes by Orrin Keepnews
Lacquer cut by Krieg Wunderlich
Originally released in 1960
Reissued in May 2019
Tracks:
Side A:
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- Autumn Leaves
Side B:
- Witchcraft
- When I Fall In Love
- Peri's Scope
Side C:
- What Is This Thing Called Love?
- Spring Is Here
Side D:
- Someday My Prince Will Come
- Blue In Green
Awards:
TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Informal
Reviews:
“The first of two studio albums by the Bill Evans-Scott LaFaro-Paul Motian trio (both of which preceded their famous engagement at the Village Vanguard), this Portrait in Jazz reissue contains some wondrous interplay, particularly between pianist Evans and bassist LaFaro, on the two versions of "Autumn Leaves." Other than introducing Evans' "Peri's Scope," the music is comprised of standards, but the influential interpretations were far from routine or predictable at the time. LaFaro and Motian were nearly equal partners with the pianist in the ensembles and their versions of such tunes as "Come Rain or Come Shine," "When I Fall in Love," and "Someday My Prince Will Come" (which preceded Miles Davis' famous recording by a couple years) are full of subtle and surprising creativity. A gem.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
UltraDisc One-Step : Instead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master tapes and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a "convert." Delicate "converts" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. The exclusive nature of these very limited pressings guarantees that every UD1S pressing serves as an immaculate replica of the lacquer sourced directly from the original master tape. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.89 / 5