Bill Evans - Riverside Recordings (22LP, Box set, 45RPM, 200g)
COMPILATION
Bill Evans - piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bill Evans]
22 LP, box set
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 200g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Riverside Records
Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Remastered by Steve Hoffman & Kevin Gray
Originally released in 2010
Reissued in 2017
Tracks:
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Side A:
- MINORITY (Gigi Gryce)
- YOUNG AND FOOLISH (Horwit-Hague)
Side B:
- LUCKY TO BE ME (Comden, Green-Bernstein)
- NIGHT AND DAY (Cole Porter)
- EPILOGUE (Bill Evans)
Side C:
- TENDERLY (Walter Gross)
- PEACE PIECE (Bill Evans)
Side 4D:
- WHAT IS THERE TO SAY? (Harburg-Duke)
- OLEO (Sonny Rollins)
- EPILOGUE (Bill Evans)
Explorations
Side A:
- ISRAEL (John Carisi)
- HAUNTED HEART (Deitz-Schwartz)
Side B:
- BEAUTIFUL LOVE (Gillespie-King-Van Alstyne-Young)
- ELSA (Earl Zindars)
Side C:
- NARDIS (Miles Davis)
- HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? (irving Berlin)
Side D:
- I WISH I KNEW (Gordon-Warren)
- SWEET AND LOVELY (Arnheim-Tobias-Lemare)
Portrait In Jazz
Side A:
- COME RAIN OR COME SHINE (Mercer-Arlen)
- AUTUMN LEAVES (Mercer-Kosmo-Prevert)
Side B:
- WITCHCRAFT (Leigh-Coleman)
- WHEN I FALL IN LOVE (Heyman-Young)
- PERI’S SCOPE (Bill Evans)
Side C:
- WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? (Cole Porter)
- SPRING IS HERE (Rodgers & Hart)
Side D:
- SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME (Morey-Churchill)
- BLUE IN GREEN (Davis-Evans)
At Shelly’s Manne-Hole, Hollywood
Side A:
- ISN’T IT ROMANTIC (Rodgers, Hart)
- THE BOY NEXT DOOR (Youmans, Harbach, Greene)
Side B:
- WONDER WHY (Brodszky, Cahn)
- SWEDISH PASTRY (Barney Kessel)
Side C:
- OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY (G & I Gershwin)
- ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT (Monk, Williams)
Side D:
- STELLA BY STARLIGHT (Young, Washington)
- BLUES IN “F” (Chuck Israels)
How My Heart Sings!
Side A:
- HOW MY HEART SINGS (Earl Zindars)
- I SHOULD CARE (Cahn-Stordahl-Weston)
Side B:
- IN YOUR OWN SWEET WAY (Dave Brubeck)
- WALKING UP (Bill Evans)
Side C:
- SUMMERTIME (Gershwin-Heyward-Gershwin)
- 34 SKIDOO (Bill Evans)
Side D:
- EV’RYTHING I LOVE (Cole Porter)
- SHOW-TYPE TUNE (Bill Evans)
Interplay
Side A:
- YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC (Dietz-Schwartz)
Side B:
- WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR (Washington-Harline)
- I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN (Ruth Lowe)
Side C:
- INTERPLAY (Bill Evans)
Side D:
- YOU GO TO MY HEAD (Gillespie-Coots)
- WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS (Moll-Koehler-Barris)
Moonbeams
Side A:
- RE: PERSON I KNEW (Bill Evans)
- POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS (Burke-Van Heusen)
Side B:
- I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY (Styne-Cahn)
- STAIRWAY TO THE STARS (Parish-Malneck-Signorelli)
Side C:
- IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW (Dameron-Sigman)
- IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING (Rodgers-Hammerstein)
Side D:
- IN LOVE IN VAIN (Kern-Robin)
- VERY EARLY (Bill Evans)
Waltz for Debby
Side A:
- MY FOOLISH HEART
- WALTZ FOR DEBBY
Side B:
- DETOUR AHEAD
Side C:
- MY ROMANCE
Side D:
- SOME OTHER TIME
- MILESTONES
Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Side A:
- GLORIA’S STEP (Scott LaFaro)
- MY MAN’S GONE NOW (G. & I. Gershwin)
Side B:
- SOLAR (Miles Davis)
Side C:
- ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Fain-Hilliard)
Side D:
- ALL OF YOU (Cole Porter)
- JADE VISIONS (Scott LaFaro)
Know What I Mean?
Side A:
- WALTZ FOR DEBBY
- GOODBYE
Side B:
- WHO CARES? (take 5)
- VENICE
Side C:
- TOY
- ELSA
Side D:
- NANCY (WITH THE LAUGHING FACE)
- KNOW WHAT I MEAN? (re-take 7)
New Jazz Conceptions
Side A:
- I Love You
- Five
- I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
Side B:
- Conception
- Easy Living
- Displacement
Side C:
- Speak Low
- Waltz for Debby
- Our Delight
Side D:
- My Romance
- No Cover, No Minimum
Reviews:
"The new set is struck from the same parts but pressed on 200-gram vinyl at Kassem's own QRP plant. ... judging from other comparisons I've done, I'd guess the QRPs have an edge. But I will say this: these are, for the most part, extraordinary-sounding recordings, better than any you're likely to find. If you love the music, you should consider the purchase." Fred Kaplan, Stereophile, Nov. 1, 2017
“This magnificent 12-CD set contains all of Bill Evans' Riverside recordings as a leader, an extremely important period in the influential pianist's development. The first session predates Evans' period with the Miles Davis Sextet and other significant sessions include his sets with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian (highlighted by the marathon Village Vanguard session of June 25, 1961), Evans' return nearly a year after LaFaro's death in a car accident with a new trio (consisting of Motian and bassist Chuck Israels), a sideman set with altoist Cannonball Adderley, the Interplay sessions with either trumpeter Freddie Hubbard or tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims, an extensive and rather somber solo set, and a 1963 appearance at Shelly's Manne Hole with bassist Israels and drummer Larry Bunker. Twenty sessions are released in full, 151 selections in all, including 24 performances that had been previously unissued at the time. Fortunately for listeners with a budget, nearly all of this material has since been reissued on single CDs (mostly as part of the Original Jazz Classics series), but true Bill Evans fanatics will have to get this remarkable box.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,88 / 5