Shelly Manne and Bill Evans - Empathy (2LP, 45 tours, 200g)
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Bill Evans, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bill Evans]
Shelly Manne, drums [click here to see more vinyl featuring Shelly Manne]
Monty Budwig, bass
2 LPs, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 200g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12''
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Verve records
Recorded in New York, August 14, 1962
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Creed Taylor
Remastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound
Originally released in 1962
Reissued in 2013
Tracks :
Side A:
- The Washington Twist
Side B:
- Danny Boy
- Let's Go Back to The Waltz
Side C:
- With a Song In My Heart
Side D:
- Goodbye
- I Believe In You
Reviews :
"This album came about through a fortuitous convergence of circumstances. Shelly Manne & His Men were appearing at New York's Village Vanguard, sharing the bill with the Bill Evans Trio. Getting Riverside's permission to let the pianist participate, Creed Taylor set up a session at Rudy Van Gelder's studio with Evans and Manne sharing top billing. Manne's bass player, Monty Budwig, made up the trio. This was a busman's holiday for Evans, who was freed from the musical parameters he had set for his then-current trio. The result is that his playing seemed lighter, freer, and more relaxed than it had for a while. The album kicks off with a jaunty version of Irving Berlin's "The Washington Twist" from the unsuccessful Mr. President, with Budwig sharing the honors with Evans as much as Manne. Manne spends most of his time driving Evans into more diminished and sharper playing than was usually Evans' wont. Another relatively unfamiliar Berlin work, "Let's Go Back to the Waltz," gives full reign to Evans' lyricism. The longest tune on the set is an audacious, almost lampooned version of "With a Song in My Heart" with light chordal phrasing that pretty much characterized much of the tone coming from this session. Listening to these three, it's clear that everyone was having a good time and simply enjoying being relieved of their duties with their regular combos, even if for just one day." AllMusic Review by Dave Nathan
Rating:
AllMusic 4/5 , Discogs 4.43 / 5