Glenn Slayden - Some Bill Evans CDs

Some Bill Evans CDs

	Everybody Digs Bill Evans
	1987 Fantasy, Inc.	OJCCD-068-2
	December 15, 1958 studio session with Sam Jones and Philly Joe Jones.
	Portrait in Jazz
	1987 Fantasy, Inc.	OJCCD-088-2 (RLP-1162)
	Legendary Bill Evans studio session recorded on December 28, 1959. The famous trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motion in full swing.
	Waltz for Debby
	1987 Fantasy, Inc.	OJCCD-210-2 (RLP-9399)
	This is the second of two Riverside albums made up of selections recorded by the classic Evans/LaFara/Motion trio at their legendary live recording session of June 25, 1961. The first album was the classic Sunday at the Village Vanguard; material for it was selected to feature bassist Scott LaFaro who had died in an auto accident just ten days after recording. This second collection presents a more typical overview of the group.
	Moon Beams
	Fantasy, Inc.	OJCCD-434-2 (RLP-9428)
	After Scott LaFaro's tragic death, Evans avoided the studio for some time. He returned in May and June of 1962 to record this album of ballads with Chuck Israels and Paul Motion.
	Bill Evans at Town Hall vol. 1
	1986 PolyGram	831 271-2
	Fantastic February 1966 "concert" in New York City with Chuck Israels and Arnold Wise. Features an extended neo-classical piano solo dedicated to Evans' father, who had died a few weeks before the concert.
	Bill Evans
	1992 PolyGram S.A. (France)	513 526 2
	Odds and ends compilation includes August 1967 gig with Gomez and Philly Joe Jones; 2/3/65 date with Israels and Bunker; Turn out the Stars with Jim Hall; Never Let Me Go recorded solo on 12/12/69, For Heaven's Sake with Gary Peacock and Paul Motion on 12/18/63; and Bill overdubbing himself on NYC's no Lark on 2/6/63.
	The Complete Riverside Recordings box set, 12 CDs
	1987 Riverside	RCD 018-2
	Excellent collection of earliest Bill Evans period.
	The Ivory Hunters
	1994 Capitol Records, Inc.	CDP 7243 8 27324 2 6
	Tacky and politically incorrect album cover notwithstanding, this release is an interesting duo-piano outing. Originally booked as a quartet gig with Brookmeyer on trombone, the producer decided at the last minute to feature Brookmeyer playing piano. Recorded March 12, 1959.
	The Secret Sessions box set, 8 CDs
	1996 Milestone Records	8MCD-4421-2
	Recordings made with a tape recorder concealed in a carpetbag at the Village Vanguard spanning 1966-1975.
	The Complete Bill Evans on Verve box set, 18 CDs
	1997 PolyGram Records	314 527 953-2
	Exhaustive collection of all Bill Evans' Verve recordings in a rust-prone steel box.
	Emily
	1994 Moon Records	MCD060-2
	A hodgepodge of live recordings from Stockholm (1964, with Chuck Israels and Larry Bunker), Pescara, Italy (1969, with Eddie Gomez and Mary Morell), Copenhagen (1970, with Gomez and Morell), and Hamburg (1971 with Gomez, Morell, and Herb Geller on flute).
	Live in Paris Vol. 1
	1997 NORMA (Japan)	NOCD 5646
	Live set with Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell, recorded in Paris on February 6, 1972.
	Autumn Leaves
	Pigeon Inc. (Tokyo)	GX-703A
	Strange Japanese release has six tracks with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motion (Autumn Leaves, Israel, Waltz for Debby, Gloria's Step, Five, and My Foolish Heart), and four tracks with Sam Jones and Philly Joe Jones (Minority, What is There to Say, Oleo, and Night and Day), from Everybody Digs Bill Evans.
	Quiet Now
	1994 Charly Records Ltd. (London)	LE JAZZ CD 32
	Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell, recorded on November 28, 1969 at the RAI Building, Amsterdam.
	A Jazz Hour with Bill Evans
	1992 Movieplay S.A.	JHR 73549
	Pescara, Italy, July 18, 1969. With Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell.
	Montreux II
	CBS Records, Inc.	ZK 45219
	Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, and Marty Morell recorded live at the Casino de Montreux in Switzerland, June 19, 1970.
(same as above)	Montreux II (24-bit remaster)
	1997 King Record Co., Ltd. (Japan)	KICJ 8203
	Digitally remastered by Seiji Kaneko.
	Living Time (with George Russell Orchestra)
	1972 CBS/Sony Group (Tokyo)	CBS/SONY 25DP 5306
	A brilliant "experimental" album featuring elaborate and rhythmically complex compositions by jazz academician George Russell performed by an large ensemble, and featuring Bill Evans on piano and Fender Rhodes. Very psychedelic and groovy, man. Previously available on CD only in Japan but I believe this has been re-released in the United States now.
	Blue In Green
	1995 Charly Records Ltd. (London)	LE JAZZ CD 42
	Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell, recorded December 17, 1972 at ORTF Studios, Paris.
	Serenity
	1993 Charly Records Ltd. (London)	LE JAZZ CD 5
	February 6, 1972 recording at La Maison de la Radio, Paris. With Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell.
	Nardis
	1994 Venus Records, Inc.	TKCZ-79045
	In Italy, Evans, Gomez, and Morell perform How My Heart Sings, Time To Remember, and 12 Tone Tune in in February, 1972 and Waltz for Debby in July of 1969. Also, in France in February of 1965, Evans performs Nardis, Stella By Starlight, Someday My Prince Will Come, and 'Round Midnight with Chuck Israels and Larry Bunker.
	The Tokyo Concert
	1974 Fantasy Records	OJCCD-345-2 (F-9457)
	Superb January 20, 1973 recording from Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo. Eddie Gomez on bass and Marty Morell on drums.
	Yesterday I Heard the Rain
	1992 Tokuma Japan Communications Co., Ltd.	TKCB-30521
	Live recording with Gomez and Morell from around 1972.
	Bill Evans Trio in Buenos Aires - Vol. 1
	1991 Jazz Lab Records	JLCD-1
	Recorded at the Cine Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires, June 24, 1973.
	Bill Evans Trio in Buenos Aires - Vol. 2
	1989 Yellow Note Records	JLCD-2
	Recorded at the Teatro Municipal General San Martin of Buenos Aires, September 27, 1979. Note that the track listing on the back of the album is incorrect. Here are the correct tracks: 1. Stella by Starlight (Washington/Young) 2. Laurie (Evans) 3. Theme from MASH (Mandel) 4. Turn Out the Stars (Evans)* 5. I Do It for Your Love (Simon) 6. My Romance (Rodgers/Hart) 7. Letter to Evan (Evans) 8. I Loves You Porgy (Gerswhin/Dubose/Gershwin) 9. Up With the Lark (Kern/Robin) 10. Minha (Hime)
	Bill Evans Trio in Bueno Aires - Vol. 3
	1989 Yellow Note Records	JLCD-3
	Recordings from Buenos Aires in 1973 (with Gomez/Morell) and 1979 (with Johnson/LaBarbera).
	Live at Balboa Jazz Club Vol. 1
	1991 Jazz Lab Records	JLCD-4
	Recorded live at Balboa Jazz Club in Madrid, Spain on December 12, 1979 with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera.
	Live at Balboa Jazz Club Vol. 2
	1991 Jazz Lab Records	JLCD-5
	Recorded live at Balboa Jazz Club in Madrid, Spain on December 12, 1979 with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera.
	You Must Believe in Spring
	1981 Warner Brothers Records Inc.	7599-23504-2
	Studio album recorded August 23-25, 1977 in Hollywood with Eddie Gomez and Eliot Zigmund.
	The Complete Fantasy Recordings box set, 9 CDs
	1989 Fantasy	FCD 1012-2
	Excellent collection of latest Bill Evans period.
	Turn Out the Stars box set, 6 CDs
	1996 Warner Bros.	9 45925-2
	Live recordings from the Village Vanguard, June 4-June 8, 1980
	His Last Concert in Germany
	1989 West Wind	West Wind 2022 CD
	August 15, 1980 recording of the Johnson/LaBarbera trio in Bad Hönningen, Germany.
	Letter to Evan (Live at Ronnie Scott's)
	1992 Disques Dreyfus (France)	FDM 36554-2
	Recorded July 21, 1980 with Marc Johnson and Joe LeBarbera in London.
	The Brilliant
	1996 Timeless Records (Holland)	SJP 329
	Compiled from the excellent appearances at Keystone Corner in San Francisco, August 31 through September 7, 1980, which are also available on the Consecration box set.
	Consecration I
	1990 Timeless Records (Holland)	SJP 331
	Compiled from the excellent appearances at Keystone Corner in San Francisco, August 31 through September 7, 1980, which are also available on the Consecration box set.
(similar to above)	Consecration II
	1990 Timeless Records (Holland)	SJP 332
	Compiled from the excellent appearances at Keystone Corner in San Francisco, August 31 through September 7, 1980, which are also available on the Consecration box set.
	Consecration box set, 8 CDs
	1997 Alfa Music, Inc. (Tokyo)	ALCB 3918-3925
	Eight consecutive nights of performances at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco are captured on this well recorded set. The dates (August 31 through September 7, 1980) cover the period two weeks prior to Evans' death. Anyone who doubts the pianist's statement that his last trio was his best and most exciting need only listen to this set for proof. The Wednesday session in particular is fantastic, perhaps the best example of jazz piano trio ever recorded.
	We Will Meet Again
	1980 Warner Brothers	OJCCD-068-2
	The only studio release featuring Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera, also features Larry Schneider on winds and Tom Harrell on trumpet. Recorded at Columbia Studios in New York City on August 6-9, 1979.