MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Bill Evans - piano, electric piano, acoustic guitar
Eddie Gomez - bass
Marty Morrell - drums
comrade conrad - 7:49
two lonely people - 6:13
funkallero - 7:05
sugar plum - 7:45
waltz for debby - 6:40
person i knew - 5:55
t.t.t. (twelve tone tune) - 7:39
The global corporation Columbia recorded and released only two LPs with pianist Bill Evans
A meagre result when one considers the numerous concerts that the new trio undertook between 1969 and 1974
Together with Eddie Gomez, a phenomenon on the bass, and drummer Marty Mortell, the three established a firm – and ever better – trio
Evans became interested in the possibilities offered by the Fender Rhodes piano and used it for the first time in "The Bill Evans Album"
The LP is remarkable in that only Evans’s own compositions were recorded – three previously recorded pieces and four brand-new works
Of particular note is the melancholy "Two Lonely People", Evans’s musical interpretation of a poem by Carol Hall
"Sugar Plum" and "T.T.T." were to remain in his repertoire right up until his very last recordings
Unusual but very commendable because it begins with an ad hoc introductory improvisation is the electric piano version of Evans’s most well-known composition – "Waltz For Debby"
The excellent technical facilities at the Columbia Studio were used to the full by Bill Evans, even though they were only recording a small ensemble
And that is why the seven numbers sound far better than most of the trio’s live recordings
And as Bill Evans once said, it was with this trio that he could fulfil his musical ambitions
RECORDING May and June 1971 at CBS 30th Street Studio New York
ENGINEERING Pete Weiss
LABEL Columbia
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED February 2016
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Jazz / Post Bop
AVAILABLE as long as inventory
