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Bill Evans - The Complete Riverside Recordings 18 LP Box Set UNPLAYED & NM Jazz Piano

 

Bill Evans - The Complete Riverside Recordings 18 LP Box Set UNPLAYED & NM Jazz Piano

Over half of this collection appears UNPLAYED and NEW. The other half is NM. Sleeve Condition EX = some light wear on the box. Book = NM.

Bill Evans ?– The Complete Riverside Recordings

Label: Riverside Records ?– R-018 Format: 18 × Vinyl, LP
Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition Country: US Released: 1984 Genre: Jazz Style: Bop, Post Bop, Modal, Cool Jazz

Tracklist

A1 I Love You

Written-By – Cole Porter

3:52 A2 Five

Written-By – Bill Evans

4:01 A3 Conception

Written-By – George Shearing

4:43 A4 Easy Living

Written-By – Robin *, Rainger *

3:49 A5 Displacement

Written-By – Evans *

2:33 A6 Speak Low

Written-By – Weill *, Nash *

5:06 B1 Our Delight

Written-By – Tadd Dameron

4:42 B2 No Cover, No Minimum [Take 1-Alternate]

Written-By – Evans *

8:09 B3 No Cover, No Minimum [Take 2-Originally Issued] 7:30 B4 I’ve Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)

Written-By – Ellington *, Webster *

1:36 B5 Waltz For Debby

Written-By – Evans *, Lees *

1:16 B6 My Romance

Written-By – Rodgers-Hart *

1:54 C1 Minority

Written-By – Gigi Gryce

5:18 C2 Young And Foolish

Written-By – Hague *, Horwitt *

5:52 C3 Night And Day

Written-By – Porter *

7:32 C4 Oleo

Written-By – Sonny Rollins

4:07 D1 Tenderly

Written-By – Lawrence *, Gross *

3:30 D2 What Is There To Say?

Written-By – Harburg *, Duke *

4:52 D3 Peace Piece

Written-By – Evans *

6:41 D4 Lucky To Be Me

Written-By – Comden – Green *, Bernstein *

3:36 D5 Some Other Time

Written-By – Comden – Green *, Bernstein *

6:07 D6 Epilogue

Written-By – Evans *

0:39 E1 You And The Night And The Music

Written-By – Schwartz – Dietz *

7:20 E2 How Am I To Know?

Written-By – Parker *, King *

6:18 E3 Woody’n You [Take 1]

Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie

4:25 E4 Woody’n You [Take 2] 4:10 F1 My Heart Stood Still

Written-By – Rodgers-Hart *

5:21 F2 Green Dolphin Street

Written-By – Kaper *, Washington *

8:09 F3 Peri’s Scope

Written-By – Evans *

3:12 F4 Witchcraft

Written-By – Leigh *, Coleman *

4:32 G1 Spring Is Here

Written-By – Rodgers-Hart *

5:04 G2 What Is This Thing Called Love?

Written-By – Porter *

4:34 G3 Come Rain Or Come Shine

Written-By – Arlen – Mercer *

3:19 G4 Blue In Green [Take 2-Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Evans *, Davis *

4:24 G5 Blue In Green [Take 3-Originally Issued] 5:23 H1 Autumn Leaves [Mono]

Written-By – Prevert *, Mercer *, Kosma *

5:22 H2 Autumn Leaves [Stereo] 5:56 H3 Some Day My Prince Will Come

Written-By – Churchill *, Morey *

4:52 H4 When I Fall In Love

Written-By – Heyman *, Young *

4:54 I1 Elsa

Written-By – Earl Zindars

5:08 I2 Sweet And Lovely

Written-By – Arnheim *, Tobias *, Lemare *

5:51 I3 Beautiful Love [Take 1-Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Van Alstyne *, Gillespie *, Young *, King *

6:03 I4 Beautiful Love [Take 2-Originally Issued] 5:04 J1 I Wish I Knew

Written-By – Warren *, Gordon *

4:39 J2 The Boy Next Door

Written-By – Martin *, Blane *

5:06 J3 Haunted Heart

Written-By – Schwartz – Dietz *

3:25 J4 Nardis

Written-By – Miles Davis

5:49 J5 How Deep Is The Ocean?

Written-By – Irving Berlin

3:31 K1 Israel

Written-By – John Carisi

6:09 K2 Who Cares? [Take 4-Previously Unissued]

Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin

5:53 K3 Who Cares? [Take 5-Originally Issued] 5:55 K4 Goodbye

Written-By – Gordon Jenkins

6:14 L1 Nancy (With The Laughing Face)

Written-By – Van Heusen *, Silvers *

4:05 L2 Toy

Written-By – Clifford Jordan

5:06 L3 Elsa

Written-By – Zindars *

5:48 L4 Waltz For Debby

Written-By – Evans *, Lees *

5:12 L5 Venice

Written-By – John Lewis (2)

2:52 M1 Know What I Mean? [Take 12-Alternate]

Written-By – Evans *

7:01 M2 Know What I Mean? [Take Re-7-Originally Issued] 4:52 M3 Alice In Wonderland [Take 1-Alternate]

Written-By – Hilliard *, Fain *

6:59 M4 My Foolish Heart

Written-By – Washington *, Young *

4:53 N1 All Of You [Take 1-Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Porter *

8:07 N2 My Romance [Take 1-Originally Issued]

Written-By – Rodgers & Hart

7:09 N3 Some Other Time

Written-By – Comden – Green *, Bernstein *

4:56 O1 Solar

Written-By – Miles Davis

8:52 O2 Gloria’s Step [Take 2-Originally Issued]

Written-By – Scott LaFaro

6:09 O3 My Man’s Gone Now

Written-By – Dubose Heyward , George Gershwin

6:23 P1 All Of You [Take 2-Originally Issued]

Written-By – Porter *

8:16 P2 Detour Ahead [Take 1-Alternate]

Written-By – Ellis *, Frigo *, Carter *

7:13 P3 Waltz For Debby [Take 1-Alternate]

Written-By – Evans *, Lees *

6:46 Q1 Alice In Wonderland [Take 2-Originally Issued]

Written-By – Hilliard *, Fain *

8:33 Q2 Porgy [I Love You, Porgy]

Written-By – Heyward *, Gershwin-Gershwin *

5:57 Q3 My Romance [Take 2-Alternate]

Written-By – Rodgers & Hart

7:12 R1 Milestones

Written-By – Miles Davis

6:29 R2 Detour Ahead [Take 2-Originally Issued]

Written-By – Ellis *, Frigo *, Carter *

7:38 R3 Gloria’s Step [Take 3-Alternate]

Written-By – LaFaro *

6:54 S1 Waltz For Debby [Take 2-Originally Issued]

Written-By – Evans *, Lees *

6:54 S2 All Of You [Take 3-Alternate]

Written-By – Porter *

8:04 S3 Jade Visions [Take 1-Alternate]

Written-By – LaFaro *

4:13 S4 Jade Visions [Take 2-Originally Issued] 3:43 S5 … A Few Final Bars 0:24 T1 Danny Boy

Written-By – Traditional

10:37 T2 Like Someone In Love

Written-By – Van Heusen – Burke *

6:25 T3 In Your Own Sweet Way

Written-By – Brubeck *

2:54 T4 Easy To Love

Written-By – Porter *

4:40 U1 How My Heart Sings

Written-By – Zindars *

4:57 U2 Summertime

Written-By – Heyward *, Gershwin *

5:58 U3 If You Could See Me Now

Written-By – Sigman *, Dameron *

4:28 U4 Walking Up

Written-By – Evans *

4:54 V1 Very Early

Written-By – Evans *

5:04 V2 Show Type-Tune

Written-By – Evans *

4:22 V3 Re: Person I Knew

Written-By – Evans *

5:43 V4 34 Skidoo

Written-By – Evans *

6:20 W1 Polkadots And Moonbeams

Written-By – Van Heusen – Burke *

5:00 W2 I Should Care

Written-By – Stordahl *, Weston *, Cahn *

4:54 W3 I Fall In Love To Easily

Written-By – Styne-Cahn *

2:40 W4 Ev’rything I Love

Written-By – Porter *

4:12 W5 In Love In Vain

Written-By – Kern *, Robin *

4:59 X1 Starway To The Stars

Written-By – Signorelli *, Malneck *, Parish *

4:50 X2 In Your Own Street Way [Take 1-Originally Issued]

Written-By – Brubeck *

6:56 X3 In Your Own Street Way [Take 2-Previously Unissued] 5:52 X4 It Might As Well Be Spring

Written-By – Rodgers-Hammerstein *

6:04 Y1 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

Written-By – Moll *, Barris *, Koehler *

6:25 Y2 When You Wish Upon A Star

Written-By – Harline *, Washington *

5:43 Y3 You Go To My Head

Written-By – Gillespie *, Coots *

5:03 Y4 You And The Night And The Music

Written-By – Arthur Schwartz – Howard Dietz *

7:03 Z1 Interplay

Written-By – Evans *

8:13 Z2 I’ll Never Smile Again [Take Re-6*-Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Ruth Lowe

6:35 Z3 I’ll Never Smile Again [Take Re-7*-Originally Issued] 6:32 AA1 Loose Bloose [Take 3]

Written-By – Evans *

5:32 AA2 Loose Bloose [Take 4 And 2] 7:05 AA3 Fudgesickle Built For Four

Written-By – Evans *

4:29 AA4 Time Remembered

Written-By – Evans *

6:00 BB1 Funkarello

Written-By – Evans *

6:11 BB2 My Bells

Written-By – Evans *

5:22 BB3 There Came You

Written-By – Evans *

5:50 BB4 Fun Ride

Written-By – Evans *

5:15 CC1 What Kind Of Fool Am I? [Take 1-Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Newley *, Bricusse *

6:13 CC2 Medley: My Favorite Things / Easy To Love / Baubles, Bangles And Beads [Previously Unissued]

Written-By [Baubles, Bangles And Beads] – Borodin *, Forrest *, Wright *Written-By [Easy To Love] – Porter *Written-By [My Favorite Things] – Rodger-Hammerstein *

12:27 CC3 When I Fall In Love [Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Heyman *, Young *

3:01 DD1 Medley: “Spartacus” Love Theme / Nardis [Previously Unissued]

Written-By [“spartacus” Love Theme] – Alex North Written-By [Nardis] – Davis *

8:37 DD2 Everything Happens To Me [Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Dennis *, Adair *

5:41 DD3 April In Paris [Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Harburg *, Duke *

5:51 EE1 All The Things You Are [Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Hammerstein-Kern

9:07 EE2 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Gillespie *, Coots *

4:29 EE3 I Loves You, Porgy [Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Heyward *, Gershwin – Gershwin *

5:49 FF1 What Kind Of Fool Am I? [Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Newley *, Bricusse *

6:48 FF2 Love Is Here To Stay [Previously Unissued]

Written-By – G. & I. Gershwin *

3:59 FF3 Ornithology [Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Harris *, Parker *

5:30 FF4 Medley: Autumn In New York / How About You? [Previously Unissued]

Written-By [Autumn In New York] – Vernon Duke Written-By [How About You?] – Lane *, Freed *

6:20 GG1 All The Things You Are [Previously Unissued]

Written-By – Hammerstein-Kern

8:48 GG2 Lover Man

Written-By – Davis *, Sherman *, Ramirez *

5:05 GG3 Love Is Here To Stay

Written-By – G. & I. Gershwin *

4:48 GG4 Stella By Starlight

Written-By – Washington *, Young *

4:59 HH1 ‘Round Midnight

Written-By – Hanighen *, Williams *, Monk *

8:58 HH2 Who Cares?

Written-By – G. & I. Gershwin *

5:22 HH3 The Boy Next Door

Written-By – Martin *, Blane *

5:24 HH4 Isn’t It Romantic?

Written-By – Rodgers-Hart *

4:39 II1 What Is This Thing Called Love?

Written-By – Porter *

5:48 II2 How About You?

Written-By – Lane *, Freed *

4:04 II3 Blues In F / Five

Written-By [Blues In F] – Chuck Israels Written-By [Five] – Evans *

5:41 II4 Everything Happens To Me

Written-By – Dennis *, Adair *

4:46 II5 In A Sentimental Mood

Written-By – Ellington *, Mills *, Kurtz *

4:23 JJ1 My Heart Stood Still

Written-By – Rodgers-Hart *

4:33 JJ2 Time Remembered

Written-By – Evans *

5:37 JJ3 Wonder Why

Written-By – Brodszky *, Cahn *

5:16 JJ4 Swedish Pastry

Written-By – Barney Kessel

5:48

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fantasy, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Fantasy, Inc.
• Recorded At – Nola Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Reeves Sound Studios
• Recorded At – Plaza Sound Studios
• Recorded At – Bell Sound Studios
• Recorded At – Sound Makers Studio
• Recorded At – Village Vanguard
• Recorded At – Shelly’s Manne-Hole

Credits

• Compilation Producer, Producer [Original] – Orrin Keepnews
• Compiled By – Ralph Kaffel
• Design – Georgia Gillfillan
• Liner Notes – Martin Williams (6)
• Photography By – Burt Goldblatt , Donald Silverstein , Fred Seligo , Lee Tanner , Steve Schapiro
• Photography By, Cover [Front Cover Art Based On A Photograph] – Jim Marshall (3)
• Producer [Production] – Georgia Gillfillan , Jerri Linn , Zand Gee
• Recorded By [Rerecording And Tape Assembly] – Danny Kopelson

Notes

This compilation presents, on 18 LP’S, the full results of 20 recording sessions from the pivotal eight-year period (1956-63) that launched the remarkable career of Bill Evans and defined his position as one of the most significant, pace-setting jazz pianists of all time.

Here, in chronological order, are 151 performances, including the entire existing output of the legendary 1961 Village Vanguard session, as well as 17 selections from a previously unissued solo studio session and seven other unreleased items. Ranging from solo to quintet, this collection also features such major artists as Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Zoot Sims, and Scott LaFaro.

Contains a 32-page illustrated booklet that includes rare photographs, full discographical details, an appreciation of Evans by noted critic Martin Williams, and personnal commentary on each session by producer Orrin Keepnews

Riverside Records
Tenth and Parker
Berkeley, CA 94710
? 1984 Fantasy, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

 

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