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Bill Evans - The Complete Riverside Recordings

Bill Evans - The Complete Riverside Recordings

Musician: Bill Evans
Album title: The Complete Riverside Recordings
Style: Bop, Post Bop, Modal, Cool Jazz
Released: 1987
Country: US
Size MP3 version: 1519 mb
Size APE version: 1587 mb
Size WMA version: 1924 mb
Rating ✫: 4.5
Votes: 926
Format: DTS VQF MP1 VOC MIDI DMF MP2
Genre: Jazz

Bill Evans - The Complete Riverside Recordings


Tracklist Hide Credits

1-1 I Love You
Written-By – Cole Porter
3:52
1-2 Five
Written-By – Bill Evans
4:01
1-3 Conception
Written-By – George Shearing
4:43
1-4 Easy Living
Written-By – Robin*, Rainger*
3:49
1-5 Displacement
Written-By – Evans*
2:33
1-6 Speak Low
Written-By – Weill*, Nash*
5:06
1-7 Our Delight
Written-By – Tadd Dameron
4:42
1-8 No Cover, No Minimum [Take 1-Alternate]
Written-By – Evans*
8:09
1-9 No Cover, No Minimum [Take 2-Originally Issued] 7:30
1-10 I've Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
Written-By – Ellington*, Webster*
1:36
1-11 Waltz For Debby
Written-By – Evans*, Lees*
1:16
1-12 My Romance
Written-By – Rodgers-Hart*
1:54
1-13 Minority
Written-By – Gigi Gryce
5:18
1-14 Young And Foolish
Written-By – Hague*, Horwitt*
5:52
1-15 Night And Day
Written-By – Porter*
7:32
1-16 Oleo
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
4:07
2-1 Tenderly
Written-By – Lawrence*, Gross*
3:30
2-2 What Is There To Say?
Written-By – Harburg*, Duke*
4:52
2-3 Peace Piece
Written-By – Evans*
6:41
2-4 Lucky To Be Me
Written-By – Comden - Green*, Bernstein*
3:36
2-5 Some Other Time
Written-By – Comden - Green*, Bernstein*
6:07
2-6 Epilogue
Written-By – Evans*
0:39
2-7 You And The Night And The Music
Written-By – Schwartz - Dietz*
7:20
2-8 How Am I To Know?
Written-By – Parker*, King*
6:18
2-9 Woody'n You [Take 1]
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie
4:25
2-10 Woody'n You [Take 2] 4:10
2-11 My Heart Stood Still
Written-By – Rodgers-Hart*
5:21
2-12 Green Dolphin Street
Written-By – Kaper*, Washington*
8:09
2-13 Peri's Scope
Written-By – Evans*
3:12
2-14 Witchcraft
Written-By – Leigh*, Coleman*
4:32
3-1 Spring Is Here
Written-By – Rodgers-Hart*
5:04
3-2 What Is This Thing Called Love?
Written-By – Porter*
4:34
3-3 Come Rain Or Come Shine
Written-By – Arlen - Mercer*
3:19
3-4 Blue In Green [Take 2-Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Evans*, Davis*
4:24
3-5 Blue In Green [Take 3-Originally Issued] 5:23
3-6 Autumn Leaves [Mono]
Written-By – Prevert*, Mercer*, Kosma*
5:22
3-7 Autumn Leaves [Stereo] 5:56
3-8 Some Day My Prince Will Come
Written-By – Churchill*, Morey*
4:52
3-9 When I Fall In Love
Written-By – Heyman*, Young*
4:54
3-10 Elsa
Written-By – Earl Zindars
5:08
3-11 Sweet And Lovely
Written-By – Arnheim*, Tobias*, Lemare*
5:51
3-12 Beautiful Love [Take 1-Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Van Alstyne*, Gillespie*, Young*, King*
6:03
3-13 Beautiful Love [Take 2-Originally Issued] 5:04
4-1 I Wish I Knew
Written-By – Warren*, Gordon*
4:39
4-2 The Boy Next Door
Written-By – Martin*, Blane*
5:06
4-3 Haunted Heart
Written-By – Schwartz - Dietz*
3:25
4-4 Nardis
Written-By – Miles Davis
5:49
4-5 How Deep Is The Ocean?
Written-By – Irving Berlin
3:31
4-6 Israel
Written-By – John Carisi
6:09
4-7 Who Cares? [Take 4-Previously Unissued]
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
5:53
4-8 Who Cares? [Take 5-Originally Issued] 5:55
4-9 Goodbye
Written-By – Gordon Jenkins
6:14
4-10 Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
Written-By – Van Heusen*, Silvers*
4:05
4-11 Toy
Written-By – Clifford Jordan
5:06
4-12 Elsa
Written-By – Zindars*
5:48
4-13 Waltz For Debby
Written-By – Evans*, Lees*
5:12
4-14 Venice
Written-By – John Lewis
2:52
5-1 Know What I Mean? [Take 12-Alternate]
Written-By – Evans*
7:01
5-2 Know What I Mean? [Take Re-7-Originally Issued] 4:52
5-3 Alice In Wonderland [Take 1-Alternate]
Written-By – Hilliard*, Fain*
6:59
5-4 My Foolish Heart
Written-By – Washington*, Young*
4:53
5-5 All Of You [Take 1-Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Porter*
8:07
5-6 My Romance [Take 1-Originally Issued]
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
7:09
5-7 Some Other Time
Written-By – Comden - Green*, Bernstein*
4:56
5-8 Solar
Written-By – Miles Davis
8:52
5-9 Gloria's Step [Take 2-Originally Issued]
Written-By – Scott LaFaro
6:09
5-10 My Man's Gone Now
Written-By – Dubose Heyward, George Gershwin
6:23
6-1 All Of You [Take 2-Originally Issued]
Written-By – Porter*
8:16
6-2 Detour Ahead [Take 1-Alternate]
Written-By – Ellis*, Frigo*, Carter*
7:13
6-3 Waltz For Debby [Take 1-Alternate]
Written-By – Evans*, Lees*
6:46
6-4 Alice In Wonderland [Take 2-Originally Issued]
Written-By – Hilliard*, Fain*
8:33
6-5 Porgy [I Love You, Porgy]
Written-By – Heyward*, Gershwin-Gershwin*
5:57
6-6 My Romance [Take 2-Alternate]
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
7:12
6-7 Milestones
Written-By – Miles Davis
6:29
6-8 Detour Ahead [Take 2-Originally Issued]
Written-By – Ellis*, Frigo*, Carter*
7:38
6-9 Gloria's Step [Take 3-Alternate]
Written-By – LaFaro*
6:54
7-1 Waltz For Debby [Take 2-Originally Issued]
Written-By – Evans*, Lees*
6:54
7-2 All Of You [Take 3-Alternate]
Written-By – Porter*
8:04
7-3 Jade Visions [Take 1-Alternate]
Written-By – LaFaro*
4:13
7-4 Jade Visions [Take 2-Originally Issued] 3:43
7-5 ... A Few Final Bars 0:24
7-6 Danny Boy
Written-By – Traditional
10:37
7-7 Like Someone In Love
Written-By – Van Heusen - Burke*
6:25
7-8 In Your Own Sweet Way
Written-By – Brubeck*
2:54
7-9 Easy To Love
Written-By – Porter*
4:40
7-10 How My Heart Sings
Written-By – Zindars*
4:57
7-11 Summertime
Written-By – Heyward*, Gershwin*
5:58
7-12 If You Could See Me Now
Written-By – Sigman*, Dameron*
4:28
7-13 Walking Up
Written-By – Evans*
4:54
8-1 Very Early
Written-By – Evans*
5:04
8-2 Show Type-Tune
Written-By – Evans*
4:22
8-3 Re: Person I Knew
Written-By – Evans*
5:43
8-4 34 Skidoo
Written-By – Evans*
6:20
8-5 Polkadots And Moonbeams
Written-By – Van Heusen - Burke*
5:00
8-6 I Should Care
Written-By – Stordahl*, Weston*, Cahn*
4:54
8-7 I Fall In Love To Easily
Written-By – Styne-Cahn*
2:40
8-8 Ev'rything I Love
Written-By – Porter*
4:12
8-9 In Love In Vain
Written-By – Kern*, Robin*
4:59
8-10 Starway To The Stars
Written-By – Signorelli*, Malneck*, Parish*
4:50
8-11 In Your Own Street Way [Take 1-Originally Issued]
Written-By – Brubeck*
6:56
8-12 In Your Own Street Way [Take 2-Previously Unissued] 5:52
8-13 It Might As Well Be Spring
Written-By – Rodgers-Hammerstein*
6:04
9-1 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
Written-By – Moll*, Barris*, Koehler*
6:25
9-2 When You Wish Upon A Star
Written-By – Harline*, Washington*
5:43
9-3 You Go To My Head
Written-By – Gillespie*, Coots*
5:03
9-4 You And The Night And The Music
Written-By – Arthur Schwartz - Howard Dietz*
7:03
9-5 Interplay
Written-By – Evans*
8:13
9-6 I'll Never Smile Again [Take Re-6*-Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Ruth Lowe
6:35
9-7 I'll Never Smile Again [Take Re-7*-Originally Issued] 6:32
9-8 Loose Bloose [Take 3]
Written-By – Evans*
5:32
9-9 Loose Bloose [Take 4 And 2] 7:05
9-10 Fudgesickle Built For Four
Written-By – Evans*
4:29
9-11 Time Remembered
Written-By – Evans*
6:00
10-1 Funkarello
Written-By – Evans*
6:11
10-2 My Bells
Written-By – Evans*
5:22
10-3 There Came You
Written-By – Evans*
5:50
10-4 Fun Ride
Written-By – Evans*
5:15
10-5 What Kind Of Fool Am I? [Take 1-Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Newley*, Bricusse*
6:13
10-6 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
10-7 When I Fall In Love [Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Heyman*, Young*
3:01
10-8 Medley: "Spartacus" Love Theme / Nardis [Previously Unissued]
Written-By ["spartacus" Love Theme] – Alex NorthWritten-By [Nardis] – Davis*
8:37
10-9 Everything Happens To Me [Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Dennis*, Adair*
5:41
10-10 April In Paris [Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Harburg*, Duke*
5:51
11-1 All The Things You Are [Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Hammerstein-Kern
9:07
11-2 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Gillespie*, Coots*
4:29
11-3 I Loves You, Porgy [Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Heyward*, Gershwin - Gershwin*
5:49
11-4 What Kind Of Fool Am I? [Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Newley*, Bricusse*
6:48
11-5 Love Is Here To Stay [Previously Unissued]
Written-By – G. & I. Gershwin*
3:59
11-6 Ornithology [Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Harris*, Parker*
5:30
11-7 Medley: Autumn In New York / How About You? [Previously Unissued]
Written-By [Autumn In New York] – Vernon DukeWritten-By [How About You?] – Lane*, Freed*
6:20
11-8 All The Things You Are [Previously Unissued]
Written-By – Hammerstein-Kern
8:48
11-9 Lover Man
Written-By – Davis*, Sherman*, Ramirez*
5:05
11-10 Love Is Here To Stay
Written-By – G. & I. Gershwin*
4:48
11-11 Stella By Starlight
Written-By – Washington*, Young*
4:59
12-1 'Round Midnight
Written-By – Hanighen*, Williams*, Monk*
8:58
12-2 Who Cares?
Written-By – G. & I. Gershwin*
5:22
12-3 The Boy Next Door
Written-By – Martin*, Blane*
5:24
12-4 Isn't Romantic?
Written-By – Rodgers-Hart*
4:39
12-5 What Is This Thing Called Love?
Written-By – Porter*
5:48
12-6 How About You?
Written-By – Lane*, Freed*
4:04
12-7 Blues In F / Five
Written-By [Blues In F] – Chuck IsraelsWritten-By [Five] – Evans*
5:41
12-8 Everything Happens To Me
Written-By – Dennis*, Adair*
4:46
12-9 In A Sentimental Mood
Written-By – Ellington*, Mills*, Kurtz*
4:23
12-10 My Heart Stood Still
Written-By – Rodgers-Hart*
4:33
12-11 Time Remembered
Written-By – Evans*
5:37
12-12 Wonder Why
Written-By – Brodszky*, Cahn*
5:16
12-13 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 – Shelly's Manne-Hole
  • Recorded At – Sound Makers Studio
  • Recorded At – Village Vanguard
  • Recorded At – Bell Sound Studios
  • Recorded At – Plaza Sound Studios

Credits

  • Alto Saxophone, Leader – Julian "Cannonball" Adderley* (tracks: 4-7 to 5-2)
  • Art Direction, Design – Phil Carroll
  • Bass – Chuck Israels (tracks: 7-10 to 8-13, 11-8 to 12-13), Paul Chambers (tracks: 2-7 to 2-12), Percy Heath (tracks: 4-7 to 5-2, 9-1 to 9-7), Ron Carter (tracks: 9-8 to 10-4), Sam Jones (tracks: 1-13 to 2-6), Scott LaFaro (tracks: 2-13 to 4-6, 5-3 to 7-5), Teddy Kotick (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12)
  • Compilation Producer, Producer [Original] – Orrin Keepnews
  • Compiled By – Ralph Kaffel
  • Drums – "Philly" Joe Jones (tracks: 1-13 to 2-12, 9-1 to 10-4), Connie Kay (tracks: 4-7 to 5-2), Larry Bunker (tracks: 11-8 to 12-13), Paul Motian (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-13 to 4-6, 5-3 to 7-5, 7-10 to 8-13)
  • Engineer [Original] – Bill Schwartau (tracks: 7-10 to 8-13, 10-5 to 11-7), Bill Stoddard (tracks: 3-10 to 5-1), David Jones (tracks: 5-3 to 7-5), Jack Higgins (tracks: 1-1 to 3-9), Ray Fowler (tracks: 7-6 to 7-9), Tommy Nola (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4), Wally Heider (tracks: 11-8 to 12-13)
  • Guitar – Jim Hall (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4)
  • Liner Notes – Martin Williams
  • Photography By – Burt Goldblatt, Donald Silverstein, Fred Seligo, Lee Tanner, Steve Schapiro
  • Photography By, Cover [Front Cover Art Based On A Photograph] – Jim Marshall
  • Piano – Bill Evans
  • Producer [Production] – Jerri Linn, Zand Gee
  • Producer [Production], Design – Georgia Gillfillan
  • Recorded By [Rerecording And Tape Assembly] – Danny Kopelson
  • Remastered By – George Horn
  • Remastered By [Cd Digital Remastering] – Kirk Felton
  • Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims (tracks: 9-8 to 10-4)
  • Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard (tracks: 9-1 to 9-7)

Notes

Remastered at Fantasy Studios (Berkeley); Summer 1984
CD digital remastering at Fantasy Studios (Berkeley)

#1-1 to #3-9: recorded at Reeves Sound Studios
#3-10 to #5-2: recorded at Bell Sound Studios
#5-3 to #7-5: recorded in performance at The Village Vanguard (New York City)
#7-6 to #7-9: recorded at Plaza Sound Studios
#7-10 to to #8-13, #10-5 to #11-7: recorded at Sound Makers
#9-1 to #10-4: recorded at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios
#11-8 to #12-13: recorded in performance at Shelly's Manne-Hole (Hollywood)

This CD compilation presents, on 12 discs, 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.

Presentation of this boxset: a LP cover size with 3 jewel cases of 4 CD's each.

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 & © 1987, Fantasy, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 25218 00182 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 1 Category): DIDX 2045
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 2 Category): DIDX 2046
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 3 Category): DIDX 2047
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 4 Category): DIDX 2048
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 5 Category): DIDX 2049
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 6 Category): DIDX 2050
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 7 Category): DIDX 2051
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 8 Category): DIDX 2052
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 9 Category): DIDX 2053
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 10 Category): DIDX 2054
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 11 Category): DIDX 2055
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 12 Category): DIDX 2056

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
R-018 Bill Evans The Complete Riverside Recordings ‎(18xLP + Box, Comp, Ltd) Riverside Records R-018 US 1984
12RCD 018-2 Bill Evans The Complete Riverside Recordings ‎(12xCD, Comp + Box, CD ) Riverside Records 12RCD 018-2 Germany 1987
VIJ-5072~89 Bill Evans The Complete Riverside Recordings ‎(18xLP + Box, Comp, Ltd) Riverside Records VIJ-5072~89 Japan 1985

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