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Bill Evans Trio, Bill Evans at Town Hall Volume One, 1967 on Verve

Recorded at Town Hall on February 21st, 1966. The trio here includes Chuck Isreals and Arnold Wise – this being the only commercial recording with Wise on drums.

The second side includes the 13 minute “Solo -In Memory of His Father, Harry L. Evans” who had died in 1966.

My copy—via private sale—is the 2022 Acoustic Sounds Series reissue supervised by Chad Kassem from Analogue Productions.

The Bill Evans Trio - Moon Beams

This 1962 release was from the first sessions recorded after LaFaro passed rather tragically. Retaining Paul Motian (drums), Chuck Israels (bass) replaced him.

It's an interesting comparison with the LaFaro days (Debby/Vanguard/Explorations/Portrait), with Israels less out front, paired more with Motian great brushwork than with Evans.

None of which to say it's not a classic.

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Bill Evans Trio - How my heart sings!

This came out of the first session post-Vanguard/Debbie, after the death of Scott LaFaro, and you can see in the (great) liner notes how much this affected Evans.

That said, this album of upbeat, swinging tunes belies that extratextual sadness to my ears, with Chuck Israels on Bass and Paul Motian on drums…except perhaps on Summertime, which seems perhaps a bit wistful in this rendition.

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Minor Key . Net Playlist 6/17/23

https://www.minorkey.net/minor-key-playlists/minor-key-net-playlist-6-17-23

#JaschaHeifetz #BostonSymphonyOrchestra #CharlesMunch #AncaVasileCaraman #ArtBlakey #TheJazzMessengers #LeeMorgan #JymieMerritt #BobbyTimmons #WayneShorter #WalterDavis #GrachanMoncurIII #HerbieHancock #CecilMcBee #TonyWilliams #DonaldByrd #HankMobley #GrantGreen #ChuckIsraels #HilaryHahn #Hauschka #IronAndWine #JMascis

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Aquí no había compartido aún el maravillosísimo "Waltz for Debby" del maestro #BillEvans. Atención al portentoso contrabajista #ChuckIsraels que no pierde ripio de los dedos de Evans y no se arruga ni un poquito acompañando al líder.
#Jazz #Piano
https://youtu.be/dH3GSrCmzC8

#NowListening to #BillEvans, Live at the Village Hall, cut by #RyanKSmith from the #AcousticSounds #Verve series. I’ve picked up all of the Evans 33s, & this, a gift from my bro, is, I think, my favourite to date.

There is some really beautiful & delicate playing, but, when it swings, it really swings. Throughout #ChuckIsraels really shines.

This, along with the #Riverside box set, & I’m turning into something of an Evans-fanboy.

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