Bill Evans: The Montreux Jazz Festival
Bill Evans: The Montreux Jazz Festival
Jazz | Flac separated tracks | 341 Mb | Time 58:27 | No log-cue
Released 1968 | Label Verve 827 844-2 | Covers | Easycd rip
Jazz | Flac separated tracks | 341 Mb | Time 58:27 | No log-cue
Released 1968 | Label Verve 827 844-2 | Covers | Easycd rip
This 1968 release of Bill Evans' performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival the year before is a pinnacle of trio interplay (handily justifying its being awarded a Grammy for Best Instrumental Small Group Jazz Performance). Drummer Jack DeJohnette, at the beginning of his career ascension, spent only a year with Evans. His playing at this performance embraces the rich trio format that Evans developed, wherein each of the three are of seemingly equal voice. Listening to this set, one is hard pressed to identify any one musician as being in support of the others; rather, they are in tandem or in conversation. The previously unissued "Quiet Now" joins "I Loves You Porgy" as gorgeously emotive meditation for solo piano.–cduniverse
Tracks:
1. spoken introduction
2. One for Helen
3. A Sleepin' Bee
4. Mother of Earl
5. Nardis
6. Quiet Now
7. I Loves You, Porgy
8. The Touch of Your Lips
9. Embraceable You
10. Someday My Prince Will Come
11. Walkin' Up
Bill Evans: Piano
Eddie Gomez: Bass
Jack Dejohnette: Drums