Emmanuel Bex, Nico Morelli, Mike Ladd - B2Bill: A Modern Tribute to Bill Evans (2013)

It is difficult to describe this collection of musical moments dedicated to pianist Bill Evans. One can say, for example, that the interplay of Hammond organ and acoustic piano is not only brilliant but, in the way it is done here, totally original. Yet this, as you will hear, just barely begins to scratch the surface. This is the mystery of where the primitive meets the avant-garde, the street meets the steeple, the sky meets the ground. This is the space that is captured so beautifully on this recording. BEN SIDRAN December 2012

Tracklist:

01. Peri's Scope (Evans) - 4:18
02. B Minor Waltz (Evans) - 4:12
03. Five (Evans) - 6:39
04. Very Early (Evans) - 5:06
05. Prelude for Mickey (Ladd) - 0:26
06. Bill's Heart (Graillier) - 4:16
07. Funkallero (Evans) - 2:57
08. Bill in Space (Bex) - 2:52
09. Twelve Tone Tune (Evans) - 2:21
10. Chidren's Play Song (Evans) - 3:24
11. Bill in Puglia (Bex) - 3:45
12. Bill's Eyes (Morelli) - 1:13
13. B Mood (Morelli) - 4:53
14. Waltz for Debbie (Eugene-Evans) - 5:11

Personnel:

Emmanuel Bex - Hammond B3 organ, electronic voice effects
Nico Morelli - piano, tambourine
Mike Ladd - voice, spoken words