Bill Evans
■Release date: November 17, 2023
■Product number: 724-7541
■Specifications: LP/180g weight disc
■Imported disc
■Label: Concord
■Distributor: Universal Music LLC
■POS: 0888072475410
★No album in the history of modern American music deserves the title of ``original jazz classic.'' This album is one of two Riverside albums recorded at the Bill Evans Trio's legendary final show, on the last day of the show at the Village Vanguard, bassist Scott Ruffalo This work was recorded just 10 days before his tragic death. This recording has long been praised for capturing the essence of the three-way interaction that characterized the trio of Evans, Ruffalo, and Paul Motian. The mainstream of piano trios at this time was to showcase the abilities of leading soloists with rhythmic accompaniment. But the Bill Evans Trio took a different approach, creating an interactive and well-rounded trio. The album also features an emphasis on Ruffalo's innovative solo work and songwriting.
<Personnel> Bill Evans (p) Scott Lafaro (b) Paul Motian (ds)
Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, New York on June 25, 1961.
Original Jazz Classics Series ("OJC" Series)
★Original Jazz Classics are back! The OJC series, which has been highly acclaimed for faithfully reproducing over 850 memorable jazz albums for more than 30 years, was released in 1982 under the name Fantasy Records as the original jazz classics series Fantasy's Original Jazz Classics ("OJC ) series in 1982 and has since enjoyed great success as a reissue line for collectors. The purpose is to introduce previously difficult to obtain jazz albums with original jackets and original liner notes. The warehouses of fantasy labels such as Fantasy, Prestige, Galaxy, Milestone, Riverside, debut, Contemporary, Jazzland and Pablo house some of the most important jazz albums ever recorded. Based on this vast amount of material, Original Jazz Classics has grown to over 850 titles. 2023 will see the release of some of the most popular long-out-of-print albums from this vast collection, continuing this enduring jazz series on LP.
・All analog mastering from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio
・180g heavyweight LP pressed at RTI
・Single tip-on jacket with obi
recorded music
Side A
1.Gloria’s Step
2.My Man’s Gone Now
3.Solar
Side B
1.Alice In Wonderland
2.All Of You
3.Jade Visions