Personnel:

Bill Evans (p), Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d)

The recordings on this CD precede the same trio's live performances at the Village Vanguard in 1961 by more than a year. Incomplete versions of these tracks have been previously issued on LP but appear here on CD in their entirety. We are proud to present the complete Birdland sessions of the most legendary of all the Bill Evans trios.

TRACKLIST:

01. Autumn Leaves (Prevert-Kosma-Mercer) 4:56

02. Our Delight (Tadd Dameron) 6:38

03. Beautiful Love / Five [Closing Theme] (Young-Van Alstyne/Bill Evans) 5:24

04. Autumn Leaves (Prevert-Kosma-Mercer) 6:48

05. Come Rain Or Come Shine/ Five [Closing Theme] (Arlen-Mercer/Bill Evans) 5:08

06. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Arlen-Mercer) 4:55

07. Nardis (Miles Davis) 7:26

08. Blue In Green (Evans-Davis) 6:14

09. Autumn Leaves (Prevert-Kosma-Mercer) 7:09

10. All Of You (Cole Porter) 6:58

11. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Arlen-Mercer) 4:38

12. Speak Low (Weill-Nash) 6:48

Personnel:

Bill Evans (piano), Scott LaFaro (bass), Paul Motian (drums).

Recorded Live at Birdland Club, New York City.

Symphony Sid Torin - M.C.

Recording dates:

Tracks #1-3: March 12,1960

Tracks #4-5: March 19,1960

Tracks #6-9: April 30, 1960

Tracks #10-12: May 7, 1960

This Birdland broadcast performances were originally recorded on tape by Boris Rose. Part of these recordings were previously issued by Rose himself on LP on the Session, Ozone and Alto labels.

This release produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol