Empathy / A Simple Matter of Conviction

~ Release by Bill Evans (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1The Washington Twist
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-08-14)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Monty Budwig (on 1962-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-14)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-08-14)
instrumental recording of:
The Washington Twist (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music and Irving Berlin Music Company
6:27
2Danny Boy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-08-14)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Monty Budwig (on 1962-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-14)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-08-14)
instrumental cover recording of:
Danny Boy (on 1962-08-14)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
3:42
3Let’s Go Back to the Waltz
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-08-14)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Monty Budwig (on 1962-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-14)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-08-14)
instrumental recording of:
Let’s Go Back to the Waltz (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music and Irving Berlin Music Company
4:32
4With a Song in My Heart
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1962-08-14) and New York, New York, United States (on 1962-08-14)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Monty Budwig (on 1962-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-14)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-08-14)
instrumental recording of:
With a Song in My Heart (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1929)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Imagen Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
9:13
5Goodbye
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-08-14)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
bass and double bass [bass]:
Monty Budwig (on 1962-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-14)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-08-14)
cover recording of:
Goodbye (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Devalbo Inc, La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., LaSalle Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
5:12
6I Believe in You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-08-14)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Monty Budwig (on 1962-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-14)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-08-14)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Believe in You (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
5:55
7A Simple Matter of Conviction
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-10-04)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1966-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1966-10-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1966-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-10-04)
recording of:
A Simple Matter of Conviction (on 1966-10-04)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc.
3:19
8Stella by Starlight
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-10-04)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1966-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1966-10-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1966-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-10-04)
instrumental cover recording of:
Stella by Starlight (on 1966-10-04)
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
4:11
9Orbit (Unless It’s You)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-10-04)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1966-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1966-10-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1966-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-10-04)
recording of:
Orbit (Unless It’s You) (on 1966-10-04)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc.
3:43
10Laura
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-10-04)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1966-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1966-10-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1966-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-10-04)
instrumental cover recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (on 1966-10-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
4:19
11My Melancholy Baby
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-10-04)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1966-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1966-10-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1966-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-10-04)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1966-10-04)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
5:16
12I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-10-04)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1966-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1966-10-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1966-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-10-04)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (on 1966-10-04)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Mills Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:12
13Star Eyes
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-10-04)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1966-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1966-10-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1966-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-10-04)
instrumental cover recording of:
Star Eyes (on 1966-10-04)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
4:59
14Only Child
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-10-04)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1966-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1966-10-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1966-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-10-04)
recording of:
Only Child (on 1966-10-04)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc. and TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc.
4:05
15These Things Called Changes
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-10-04)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1966-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1966-10-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1966-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-10-04)
recording of:
These Things Called Changes (on 1966-10-04)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc.
3:35

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
art direction and design:mtrchoh: Visuelle Kommunikation
design/illustration:Acy Lehman (Art Director)
photography:Harris Haft (photographer)
Chuck Stewart (photographer, best known for his portraits of jazz singers and musicians)
liner notes:Morgan Ames
Charles Briefer (writer)
Don Gold (Jazz critic and journalist)
producer:Matthias Künnecke
remastering:Arnold Kasar
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
SDRM (Société pour l’administration du droit de reproduction mécanique, French mechanical reproduction rights society)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Jazz (Germany) (from 2012 to present)
remastered at:Eastside Mastering Studios Berlin in Berlin, Germany
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4921540 [info]
ASIN:DE: B0090UG0AU [info]

Release group

includes:A Simple Matter of Conviction
Empathy by Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) / Bill Evans (pianist) with Monty Budwig
part of:Jazzplus (order: 1)
Wikidata:Q577721 [info]
Q2819899 [info]