The Best of Bill Evans

~ Release by Bill Evans Trio (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Minority
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-15)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass and double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-12-15)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-15)
cover recording of:
Minority (on 1958-12-15)
composer:
Gigi Gryce
publisher:
Jacogg Publications and Twenty-Eighth Street Music
55:22
2Young and Foolish
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass and double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-12-15)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-15)
instrumental cover recording of:
Young and Foolish (on 1958-12-15)
lyricist:
Arnold Horwitt
composer:
Albert Hague
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music (UK)
55:50
3Lucky to Be Me
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-15)
instrumental cover recording of:
On the Town: Lucky to Be Me (on 1958-12-15)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Jalni Publications Inc., The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC, Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden), Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
On the Town
3:37
4Night and Day
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-12-15)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-15)
instrumental cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1958-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
57:13
5Epilogue, Pt. 1
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-15)
recording of:
Epilogue (on 1958-12-15)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Folkways Music and TRO-Acorn Music
0:40
6Tenderly
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-12-15)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-15)
instrumental cover recording of:
Tenderly (on 1958-12-15)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
3:31
7Peace Piece
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-15)
recording of:
Peace Piece (on 1958-12-15)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Acorn Music Corp., Folkways Music and TRO-Acorn Music
4.56:35
8What Is There to Stay?
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-12-15)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-15)
instrumental cover recording of:
What Is There to Say? (on 1958-12-15)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
BMG Songs, Next Decade Entertainment and T.B. Harms Co.
54:50
9Oleo
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-12-15)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-15)
cover recording of:
Oleo (on 1958-12-15)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Prestige Music (US drum & bass) and Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN)
44:06
10Epilogue, Pt. 2
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-15)
recording of:
Epilogue (on 1958-12-15)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Folkways Music and TRO-Acorn Music
0:37
11Come Rain, or Come Shine
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
3:21
12Autumn Leaves
double bass:
Scott La Faro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental cover recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics) (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
5:25
13Witchcraft
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental recording of:
Witchcraft (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh
composer:
Cy Coleman
publisher:
Morley Music Co. Inc., Notable Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:34
14When I Fall in Love
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:56
15Peri's Scope
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
recording of:
Peri's Scope (on 1959-12-28)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Acorn Music Corp. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:14
16What Is This Thing Called Love?
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass, double bass and double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
performer:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
4:36
17Spring Is Here
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental recording of:
Spring Is Here (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
5:06
18Some Day My Prince Will Come
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental recording of:
Someday My Prince Will Come (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1937)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
4:54
19Blue in Green
recording of:
Blue in Green
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music, Musical Frontiers Pub. Co. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
55:22