The Secret Sessions

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

Tracklist

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1Beautiful Love
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-02-04)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Arnie Wise (on 1968-02-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-02-04)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-02-04)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Beautiful Love (Jazz Standard) (on 1968-02-04)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie
composer:
Egbert Van Alstyne, Wayne King and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Movie Tone Music and Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd.
6:24
2Waltz for Debby
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-02-04)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Arnie Wise (on 1968-02-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-02-04)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-02-04)
live recording of:
Waltz for Debby (instrumental) (on 1968-02-04)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Acorn Music Corp., Folkways Music Publishers Inc. and Kensington Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
5:23
3I Fall in Love Too Easily
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-02-04)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Arnie Wise (on 1968-02-04)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-02-04)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-02-04)
live instrumental cover recording of:
I Fall in Love Too Easily (on 1968-02-04)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
AF Encore Fund LLC, Applause and Encore Music, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:45
4My Man's Gone Now
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-08-23)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1968-08-23)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-08-23)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-08-23)
live instrumental cover recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings) (on 1968-08-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
5:57
5Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-08-23)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1968-08-23)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-08-23)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-08-23)
live cover recording of:
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) (on 1968-08-23)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd, Downtown DMP Songs, Musical Comedy Prods. and TRO Muscal Comedy Productions, Inc.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
5:12
6Polka Dots and Moonbeams
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-08-23)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1968-08-23)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-08-23)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-08-23)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (on 1968-08-23)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
ABC Music Co. (799 Sevenih Avenue, New York 1930s-1940s), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:55
7Emily
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-08-23)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1968-08-23)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-08-23)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-08-23)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Emily (Emily Theme from The Americanization of Emily) (on 1968-08-23)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., Primary Wave Songs and SBK Miller Catalog, Inc.
3:57
8Ev'rything I Love
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-09-15)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-09-15)
drums (drum set):
John Dentz (on 1968-09-15)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-09-15)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-09-15)
live cover recording of:
Everything I Love (Let’s Face It! musical) (on 1968-09-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1941)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
4:35
9Someday My Prince Will Come
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-09-15)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-09-15)
drums (drum set):
John Dentz (on 1968-09-15)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-09-15)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-09-15)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Someday My Prince Will Come (on 1968-09-15)
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)
5:58
10The Shadow of Your Smile
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-09-15)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-09-15)
drums (drum set):
John Dentz (on 1968-09-15)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-09-15)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-09-15)
live instrumental cover recording of:
The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from “The Sandpiper”) (on 1968-09-15)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Marissa Music, Miller Music Corp. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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 ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1965 winner)
6:04
11A Sleepin' Bee
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-12-13)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Marty Morell (drums) (on 1968-12-13)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-12-13)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-12-13)
live instrumental cover recording of:
A Sleepin’ Bee (House of Flowers) (on 1968-12-13)
lyricist:
Harold Arlen and Truman Capote
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Harwin Music and S.A. Music Co.
part of:
House of Flowers
4:52
12Blue in Green
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-12-13)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Marty Morell (drums) (on 1968-12-13)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-12-13)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-12-13)
live recording of:
Blue in Green (on 1968-12-13)
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)
4:03
13For Heaven's Sake
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-12-22)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Marty Morell (drums) (on 1968-12-22)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-12-22)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-12-22)
live cover recording of:
For Heaven’s Sake (on 1968-12-22)
composer:
Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards and Donald Meyer
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
4:34
14Love Is Here to Stay
recording engineer:
Mike Harris (engineer) (on 1968-12-22)
bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (on 1968-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Marty Morell (drums) (on 1968-12-22)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1968-12-22)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-12-22)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay (on 1968-12-22)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), 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)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
4:17
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
printed in:Louisville, Kentucky, United States
United States
art direction and design:Jamie Putnam (art direction and design)
photography:Anthony Lipsky
Phil Bray
Tom Copi (photographer)
Burt Goldblatt
Tony Lane (painter, photographer, designer)
Jean-Pierre Niogre (photographer)
Bob Parent (photographer)
Jan Persson (photography)
Steve Schapiro (photographer)
Chuck Stewart (photographer, best known for his portraits of jazz singers and musicians)
Lee Tanner (photographer)
liner notes:Orrin Keepnews
Doug Ramsey (jazz author, journalist)
producer:Orrin Keepnews
editor:Joe Tarantino (audio engineer, mastering)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
ASIN:US: B000000XRN [info]