12 Classic Albums: 1956 - 1962

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

Tracklist

1▼CD: New Jazz Conceptions (Tracks 1-11, Riverside, 1956, RLP 12-223) / Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Tracks 12-19, Riverside, 1959, RLP 12-291)
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1I Love You
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Teddy Kotick (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
instrumental recording of:
I Love You (Mexican Hayride musical) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Bill Evans3:55
2Five
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Teddy Kotick (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recording of:
Five (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc., TRO-Acorn Music and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
Bill Evans4:01
3I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
instrumental recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Bill Evans1:38
4Conception
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Teddy Kotick (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recording of:
Conception (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
Bill Evans4:46
5Easy Living
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Teddy Kotick (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
instrumental recording of:
Easy Living (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
Bill Evans3:51
6Displacement
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Teddy Kotick (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recording of:
Displacement (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
writer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
Bill Evans2:35
7Speak Low
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Teddy Kotick (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
instrumental recording of:
Speak Low (One Touch of Venus) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
lyricist:
Ogden Nash
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
One Touch of Venus (1943 musical)
Bill Evans5:09
8Waltz for Debby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recording of:
Waltz for Debby (instrumental) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
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)
Bill Evans1:19
9Our Delight
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Teddy Kotick (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recording of:
Our Delight (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
Bill Evans4:43
10My Romance
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
instrumental recording of:
My Romance (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Williamson Music Company, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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:
Jumbo
Bill Evans1:58
11No Cover, No Minimum
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Teddy Kotick (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
recording of:
No Cover, No Minimum (from 1956-09-18 until 1956-09-27)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
Bill Evans7:29
12Minority
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
Bill Evans Trio55:24
13Young 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)
Bill Evans Trio55:55
14Lucky 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
Bill Evans Trio3:41
15Night 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
Bill Evans Trio57:38
16Peace 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
Bill Evans Trio4.56:45
17What Is There to Say
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.
Bill Evans Trio54:55
18Oleo
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)
Bill Evans Trio44:09
19Epilogue
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
Bill Evans Trio0:43
2▶CD: The Ivory Hunters (Tracks 1-6, United Artists, 1959, UAS-6044) / Portrait in Jazz (Tracks 7-14, Riverside, 1960, RLP 12-315)
3▶CD: Explorations (Tracks 1-8, Riverside, 1961, RLP-351) / Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Tracks 9-14, Riverside, 1961, RLP-376)
4▶CD: Waltz for Debby (Tracks 1-6, Riverside, 1961, RLP-399) / Undercurrent (Tracks 7-12, United Artists, 1962, UAJS 15003)
5▶CD: Moon Beams (Tracks 1-8, Riverside, 1962, RLP-428) / Interplay (Tracks 9-14, Riverside, 1962, RLP-445)
6▶CD: Empathy (Tracks 1-6, Verve, 1962, V6-8497) / How My Heart Sings (Tracks 7-14, Riverside, 1962, RLP-473)