Tracklisting:
1. Re: Person I Knew
2. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
3. I Fall In Love Too Easily
4. Stairway to the Stars
5. If You Could See Me Now
6. It Might As Well Be Spring
7. In Love in Vain
8. Very Early
Review: "Bill Evans is a musician you never tire of listening to. He has the ability to play a tune freshly, every time. This recording is, in my opinion, his finest. The first date after the untimely death of Scott LaFaro, this album is beautiful ,melodic and haunting. Every tune is
played with typical Evans genius, but on this session he seems to be expressing his musical ideas with even more flavor and emotion. The first cut is the most expressive and emotive I have ever heard in the trio setting. I am sure it was dedicated to LaFaro, even though it supposedly is an anagram for the producer of the date, Orrin Keepnews. Evans expresses his passion, joy and grief for his young bassist in every note and the result is, to my mind, stunning. I love Chuck Israels' bass lines and the chords Evans plays quietly over the bass solo are beautiful and ephemeral. Every tune on this CD is wonderful, the playing of everyone is at such a high level of creativity that this music will live on forever. This is a can't miss choice if you like piano music." (kenneth maclean)
The review above is quite spot on. Contains "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" a personal favorite of mines. A little late for Sunday, but close enough.
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1. Re: Person I Knew
2. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
3. I Fall In Love Too Easily
4. Stairway to the Stars
5. If You Could See Me Now
6. It Might As Well Be Spring
7. In Love in Vain
8. Very Early
Review: "Bill Evans is a musician you never tire of listening to. He has the ability to play a tune freshly, every time. This recording is, in my opinion, his finest. The first date after the untimely death of Scott LaFaro, this album is beautiful ,melodic and haunting. Every tune is
played with typical Evans genius, but on this session he seems to be expressing his musical ideas with even more flavor and emotion. The first cut is the most expressive and emotive I have ever heard in the trio setting. I am sure it was dedicated to LaFaro, even though it supposedly is an anagram for the producer of the date, Orrin Keepnews. Evans expresses his passion, joy and grief for his young bassist in every note and the result is, to my mind, stunning. I love Chuck Israels' bass lines and the chords Evans plays quietly over the bass solo are beautiful and ephemeral. Every tune on this CD is wonderful, the playing of everyone is at such a high level of creativity that this music will live on forever. This is a can't miss choice if you like piano music." (kenneth maclean)
The review above is quite spot on. Contains "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" a personal favorite of mines. A little late for Sunday, but close enough.
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2 Responses to “The Bill Evans Trio - Moonbeams (1962)”
pw: bluestown
i am in love with this album!
you are the best!!!
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