BILL EVANS TRIO レコード& CD

Review: Bill Evans' 'At Town Hall Vol. 1' is considered among the jazz painists' most sensitive live albums. After his father's death just three days earlier, Evans was compelled to make something by and large lamentatory - a piece to channel his own grief personally and effectively. With Chuck Israels on bass and Arnold Wide on drums, this is one of Evans' finest works.

Review: Usually we note how many albums along a new release is, but by 'Trio '65', Bill Evans was so deep into his live LP-releasing career that we find it difficult to count out exactly which release number this one is. Now reissued on Verve's Acoustic Sounds series - dedicated to new vinyl remasters from analog tapes - the jazz pianist's masterful hand technique is given its most thorough audiophile's listen-in yet. Joined by bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker for this 1965 recording, this one is a typically noir and cigarette-smoked tour through both Evans originals and known standards, from 'Israel' and 'Elsa to 'Come Rain Or Come Shine'.