Herbie Hancock, My Point of View, 1963 on Blue Note

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Bill Evans Trio, Bill Evans at Town Hall Volume One, 1967 on Verve

Recorded at Town Hall on February 21st, 1966. The trio here includes Chuck Isreals and Arnold Wise – this being the only commercial recording with Wise on drums.

The second side includes the 13 minute “Solo -In Memory of His Father, Harry L. Evans” who had died in 1966.

My copy—via private sale—is the 2022 Acoustic Sounds Series reissue supervised by Chad Kassem from Analogue Productions.

Impressions of Cleopatra is an album by flautist Paul Horn featuring a jazz interpretation of Alex North's musical score for the 1963 film, Cleopatra which was originally released on the Columbia label. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df3kgHV1EKM&list=RDdf3kgHV1EKM&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQHmtd8L3hw&list=RDHQHmtd8L3hw&start_radio=1

#PaulHorn #jazzflute
#EmilRichards #vibraphone
#VictorFeldman #ChuckIsraels #jazz #music #Cleopatra #AlexNorth

Nirvana is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann with Bill Evans's Trio featuring Chuck Israels and Paul Motian, released in 1964 on the Atlantic label and featuring performances recorded in 1961 and 1962.

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states "Mann, who has changed his style numerous times throughout his long career, is heard exclusively in a straight-ahead and bop context on this pair of studio dates. Evans, who studied flute through his college years, rarely recorded with a flutist... though he was fond of the instrument... fans of either Herbie Mann or Bill Evans will want to acquire this enjoyable set." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6SG32P-yxA&list=RDC6SG32P-yxA&start_radio=1

#BillEvans #jazzpiano #HerbieMann #jazzflute #ChuckIsraels #PaulMotian

J. J.'s Broadway is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger J. J. Johnson recorded in 1963 for the Verve label.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow observed "This album has some good music, but it will be very difficult to find" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLld97h1aTE&list=OLAK5uy_lYybWssQakro93k7eLusimfTKV-pwpNyU

#jjjohnson #jazztrombone #broadwaytunes #ververecords #hankjones #chuckisraels #jazz

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album Warren Bernhardt - A Salute to Warren Bernhardt [2022]

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link bandcamp: https://paulwinter.bandcamp.com/album/warren-bernhardt

The Bill Evans Trio - Moon Beams

This 1962 release was from the first sessions recorded after LaFaro passed rather tragically. Retaining Paul Motian (drums), Chuck Israels (bass) replaced him.

It's an interesting comparison with the LaFaro days (Debby/Vanguard/Explorations/Portrait), with Israels less out front, paired more with Motian great brushwork than with Evans.

None of which to say it's not a classic.

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Bill Evans, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, 1967 (aka Bill Evans Trio, Moon Beams, 1962) on Riverside

This 1967 reissue of the 1962 album Moon Beams (which was credited to the Bill Evans Trio) is credited to Bill Evans and retitled to Polka Dots and Moonbeams – also given a new cover. (The original cover featured Nico, years before her time with the Velvet Underground).

Personnel here include Chuck Israels on bass and Paul Motian on drums. The original LP was produced by Orrin Keepnews, but this remastering was supervised by Bob Thiele. The original came out a year after Sunday at the Village Vanguard and only three years after Evans played on Kind of Blue.

My copy via Down in the Valley in Golden Valley MN – in really good shape.

#1960s #1962 #BillEvans #BillEvansTrio #BobThiele #ChuckIsraels #DownInTheValley #GoldenValleyMN #jazz #OrrinKeepnews #PaulMotian #Riverside #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Bill Evans Trio - How my heart sings!

This came out of the first session post-Vanguard/Debbie, after the death of Scott LaFaro, and you can see in the (great) liner notes how much this affected Evans.

That said, this album of upbeat, swinging tunes belies that extratextual sadness to my ears, with Chuck Israels on Bass and Paul Motian on drums…except perhaps on Summertime, which seems perhaps a bit wistful in this rendition.

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