![]() The two horn players Evans chose for these two different dates (one with Percy Heath on bass, the other with Ron Carter) were also surprising: progressive swing tenor saxist Zoot Sims and young hard-bop trumpeter Freddie Hubbard.Įven more surprisingly, Evans chose to give Hubbard a set full of old standards ( You and the Night and the Music, When You Wish Upon a Star, Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams etc.) with only one original (a modal blues later titled Interplay), whereas the much more traditional Sims was asked to perform in an entire set of new and, for him, complex and somewhat puzzling pieces. Moreover, these sessions would not have his regular working partners, Israels and drummer Paul Motian, but rather the more dynamic backing of hard bop drummer Philly Joe Jones. Then, all of a sudden in the spring of 1962, he approached Fantasy Records owner and producer Orrin Keepnews with the idea of not only making two complete trio albums but also two unusual group sessions, each with a horn and guitarist Jim Hall. ![]() Following the death of bassist Scott LaFaro in an auto crash, Evans completely withdrew from performing or recording for a year, eventually hiring bassist Chuck Israels to take LaFaro’s place, but he was still shy about recording since he felt he had nothing new to say. The music, for the most part, is modal jazz harking back to the days when Evans played with George Russell, Miles Davis and Tony Scott, with only Time Remembered being the kind of “soft,” Debussy-like jazz with which Evans’ name is connected.īefore getting into the marvelous music contained herein, a history of the session is in order. The set consists of seven original pieces by the pianist, of which only two- Time Remembered and My Bells-became standard repertoire items, and the latter only when it was greatly simplified when he re-recorded it for Verve. Here is one of the late Bill Evans’ true masterpieces, made available again on CD (or, most probably, download…check your local sources and see if you can get it as a physical disc). ![]() Nancy Spada on Exploring Robert Lloyd’s “Bori…īILL EVANS: LOOSE BLUES / EVANS: Loose Bloose (2 tks) Time Remembered Funkallero My Bells There Came You Fudgesickle Built for Four Fun Ride / Bill Evans, pn Zoot Sims, t-sax Jim Hall, gt Ron Carter, bs Philly Joe Jones, dm. John DiPinto on Dave Lambert: A Life in Jazzĭe Niese’s Brilliant… on De Niese’s Brilliant “La Voix… The Art Music Lounge on Dave Lambert: A Life in Jazz
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