Bill Evans – 12 Classic Albums 1956-1962

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Label:

 Enlightenment (3) – EN6CD9025

Format:
6 x CD
Box Set , Compilation

Country:

 UK

Released:

Genre:

 Jazz

Style:

 Post Bop

Tracklist

New Jazz Conceptions
1-1 Bill Evans– I Love You
Written-By – Porter*
3:53
1-2 Bill Evans– Five
Written-By – Evans*
4:01
1-3 Bill Evans– I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Written-By – Webster*
1:38
1-4 Bill Evans– Conception
Written-By – Shearing*
4:45
1-5 Bill Evans– Easy Living
Written-By – Rainger*
3:51
1-6 Bill Evans– Displacement
Written-By – Evans*
2:34
1-7 Bill Evans– Speak Low
Written-By – Nash*
5:08
1-8 Bill Evans– Waltz For Debby
Written-By – Lees*
1:18
1-9 Bill Evans– Our Delight
Written-By – Dameron*
4:43
1-10 Bill Evans– My Romance
Written-By – Rodgers*
1:57
1-11 Bill Evans– No Cover, No Minimum
Written-By – Evans*
7:29
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
1-12 Bill Evans Trio*– Minority
Written-By – Qusim*
5:24
1-13 Bill Evans Trio*– Young And Foolish
Written-By – Horwitt*
5:54
1-14 Bill Evans Trio*– Lucky To Be Me
Written-By – Bernstein*
3:41
1-15 Bill Evans Trio*– Night And Day
Written-By – Porter*
7:37
1-16 Bill Evans Trio*– Peace Piece
Written-By – Evans*
6:44
1-17 Bill Evans Trio*– What Is There To Say
Written-By – Duke*
4:55
1-18 Bill Evans Trio*– Oleo
Written-By – Rollins*
4:09
1-19 Bill Evans Trio*– Epilogue
Written-By – Evans*
0:41
The Ivory Hunters
2-1 Bill Evans– Honeysuckle Rose
Written-By – Waller*
5:56
2-2 Bill Evans– As Time Goes By
Written-By – Herman Hupfeld
7:00
2-3 Bill Evans– The Way You Look Tonight
Written-By – Kern*
7:43
2-4 Bill Evans– It Could Happen To You
Written-By – Burke/Van Heusen*
7:30
2-5 Bill Evans– The Man I Love
Written-By – Gershwin/Gershwin*
6:01
2-6 Bill Evans– I Got Rhythm
Written-By – Gershwin/Gershwin*
8:34
Portrait In Jazz
2-7 Bill Evans Trio*– Come Rain Or Come Shine
Written-By – Arlen/Mercer*
3:24
2-8 Bill Evans Trio*– Autumn Leaves
Written-By – Kosma*
6:00
2-9 Bill Evans Trio*– Witchcraft
Written-By – Coleman*
4:37
2-10 Bill Evans Trio*– Peri's Scope
Written-By – Evans*
3:15
2-11 Bill Evans Trio*– What Is This Thing Called Love
Written-By – Porter*
4:36
2-12 Bill Evans Trio*– Spring Is Here
Written-By – Hart/Rodgers*
5:09
2-13 Bill Evans Trio*– Someday My Prince Will Come
Written-By – Morey*
4:56
2-14 Bill Evans Trio*– Blue In Green
Written-By – Davis*
5:25
Explorations
3-1 Bill Evans Trio*– Israel
Written-By – Carisi*
6:11
3-2 Bill Evans Trio*– Haunted Heart
Written-By – Dietz/Schwartz*
3:28
3-3 Bill Evans Trio*– Beautiful Love
Written-By – King*
5:08
3-4 Bill Evans Trio*– Elsa
Written-By – Zindars*
5:11
3-5 Bill Evans Trio*– Nardis
Written-By – Davis*
5:52
3-6 Bill Evans Trio*– How Deep Is The Ocean
Written-By – Berlin*
3:33
3-7 Bill Evans Trio*– I Wish I Knew
Written-By – Gordon*
4:42
3-8 Bill Evans Trio*– Sweet And Lovely
Written-By – Lemare*
5:55
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
3-9 Scott La Faro*– Gloria's Step
Written-By – LaFaro/Jackson*
6:13
3-10 Scott La Faro*– My Man's Gone Now
Written-By – Gershwin*
6:26
3-11 Scott La Faro*– Solar
Written-By – Davis*
8:57
3-12 Scott La Faro*– Alice In Wonderland
Written-By – Fain*
8:37
3-13 Scott La Faro*– All Of You
Written-By – Porter*
8:21
3-14 Scott La Faro*– Jade Visions
Written-By – LaFaro*
3:46
Waltz For Debby
4-1 Paul Motian– My Foolish Heart
Written-By – Young*
4:58
4-2 Paul Motian– Waltz For Debby
Written-By – Lees*
7:00
4-3 Paul Motian– Detour Ahead
Written-By – Carter*
7:37
4-4 Paul Motian– My Romance
Written-By – Hart/Rodgers*
7:13
4-5 Paul Motian– Some Other Time
Written-By – Berstein*
5:11
4-6 Paul Motian– Milestones
Written-By – Davis*
6:30
Undercurrent
4-7 Jim Hall– My Funny Valentine
Written-By – Hart/Rodgers*
5:24
4-8 Jim Hall– I Hear A Rhapsody
Written-By – Baker*
4:40
4-9 Jim Hall– Dream Gypsy
Written-By – Veevers*
4:34
4-10 Jim Hall– Romain
Written-By – Hall*
5:23
4-11 Jim Hall– Skating In Central Park
Written-By – Lewis*
5:24
4-12 Jim Hall– Darn That Dream
Written-By – Van Heusen*
5:09
Moon Beams
5-1 The Bill Evans Trio– Re: Person I Knew
Written-By – Evans*
5:48
5-2 The Bill Evans Trio– Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Written-By – Burke/Van Heusen*
5:04
5-3 The Bill Evans Trio– I Fall In Love Too Easily
Written-By – Cahn/Styne*
2:44
5-4 The Bill Evans Trio– Stairway To The Stars
Written-By – Parish*
4:55
5-5 The Bill Evans Trio– If You Could See Me Now
Written-By – Dameron*
4:31
5-6 The Bill Evans Trio– It Might As Well Be Spring
Written-By – Rodgers/Hammerstein*
6:09
5-7 The Bill Evans Trio– In Love In Vain
Written-By – Robin*
5:03
5-8 The Bill Evans Trio– Very Early
Written-By – Evans*
5:05
Interplay
5-9 Bill Evans– You And The Night And The Music
Written-By – Dietz/Schwartz*
7:06
5-10 Bill Evans– When You Wish Upon A Star
Written-By – Washington*
5:46
5-11 Bill Evans– I'll Never Smile Again
Written-By – Lowe*
6:33
5-12 Bill Evans– Interplay
Written-By – Evans*
8:15
5-13 Bill Evans– You Go To My Head
Written-By – Coots*
5:05
5-14 Bill Evans– Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
Written-By – Koehler*
6:26
Empathy
6-1 Monty Budwig– The Washington Twist
Written-By – Berlin*
6:29
6-2 Monty Budwig– Danny Boy
Arranged By – Samuel*
Written-By – Trad.*
3:44
6-3 Monty Budwig– Let's Go Back To The Waltz
Written-By – Berlin*
4:33
6-4 Monty Budwig– With A Song In My Heart
Written-By – Hart/Rodgers*
9:14
6-5 Monty Budwig– Goodbye
Written-By – Jenkins*
5:11
6-6 Monty Budwig– I Believe In You
Written-By – Loesser*
5:54
How My Heart Sings
6-7 Bill Evans Trio*– How My Heart Sings
Written-By – Zindars*
4:58
6-8 Bill Evans Trio*– I Should Care
Written-By – Cahn*
4:55
6-9 Bill Evans Trio*– In Your Own Sweet Way
Written-By – Brubeck*
6:58
6-10 Bill Evans Trio*– Walking Up
Written-By – Evans*
4:56
6-11 Bill Evans Trio*– Summertime
Written-By – Gershwin*
6:00
6-12 Bill Evans Trio*– 34 Skidoo
Written-By – Evans*
6:20
6-13 Bill Evans Trio*– Ev'rything I Love
Written-By – Porter*
4:14
6-14 Bill Evans Trio*– Show-Type Tune
Written-By – Evans*
4:27

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright © – Enlightenment (3)
  • Glass Mastered At – GZ Media – A82002
  • Glass Mastered At – GZ Media – A82112
  • Glass Mastered At – GZ Media – A81943
  • Glass Mastered At – GZ Media – A82121
  • Glass Mastered At – GZ Media – A82109
  • Glass Mastered At – GZ Media – A82005
  • Pressed By – GZ Media

Credits

  • Bass – Teddy Kotick (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-4 to 1-7, 1-9, 1-11)
  • Drums – Shelly Manne (tracks: 6-1 to 6-6)
  • Guitar – Jim Hall (tracks: 4-7 to 4-12, 5-9 to 5-14)
  • Piano – Bob Brookmeyer (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6)
  • Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard (tracks: 5-9 to 5-14)

Notes

© 2014 Enlightenment
Total Running Time: 468 Minutes.

According to runouts, this is the 2014 original issue.
There is also a 2018 repress.

Tracks 1-1 to 1-11 recorded September 18 & 27, 1956, issued 1957 on Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions (Riverside RLP 12-223)
Tracks 1-12 to 1-19 recorded December 1958, issued 1959 on The Bill Evans Trio - Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Riverside RLP 12-291)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-6 recorded March 19, 1959, issued 1959 on Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans - The Ivory Hunters (United Artists UAS-6044)
Tracks 2-7 to 2-14 recorded December 28, 1959, issued 1960 on The Bill Evans Trio - Portrait In Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-315)
Tracks 3-1 to 3-8 recorded February 2, 1961, issued 1961 on The Bill Evans Trio - Explorations (Riverside RLP-351)
Tracks 3-9 to 3-14 recorded June 25, 1961 and issued 1961 on The Bill Evans Trio Featuring Scott LaFaro - Sunday At The Village Vanguard (Riverside RLP-376)
Tracks 4-1 to 4-6 recorded June 25, 1961, issued 1961 on The Bill Evans Trio With Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian - Waltz For Debby (Riverside RLP-399)
Tracks 4-7 to 4-12, recorded May 14, 1962, issued 1962 on Bill Evans - Jim Hall - Undercurrent (United Artists UAJS 15003)
Tracks 5-1 to 5-8 recorded May & June 1962, issued 1962 on The Bill Evans Trio - Moon Beams (Riverside RLP-428)
Tracks 5-9 to 5-14 recorded July 1962, issued 1962 on Bill Evans - Interplay (Riverside RM-445)
Tracks 6-1 to 6-6 recorded August 14, 1962 , issued 1962 on Shelly Manne / Bill Evans With Monty Budwig - Empathy (Verve V-8497)
Tracks 6-7 to 6-14 recorded May & June 1962, issued 1964 on The Bill Evans Trio - How My Heart Sings (Riverside RM-473)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 823564642321
  • Barcode (Text): 8 23564 64232 1
  • Matrix / Runout (CD1): [GZ logo] A82002 EN6CD9025 CD1
  • Matrix / Runout (CD2): [GZ logo] A82112 EN6CD9025 CD2
  • Matrix / Runout (CD3): [GZ logo] A81943 EN6CD9025 CD3
  • Matrix / Runout (CD4): [GZ logo] A82121 EN6CD9025 CD4
  • Matrix / Runout (CD5): [GZ logo] A82109 EN6CD9025 CD5
  • Matrix / Runout (CD6): [GZ logo] A82005 EN6CD9025 CD6
  • Mastering SID Code (All CDs): IFPI LD02
  • Mould SID Code (CD1, CD4): IFPI 5J01
  • Mould SID Code (CD2, CD6): IFPI 5J35
  • Mould SID Code (CD3): IFPI 5J44
  • Mould SID Code (CD5): IFPI 5154

Other Versions (2)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
12 Classic Albums 1956-1962 (6×CD, Repress, Box Set, Compilation) Enlightenment (3) EN6CD9025 UK & Europe 2024
New Submission
12 Classic Albums 1956-1962 (6×CD, Repress, Box Set, Compilation) Enlightenment (3) EN6CD9025 UK Unknown

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Reviews

  • AlaricSylvain's avatar
    AlaricSylvain
    Edited 2 months ago
    Superb collection of Bill Evans albums. Many must-haves as well as some excellent albums. Also included is ‘The ivory hunter’, which is not as good (but it's still Bill Evans...). At this price it's really interesting. The sound is perfect. I regret that 'Tenderly' from ‘Everybody digs Bill Evans’ has been removed, as well as 'When I fall in love' from ‘Portrait in jazz’ (they could have removed a track from ‘The ivory hunter’ instead, frankly). The big negative is the packaging: the plastic case is fragile and impractical, the design is ugly, and the information is patchy and hard to read. That's a real shame. But that said, if you come across it, it's still very interesting, especially if you want to delve deeper into the work of this genius.
    • ckdelay's avatar
      ckdelay
      100 percent can't beat this for the sound and money. Only 2 tracks from 12 entire albums missing.
      • streetmouse's avatar
        streetmouse
        What can I tell you about a living legend, a man considered to be one of the greatest jazz pianists ever, a man who’s worked with the everyone who’s anyone, a man who was front and center for the Miles Davis recording of Kind of Blue, a man who’s been in the pocket for more genres of jazz than most people can think of … and even today, despite his longterm use of heroin, there are few his equal.

        His honors include thirty-one Grammy nominations, along with seven awards and was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. Add to that, his song “Waltz For Debby” is still the most widely covered jazz standard of all time, leaving me to profess that his work around the time of Empathy is probably his very best. That said, this collection of twelve albums on six discs coming to you housed in a four-disc sized jewel case, along with a nice booklet (featuring all of the original album artwork), with sound quality that is sure to inch a mile wide smile across you face.

        Yes, a couple of tracks are missing … still I find nothing to complain about.

        Review by Jenell Kesler
        • Musi_Co's avatar
          Musi_Co
          Edited 10 months ago
          Excellent collection listing the first issue version for 12 of Bill Evans' albums (only 2 tracks missing from the first 2 albums). Highest class jazz muzic, excellent sound (the digital mastering versions from the 80s with high DR values and low peaks), a true collectors item at a very affordable price.
          • kazan1971's avatar
            kazan1971
            sound is OK, packaging is fair, but so many tracks are not here. this one for beginners only
            • prockrog's avatar
              prockrog
              Agree about great mastering, but some of the albums are incomplete and missing key tracks.
              • jolyon's avatar
                jolyon
                Great mastering. Many hours of beautiful Bill Evans for the price of a chicken tikka. What are you waiting for?

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