Riverside – RLP 433 / 9433Rec. Dates : January 27, 1961, February 21, 1961, March 13, 1961Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : Bill Evans Billboard : 12/08/1962Spotlight Album of the Week Cannonball steps out of his usual sextet format for this date. Bill Evans is on piano and Connie Kay and Percy Heath from the Modern Jazz Quartet are…
Riverside – RLP 399 / 9399Rec. Date : June 25, 1961Stream this Album Piano : Bill EvansBass : Scott LaFaroDrums : Paul Motian Billboard : 03/10/1962Spotlight Album of the Week This is one of the most satisfying of the Bill Evans Trio albums to date. It shows off the romantic side of Evans’ piano style, with warm and meaningful performances…
Impulse! – A-5Rec. Date : February 23, 1961Stream this Album Arranger : Oliver NelsonAlto Sax : Oliver Nelson, Eric DolphyBaritone Sax : George BarrowBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Roy HaynesFlute : Eric DolphyPiano : Bill EvansTenor Sax : Oliver NelsonTrumpets : Freddie Hubbard Kansas City CallBob Greene : 12/01/1961 The blues have been isolated and declared as the basic origin of jazz.…
Impulse! – A-3Rec. Dates : November 17, 1960, November 21, 1960, November 23, 1960, December 13, 1960Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Tenor Trombone : Kai Winding, Ephie Resnick, Johnny Mesner, Jimmy KnepperBass Trombone : Paul Faulise, Tony Studd, Dick LiebBass : Bob Cranshaw, Ron CarterConga Drums : Michael OlatunjiDrums : Al Beldini, Sticks EvansMellophone : Ray StarlingPiano : Ross Tompkins, Bill Evans Cedar Rapids GazetteLes Zacheis : 07/23/1961…
Impulse! – A-1Rec. Date : November 2, 1960, November 4, 1960, November 9, 1960Stream this Album Trombone : J.J. Johnson, Kai WindingBass : Paul Chambers, Tommy WilliamsDrums : Roy Haynes, Art TaylorPiano : Bill Evans Cashbox : 02/25/1961 Am-Par unveils its new Impulse jazz line with the wonderful reuniting of the popular trombone duo of a few years ago. If billing means…
Columbia – CL 1355Rec. Dates : March 2, 1959, April 22, 1959Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Jimmy CobbPiano : Wynton Kelly, Bill EvansTenor Sax : John Coltrane Billboard : 08/31/1959Spotlight Winner of the Week Miles Davis, with his almost-regular group, composed of Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers, James Cobb, Johnny (!?) Coltrane, Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans, turns in…
RCA Victor – LPM-1372Rec. Dates : March 31, 1956, October 17, 1956, October 21, 1956Stream this Album Arranger : George RussellAlto Sax : Hal McKusickBass : Milt Hinton, Teddy KotickFlute : Hal McKusickGuitar : Barry GalbraithPercussion : Joe Harris, Paul Motian, George Russell, Osie JohnsonPiano : Bill EvansTrumpet : Art Farmer AudioEdward Tatnall Canby : October, 1957 Well, darn it, they will keep sending me…
Bethlehem – BCP 6019Rec. Date : August 6, 1957Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Shafi HadiDrums : Dannie RichmondTrombone : Jimmy KnepperPiano : Bill EvansTenor Sax : Shafi HadiTrumpet : Clarence Shaw American Record GuideMartin Williamson : March, 1958 Mingus has no fear of originality. A colleague has justly called Jimmy Knepper the first original trombonist J.J. Johnson, and, like Mingus, he…
Riverside – RLP 12-223Rec. Dates : September 18, 1956, September 27, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Bill EvansBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Paul Motian Billboard : 03/02/1957Spotlight on… selection Evans, a young pianist, makes an auspicious solo debut. He has his own distinctive modern style, playing long, logical and appealing lines that won’t scare off less hip listeners.…
