Born; August 16, 1929, Planefield, NJ
Died; September 15, 1980, The Mt. Sinai Medical Center, E.98th-101st St. 5th Ave., NYC, NY
Eternal sleep in Baton Rouge, LA
Bill Evans' Discography #001 - #050
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Born; August 16, 1929, Planefield, NJ Died; September 15, 1980, The Mt. Sinai Medical Center, E.98th-101st St. 5th Ave., NYC, NY Eternal sleep in Baton Rouge, LA |
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| No. | Jacket | Album Title and Number | Recorded | Personnel | Tune |
| 001 |  |
Listen to The Music of Jerry Wald-1,
Jerry Wald Orchestra MGM/Lion L 70014(US) |
1954, NYC | Wald, cl & cond Evans, piano unidentified orchestra Al Cohn, arr. |
1. I Love Paris 2. My Love, My Love 3. Ebb Tide 4. Changing Partners 5. Rags to Riches 6. You Alone 7. The Moon is Blue |
| 002 |  |
Listen to The Music of Jerry Wald-2, Jerry Wald Orchestra Kapp KL 1043 (US) Kapp 212 (US) |
1955, NYC | Wald, cl & cond Evans, piano Eddie Costa, vib Paul Motian, dm unidentified guitar, bass & strings |
1. Who Cares 2:48 2. If I Had You 3:17 3. Mad About The Boy 2:34 4. Dancing on the Ceiling 2:41 5. Lucky to Be Me 3:35 6. Three Little Words 2:47 7. Love for Sale 2:43 8. I've Got a Crush On You 3:22 9. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me 3:20 10. Gloomy Sunday 2:53 11. Little Girl Blue 2:32 12. Maybe 2:35 |
| 003 |  |
The Singin' Reed, Lucy Reed QuartetFantasy 3-212 (US) Fantasy VIJ 4047 (Japan) |
Spring 1955, NYC | Reed, vo Evans,p Howard Collins, g Bob Carter, b Sol Gubin, dm |
1. Inch Love 2:50 2. My Love Is a Wanderer 2:48 3. Because We're Kids 2:46 4. It's Alright With Me 4:20 5. There's A Boat Leaving for New York 2:28 6. It's a Lazy Afternoon 3:37 7. Out of This World 3:45 8. Little Girl Blue 3:41 9. Fools Fall in Love 3:20 10. Flyin' Down to Rio 2:12 11. You May Not Love Me 3:41 12. My Time of Day 2:33 |
| 004 |  |
A Message from Dick Garcia Dick Garcia Quartet Dawn DLP 1106 (US) Reissued;The Hi-Fi Land of Jazz Seeco CP 428(US) |
1955, NYC | Garcia, g Evans, p Jerry Bruno, b Camille Morin, dm |
1. Kimona, My House 3:34 2. Every Night This Time 2:51 3. Like Someone in Love 5:05 |
| 005 |  |
Jazz Workshop George Russell Sextet RCA-Victor LPM 1372/2534 (US mono/stereo) RCA-Victor RD-SF 7511 (Europe) RCA-Victor RVC RGP 1167 (Japan) Reissued;Ezz Thetic #1,3,4,6-8: RCA-Victor RJL 8006-M (Japan) Reissued;Bill Evans in His Early Days #3: RCA-Victor PM 45694 (France) Reissued;From West Coast to East Coast #11: on RCA RD 27051..EP (US) |
#1-4; March 31, 1956, NYC #5-8; October 17 1956, NYC #9-12; December 21, 1956, NYC |
Art Farmer, tp Hal McKusick, fl & as Evans,p Barry Galbraith, g #1-8; Milt Hinton, b #1-4; Joe Harris, dm; Russell, arr & cond #5-8; Paul Motian, dm #9-12; Teddy Lotick, b Osie Johnson, dm Russell, chromatic dm (#9 only) |
1. Ezz Thetic 5:17 2. Jack's Blues 3:44 3. Ye Hypocrite, Ye Beelzebub 3:48 4. Livingstone, I Presume 3:25 5. Round Johnny Rondo 3:25 6. Night Sound 3:55 7. Concerto for Billy the Kid 4:42 8. Witch Hunt 3:48 9. Fellow Delegates 5:38 10. Ballad of Hix Blewitt 3:15 11. Knights of the Steam Table 2:32 12. The Sad Sergeant 3:25 |
| 006 |  |
The Touch of Tony Scott RCA-VictorRJL 8006-M (Japan) except #9: RCA-Victor LPM 1353/SLP 15 (US-mono/stereo) RCA-Victor RVC-RGP 1056 (Japan) #10,11,13; Bill Evans in His Early Days RCA-VictorRJL 8006-M (Japan) #13; L'Aventura Del Jazz RCA-Italiana LPM 10002 (Italy) #8; From West Coast to East Coast RCA-Victor PM 45694 (France) |
#1-4; July 2, 1956, NYC #5; July 3, 1956 NYC #6-9; July 5, 1956, NYC #10-13; July 6, 1956, NYC |
#1-5; Jimmy Maxwell Jimmy Nottingham Idrees Sulieman, tps Jimmy Cleveland Urbie Green Rex Peer Bart Warsalona, tbs Scott, cl Gigi Gryce Sam Marowitz Seldon Powell Zoot Sims Danny Bank, reeds Evans, p Mundell Lowe, g Milt Hinton, b Osie Johnson, dm Jimmy Mundy (#1), Ralph Burns (#2), Scott (#3,5), Eddie Sauter (#4) Scott, cond. #6-9; Johnny Carisi, Joe Wilder, tps Cleveland, Green tbs Scott, cl Bank, brs Evans, p Barry Galbraith, g Hinton, b Johnson, dm George Siravo (#6) AlCohn (#7) Carisi (#8) arr; Scott, cond. #10-13; Scott, cl Evans, p Les Grinage, b Lennie McBrowne, dm |
1. You're Drving Me Crazy 3:10 2. Poinciana 3:11 3. Rock Me But Don't Roll Me 2:30 4. The Moon Walks 3:41 5. Yesterdays 2:53 6. Jitterbug Waltz 3:08 7. My Old Flame 3:22 8. Walkin' On the Air 2:57 9. Title Unknown 2:57 10. Round Midnight 3:29 11. Vanilla Frosting On Beef Pie 4:03 12. Deep Purple 1:55 13. Aeolian Drinkin' Song 6:12 |
| 007 |  |
except #11; New Jazz Conceptions Riverside OJC 025 (US) Riverside SMJ 6073-M (Japan) Speak Low Riverside 67023 (Germany/US) #1-12; Dig It Milestone M-47063 (US) Milestone 0081.121 (Germany) Milestone CA 271-68909 (France) #11; Easy to Love Riverside VIJ 6365 (Japan) #10; The Compositions of Tadd Dameron Riverside RLP 3511/94511 (US-mono/stereo) |
September 27, 1956, NYC | Evans, p Teddy Kotick, b Paul Motian, dm |
1. Waltz for Debby (piano solo) 1:17 4. Conception 4:43 5. I Love You 3:50 6. Speak Low 5:06 7. Easy Living 3:47 8. Displacement 2:33 9. Five 3:57 10. Our Delight 4:42 11. No Cover, No Minimum (take 1) 8:08 12. No Cover, No Minimum (take 2) 7:30 |
| 008 | 
| Complete Tony Scott (Bill Evans in His Early Days) RCA-Victor LPM 1452 (US) |
#1-3; December 11, 1956, NYC #4-6; December 13, 1956, NYC #7-12; December 14, 1956, NYC |
#1-3; Johnny Carisi, Thad Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry,tp; Henry Coker ,Quintin Jackson, Benny Powell, Sonny Truitt, tb; Scott, cl & cond; Gigi Gryce, Zoot Sims, Frank Wess, Danny Bank, Sahib Shihab, reeds; Evans, p; Freddie Green,g; Milt Hinton, b; Osie Johnson, dm #4-6; (Replacement) Bernie Glow for Nottingham, Les Grinage for Hinton and Paul Motian for Johnson #7-12; Frank Foster replaces Zoot Sims and, again, Hinton & Johnson play bass & drums. |
1. Moonlight Cocktail 2:53 2. I Surrender, Dear 2:25 3. Under a Blanket of Blue 2:26 4. I Found a Million Dollar Baby 2:17 5. Skylark 2:50 6. Finger Poppin' Blues 6:42 7. A Blues Serenad 2:27 8. Just One of Those Things 2:38 9. Walkin' 2:58 10. The Lady Is a Tramp 2:18 11. Time to Go 11:25 12. I'll Remeber April, take 2 2:26 |
| 009 |  |
Brandies Jazz Festival CBS WL 127 (US) |
#1,; June 10, 1957, NYC #2-3; June 18, 1957, NYC #4-6; June 20, 1957, NYC |
#1, #4-6; Art Farmer, Louis Mucci, tp; Jimmy Knepper, tb; Jimmy Buffington, frh; John las Porta, Hal McKusick, reeds; Manuel Zegler, bassoon; Robert di Domenica, fl; Teddy Charles, vib; Margaret Ross, harp; Evans,p; Barry Galbraith, g; Joe Benjamin, b; Teddy Summer, b; Schuller & Russell, arr & cond. #2-3; Fred Zimmerman replaces Joe Benjamin, also, add Teo Macerp, brs; Charles Mingus,vo; |
1. Suspensions 5:57 2. Revelations 11:55 3. All Set 8:50 4. All About Rosie 10:35 5. Transformations 5:58 6. On Green Mountain 10:16 |
| 010 |  |
Eddie Costa, Mat Matthews and Don Elliott at Newport Verve UMV 2622 (Japan) Teddy Wilson Trio, Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans at Newport Columbia 33 CX 10108 (England) |
July 6, 1957, Newport, RI | Elliott, mellophonium & vib; Evans, p Ernie Furtado, b Al Beldini, dm. |
1. Dancing in the Dark 5:17 2. Like Someone in Love (omit Elliott) 3:47 3. S'Wonderful 5:10 |
| 011 |  |
Joe Puma Trio & Quartet Jubilee JLP 1070 (US) |
Late Summer 1957, NYC | Puma, g; Evans, p Oscar Pettiford, b Paul Motian,dm |
1. I Got it Bad.... 4:36 2 Mother of Earl 4:32 3 Indian Summer 7:12 |
| 012 |  |
East Coasting with Charles Mingus Bethlehem BTM 6814 (US) Bethlehem/CBS BCP 6019 (US) Parlophone PMC 1092 (UK) Affinity AFF 086 (UK) Polydor 623 215 (Germany) CBS 82110 (Europe) CBS SOPL 276 BH (Japan) Bethlehem PAP 23007 (Japan) |
August 1957, Cincinnati, OH | Clarence Shaw, tp Jimmy Knepper, tb Curtis Porter, as & ts Evans, p Mingus, b Dannie Richmond, dm |
1. 51st Street Blues, part 1 2. 51st Street Blues, part 2 (both parts) 5:45 3. East Coasting 5:08 4. Memories of You 4:22 5. West Coast Ghost 10:28 6. Conversations 5:25 7. Celia 7:45 |
| 013 |  |
A Swinging Introduction Jimmy Knepper Quintet Bethlehem BCP 77 (US) Bethlehem PAP 23020 (Japan) Idol of The Flies Bethlehem BCP 6031 (US) Affinity AFF 089 (England) |
September, 1957, NYC | Knepper, tb Gene Quill, as Evans, p Teddy Kotck, b Dannie Richmond,dm |
1. Love Letters 5:05 2. Oggling Ogre 3:42 3. You stepped Out of a Dream 4:41 4. How High the Moon 3:58 5. Idol of the Flies 5:46 6. Avid Admirer 4:59 |
| 014 |  |
Jazz Sahib Sahib Shihab Sextet Savoy MGM 12124 (US) All Star Sextet Savoy/Arista SJL 2245 (US) |
November 7, 1957, Hackensack, NJ | Phil Woods, as Benny Golson, ts Shihab, brs Evans, p Oscar Pettiford, b Art Taylor, dm |
1. Blue-a-Round 10:17 2. Le Sneak 5:27 3. Ballad to the East 4:39 4. Ba-dat-du-dat 5:59 |
| 015 |  |
The Modern Art of Jazz Tony Scott Quartet, Sextet and Septet Seeco CLP 425/CS 4250 (US-mono/stere0) |
Novmeber 1957, NYC | Clark Terry, tp Jimmy Knepper, tb Scott, cl & brs Sahib Shihab, brs Evans, p Milt Hinton, b Paul Motian, dm |
1. She's Different 3:32 2. I Remember You 3:30 3. Lullaby of the Leaves 9:07 4. The Lady Is a tramp 4:02 5. Tenderly 4:38 6. Five 7:46 7. Blues for Three Horns 6:18 |
| 016 |  |
Free Blown Jazz Tony Scott, Sextet and Septet Carlton STLP 12/113 (US) |
Novmeber 1957, NYC | Clark Terry, tp Jimmy Knepper, tb Scott, cl & brs Sahib Shihab, brs Evans, p Milt Hinton, b Paul Motian, dm |
1. Portrait of Ravi 2. The Chant, take 1 3. I Can't Get Started 4. Body and Soul 4:42 5. Gone Witn the Wind 6. There'll Never Be Another You 7. The Explorer 8. If I'm Lucky |
| 017 |  |
My Kind of Jazz Tony Scott Sextet and Septet Perfect PL 12010/PS 14010 (US-mono/stereo) |
Novmeber 1957, NYC | Clark Terry, tp Jimmy Knepper, tb Scott, cl & brs Sahib Shihab, brs Evans, p Milt Hinton, b Paul Motian, dm |
1. Villa Jazz 5:40 2. Zonk 4:30 3. For Pete's Sake 6:50 4. Third Moon 4:50 5. Blues for Five 7:45 6. Just One of Those Things 7:48 |
| 018 |  |
Great Jazz Tony Scott Quartet Allegrao ALL 737 (US) |
Novmeber 1957, NYC | Scott, cl & brs Evans, p Milt Hinton, b Paul Motian, dm |
1. Over and Over (The Chant, take 2) |
| 019 |  |
Modern Jazz Festival Tony Scott Quartet Harmony HL 7196 (US) |
Novmeber 1957, NYC | Scott, cl & brs Evans, p Milt Hinton, b Paul Motian, dm |
1. At Home With the Blues 2. A Shoulder to Cry On 3:04 |
| 020 |  |
Roots Prestige All Stars Prestige/New Jazz 8l202 (US) Prestige/New Jazz OJC 062 (US) Prestige SMJ 6605 (Japan) Prestige CA 693-68399 (France) |
December 6, 1957 Hackensack, NJ | Idrees Sulieman, tp Frank Rehak, tb Pepper Adams, brs Evans, p Doug Watkins, b Louis Hayes, dm |
1. Roots 27:22 |
| 021 |  |
Guys & Dolls Like Vibes Eddie Costa Quartet Coral CRL 57230 (US) #6; Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz, Vol. 5 MCA 2-4063 (US) |
#1-2; January 15, 1958, NYC #3-4; January 16, 1958, NYC #5-6; January 17, 1958, NYC |
Costa, vib Evans, p Wendell Marshall, b Paul Motian, dm |
1. Guys & Dolls 6:47 2. I'll Know 6:12 3. I've Never Been in Love Before 7:02 4. Luck Be a Lady 5:25 5. Adelaide 8:34 6. If I Were a Bell 5:12 |
| 022 |  |
The Mellosound of Don Elliott Decca DC 9208 (US) Don Elliott with Billy Byers' Orchestra LAT 8263 (UK) |
#1-4; February 10, 1958, NYC #5-12; February 11th 1958 New York, NY |
Elliott, tp & others Hal McKusick, reeds Evans, p Janet Putman, harp Barry Galbraith, g Ernie Furtado, b Paul Motian, dm |
1. Summer Scene 2:40 2. When the Sun Comes Out 2:31 3. Blue Waltz 2:50 4. A Million Dreams Ago 2:25 5. The Story of Starry Night 3:25 6. Dinah 2:22 7. A Waltz 1:45 8. Poinciana 3:13 9. Tired of Me 2:21 10. Play Fiddle, Play 3:28 11. Don't Want to Walk Without You 3:01 12. It's Only a Paper Moon 3:10 |
| 023 |  |
The Nearness of You Helen Merrill with Bobby Jaspar EmArcy MG 36134 (US) EmArcy SFX 7430 (Japan) EmArcy EVER 1001-M (Japan) EmArcy SFX 10504-M (Japan) EmArcy EXPR 1018 (Japan) |
February 21, 1958, NYC | Merrill, vo Jaspar, fl Evans, p George Russell, g Oscar Pettiford, b Joe Jones, dm |
1. Just Imagine 3:17 2. When the Sun Comes Out 4:42 3. Let Me Love You 2:42 4. All of You 3:27 5. The Nearness of You 3:57 |
| 024 |  |
Cross Section Saxes Hal McKusick Quintet, Sextet and Septet Decca DL 9209 (US) MCA MAMP S-5696 MCA 510186 (France) |
#1-3 ;March 25, 1958, NYC #4-7 ; March 28, 1958, NYC #8-10; April 7, 1958, NYC |
Art Farmer, tp McKusick, as & bcl Frank Socolow, Dick Hafer, ts Jay Cameron, brs Barry Galbraith, g Evans, p Paul Chambers, Milt Hinton, b Connie Kay, Charlie Persip, dm Jimmy Giuffre, arr John Handy, arr Ernie Wilkins ,arr George Russell, arr. |
1. Sing Sing 2:25 2. It Never Entered My Mind 3:49 3. Yesterdays 3:45 4. La Rue 4:15 5. Now's the Time 6:09 6. Whisper Not 3:19 7. The Last Day of Fall 3:30 8. Stratusphunk 6:32 9. The End of a Love Affair 4:43 10. You're My Thrill 4:04 |
| 025 |  |
Makin' Wax Miles Davis Quintet Chakra TH 100 MD (US) Boper 2l-100 (US) Miles' Tones Miles Davis Quintet Jazzbird JAZ 2005 (US) |
May 17, 1958, Cafe Bohemia, NYC | Davis, tp John Coltrane, ts Evans, p Paul Chambers, b Philly Joe Jones, dm |
1. Four Plus One More (Four) 4:45 2. Bye Bye Blackbird 6:45 3. Rollin' and Blowin' (Walkin') 6:30 |
| 026 |  |
1958 Miles Miles Davis Sextet Columbia CL 1268 (US) CBS S-BPG 62324 (US) Fontana TFL 5081 (England) Fontana 662042 TR (Europe) Fontana 681550 TL (Europe) CBS JCL 1268 (Europe) CBS 63417 (France) CBS-Sony SONP 50201 (Japan) CBS-Sony SOPL 140 (Japan) CBS 21070 (Europe) |
May 26, 1958, NYC | Davis, tp Cannonball Adderley, as John Coltrane, ts Evans, p Paul Chambers, b Jimmy Cobb, dm |
1. On Green Dolphin Street 9:48 2. Put Your Little Foot Right Out (Fran Dance) 5:48 3. Stella by Starlight (omit Adderley) 4:45 4. Love for Sale 11:45 |
| 027 |  |
Legrand Jazz Columbia CL 1250/CS 8079 (US-mono/stereo) Columbia SFL 7087 (US) Philips BBL 7238/SBBL 510 (England-mono/stereo) Philips BO 7373-L (Europe) Philips 840019-BY (Europe) Fontana PAT 1053 (Japan) Michel Legrand Meets Miles Davis and Others Philips 849-471-BY (France) Philips EVER 1022 (Japan) |
June 25, 1958, NYC | Miles Davis, tp Jerome Richardson, cl & brs Phil Woods, as John Coltrane, ts; Herbie Mann, fl Betty Glaman, harp Eddie Costa, vib Evans, p Paul Chambers, b Kenny Dennis, dm |
1. Wild Man Blues 3:21 2. CO61068 Round Midnight 3:56 3. CO61069 Jitterbug Waltz 5:18 4. CO61070 Django (omit Coltrane, Richardson and Woods) 4:11 |
| 028 |  |
#1-5, 8; Portrait of Cannonball Riverside RLP 12-269 (US) Riverside SMJ 6083 (Japan) #1-7; Nardis Milestone M-47001 (US) |
July 1, 1958, NYC | Blue Mitchell, tp Adderley, as Evans, p Sam Jones, b Philly Joe Jones, dm |
1. Blue Funk 5:30 2. Nardis 5:30 3. People Will Say We're in Love 9:38 4. Straight Life 5:30 5. A Little Tast 4:34 6. Minority, take 2 7:24 7. Minority, take 3 7:05 8. Minority, mix of take 2 and take 3 7:00 |
| 029 |  |
Straight No Chaser Riverside VIJ 4030 (Japan) |
July 1, 1958, NYC | Blue Mitchell, tp Adderley, as Evans, p Sam Jones, b Philly Joe Jones, dm |
1. Minority, take 2 7:24 2. Minority, take 3 7:05 |
| 030 |  |
Miles & Monk at Newport Columbia CL 2178/CS 8978 (US-mono/stereo) CBS 85557 (US) CBS 63417 (Europe) CBS PC 8978 (Europe) CBS BPG 63417 (France) CBS-Sony 20 AP-1404 (Japan) CBS-Sony 20 SOPZ-10 (Japan) |
July 3, 1958, Newport, RI | Davis, tp; Cannonball Adderely, as John Coltrane, ts Evans, p Paul Chambers, b Jimmy Cobb, dm |
1. Ah-Leu-Cha 5:47 2. Straight No Chaser 8:46 3. Fran Dance 7:09 4. Two Bass Hit 4:13 |
| 031 |  |
Newport Jazz Festival 1956-63 Columbia C 2-3862 (US) |
July 3, 1958, Newport, RI | Davis, tp; Cannonball Adderely, as John Coltrane, ts Evans, p Paul Chambers, b Jimmy Cobb, dm |
1. Bye Bye Blackbird (omit Adderley) 9:02 2. Theme 2:35 |
| 032 |  |
Jump for Joy Cannonball Adderley Sextet Mercury MG 20530 (US) Mercury/EmArcy MG 36146 (US) Mercury SR 80017 (US) Mercury SR 60207 (Europe) |
August 20 & 21, 1958, NYC | Emmett Berry, tp Adderley, as Evans, p Barry Galbraith, g Milt Hinton, b Jimmy Cobb, dm Gene Orloff, Leo Kruczek, vl Dave Sxhwartz, viola George Ricci, cello Bill Russo, arr. |
1. Nothin' 4:32 2. If Life Were All Peaches and Cream 5:12 3. Jump for Joy 3:18 4. Brownskin Gal in Calico Gown 2:47 5. I Got It Bad... 2:35 6. Two Left Feet 3:12 7. Bli-Blip 3:48 8. The Time of Hickory Stick 3:24 9. Just Squeeze Me 3:15 10. Chocolate Shake 2:40 |
| 033 |  |
Jazz at The Plaza Miles Davis Sextet Columbia C 32470 (US) CBS 85585 (US) Columbia 65778 (England) CBS-Sony SOPL 229 (Japan) CBS-Sony 20 AP-1406 (Japan) CBS-Sony 23 AP-81 (Japan) |
September 9, 1958, The Plaza Hotel, NYC | Davis, tp Cannonball Adderley, as John Coltrane, ts Evans, p Paul Chambers, b Philly Joe Jones, dm |
1. Jazz at the Plaza (Straight No Chaser) 10:54 2. My Funny Valentine (omit Adderley and 'Trane) 10:06 3. If I Were a Bell (omit Adderley) 8:14 4. Oleo 10:37 |
| 034 |  |
Modern Art Art Farmer Quintet United Artists UAL 4007/UAS 5007 (US-mono/stereo) Blue Note BNP 25108 (US) Pausa 9025 (US) London LTZ T 15167 (England) HMV FELP 211 (France) United Artists GXC 3129 (Japan) United ARtists K23P-6711 (Japan) |
September 10, 11 & 14, 1958, NYC | Farmer, tp Benny Golson, ts Evans, p Addison Farmer, b Dave Bailey, dm |
1. Mox Nix 4:36 2. Fair Weather 5:40 3. Darn That Dream 3:55 4. The Touch of Your Lips 4:56 5. Jubilation 4:12 6. Like Someone in Love 5:52 7. I Love You 6:55 8. Cool Breeze 3:51 |
| 035 |  |
New York, N.Y. George Russell Orchestra Decca DL 7-9216 (US) Brunswick LAT 8333 (England) Brunswick 87055 L-LPBM/267055 S-LPBM (Germany-mono/stereo) MCA MAPD 7031 (Italy) MCA 3124 (Japan) Decca VIM A4659 (Japan) New York, N.Y. Jazz in The Space Age MCA 2-4017 (US) MCA 410 102 (France) |
#1; September 12, 1958 #2-3; November 24, 1958 #4-5; March 24, 1959 |
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Joe Wilder, Joe Ferrante, tp Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Rehak, Rom Mitchell, Jimmy Cleveland, tb Hal McKusick, John Coltrane, Sol Schlinger, Phil Woods, Al Cohn, Benny Golson, reeds Evans, p Barry Galbraith, g Milt Hinton, George Duvivier, b Charlie Persip, Max Roach, dm Don Lamond (#3), Al Epstein (#3), George Roberts (#3), perc Jon Hendricks, vo Russell arr & cond |
1. Manhattan 10:32 2. A Helluva Town 5:01 3. Manhattan Rico 10:10 4. Big City Blues 12:39 5. East Side Medley (Autumn in New York & How About You) 8:00 |
| 036 |  |
Chet Bake Introduces Johnny Pace Johnny Pace |
September, 1958, NYC | Johnny Pace, voc Chet Baker, tp Herbie Mann, fl Evans, p Paul Chambers, b Philly Joe Jones, dm |
1. Yesterdays 2. It Might As Well Be Spring 3. Crazy She Calls Me 4. All or Nothing At All 5. There Is Always 6. The Way You Look Tonight 7. What Is There to Say 8. Everything I've Got 9. The SOng Is you |
| 037 |  |
Everybody Digs Bill Evans Bill Evans Trio Riverside RLP 12-291/RLP 1129 (US-mono/stereo) Riverside OJC 068 (US) Riverside 0061.122 (Germany) Riverside CA 693-68944 (France) Riverside SMJ 6090-M (Japan) Peace Piece and Other Pieces Milestone M-47024 (US) Milestone CA 271-68111 (France) |
December 15, 1958, NYC |
#1-3; Evans, p_solo #4-9; Sam Jones, b Philly Joe Jones, dm |
1. Lucky to be Me 3:17 2. Peace Piece 6:41 3. Epilogued 0:39 4. Tenderly 3:30 5. What Is There to Say 4:52 6. Oleo 4:07 7. Minority 5:24 8. Young and Foolish 5:52 9. Night and Day 7:16 |
| 038 |  |
Chet Chet Baker Sextet Riverside RLP 12-299/RLP 1135 (US-mono/stereo) Riverside OJC 087 (US) |
December 30, 1958, NYC January 19, 1959, NYC |
Baker, tp Herbie Mann (#1-6), fl Pepper Adams (#1-6), bs Evans , p Paul Chambers, b; Connie Kay (#1-4), Philly Joe Jones (#5-7), dm |
1. Alone Together 6:46 2. How High the Moon 3:31 3. If You Could See Me Now 5:11 4. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 4:38 5. 'Tis Autumn 5:12 6. You and the Night and the Night and the Music 3:50 7. Time on My Hands 4:27 |
| 039 |  |
New Blue Horns Chet Baker Sextet Riverside RLP 12-294/RLP 1134 (US-mono/stereo) |
December 30, 1958, NYC | Baker, tp Herbie Mann, fl Pepper Adams, bs Evans , p Paul Chambers, b; Connie Kay, dm |
Early Mornin' Mood |
| 040 |  |
The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess Bill Potts Orchestra United Artists UAL 4043/UAS 4032 (US-mono/stereo) Heliodor 474009 (US) Blue Note 25109 (US) |
January 13-15, 1959, NYC | Art Farmer Harry Edison Bernie Glow Mark Markowitz Charlie Shavers, tp Bob Brookmeyer Frank Rehak Jimmy Cleveland Earl Swope Rod Levitt, tb Gene Quill Phil Woods Zoot Sims Al Cohn Sol Schlinger, reeds Evans, p Herbie Powell, g George Duvivier, b Charlie Persip, dm Potts, arr & cond |
1. I Loves You, Porgy 3:02 2. Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess 4:37 3. Summertime 3:05 4. A Woman Is a Sometime Thing 2:19 5. I Got Plenty of Nuttin' 3:22 6. Bess, You Is My Woman Now 5:13 7. Clara, Clara 3:18 8. There Is a Boat Dat's Leaving Soon for New York 3:22 9. Medley (Prayer, Strawberry, Honey Man, Crab Man) 5:11 10. Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way 3:19 11. My Man's Gone Now 4:08 12. It Takes a Long Pull to Get There 2:41 13. It Ain't Necessarily So 3:12 |
| 041 |  |
Green Dolphin Street Riverside SMJ 6247-M (Japan) Peace Piece and Other Pieces Bill Evans Trio Milestone M-47024 (US) Milestone CA 271-68111 (France) |
January 19, 1959, NYC | Evans, p Paul Chambers, b Philly Joe Jones, dm |
1. You and the Night and the Music 7:20 2. My Heart Stood Still 5:21 3. On Green Dolphin Street 8:09 4. How Am I to Know 6:18 5. Woodyn' You, take 1 4:25 6. Woodyn' You, take 2 4:10 |
| 042 |  |
Kind of Blue Miles Davis Sextet Columbia CL 1355 (US-mono) Columbia CS 8163 (US-stereo) CBS CK 08163 (US-compact disc) CBS C6X 36976 (US) CBS PC 8163 (Europe) CBS S-6320 (Holland) CBS BPG 62066 (England) Fontana TFL 5072 (England-mono) Fontana STFL 513 (England-stereo) Fontana 682 059 TL (Europe-mono) Fontana 855 113 TY (Europe-stereo) Philips BBL 7430 (England-mono) Philips SBBL 600 (England-stereo) Philips BL 47047 (Europe) CBS-Sony SONP-S 0027 (Japan) CBS-SOPL-155 (Japan) CBS-Sony 18 AP-2057 (Japan) CBS-Sony 23 AP-2556 (Japan) CBS-Sony 25 AP-755 (Japan) Various Album Titles Columbia CS 8410 (US) Columbia CL 2126 (US) Columbia PC 36807 (US) Columbia CS 8926 (US) Smithsonian P-11897 (US) |
#1-2; March 2nd, 1959, NYC #3-4; April 22, 1959, NYC |
Davis, tp Cannonball Adderley, as John Coltrane, ts Evans, p Paul Chambers, b Jimmy Cobb, dm |
1 So What 9:05 2 Blue in Green (omit Adderley) 5:22 3 Flamenco Sketches 11:37 4 All Blues 9:27 |
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The Ivory Hunters Bill Evans-Bob Brookmeyer Group United Artists UAL 4004/UAS 5004 (US-mono/stereo) United Artists US LAX 3128 (Japan) As Time Goes By Blue Note Classics LT 1100 (US) |
March 12, 1959, NYC | Evans, Brookmeyer, p Percy Heath, b Connie Kay, dm |
1. Honeysuckle Rose 5:45 2. As Time Goes By 6:50 3. The Way You Look Tonight 7:32 4. It Could Happen to You 7:20 5. The Man I Love 5:54 6. I Got Rhythm 8:26 |
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Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre Lee Konitz-Jimmy Giuffre Octet Verve MGV 8335/MGVS 6073 (US-mono/stero) Verve 2304 381 (France) Verve 23MJ-3172 (Japan) |
May 12 - 13, 1959, NYC | Konitz, Hal McKusick, as Warne Marsh, Ted Brown, ts Giuffre, brs & arr Evans, p Buddy Clark, b Ronnie Free, dm |
1. Moonlight in Vermont 3:45 2. The Song Is You 5:00 3. 'Som'n' Outa Nothin' 4:30 4. Uncharted 3:50 5. Someone to Watch Over Me 3:30 6. Palo Alto 3:55 7. When Your Lover Has Gone 5:00 8. Cork'n' Bib 9:53 9. That Dream 1:55 |
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Something New, Something Borrowed Teo Macero Orchestra Columbia CL 1388/CS 8183 (US-mono/stereo) Philips BO 7582-L (Europe) #3-4; Teo American Clave AMCL 1002 (US) #3 ; Who's Who in The Swinging Sixties Columbia CL 1765/CS 8565 (US-mono/stereo) |
May 15, 1959, NYC | Art Farmer, tp Frank Rehak, tb Phil Woods, as Al Cohn, brs Eddie Costa, vib Evans, p Addison Farmer, b Ed Shaughnessy, dm Albam (#1,2), Macero (#3,4), arr & cond |
1. Night Crawlers 4:10 2. Tin Roof Blues 6:47 3. Blues for Amy 4:45 4. St. Louis Blues 4:29 |
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The Art of Improvising Warne Marsh Quartet and Quintet Revelation REV 22(US/ England) |
Early summer 1959, Half Note, NYC | Lee Konitz (#4,10,14,15,17), as Marsh, ts Evans, p Henry Grimes, b Paul Motian, dm |
1. Strike up the Band 2:30 2. It's You Or No One, take 1 2:10 3. Subconscious-Lee 1:37 4. You Stepped Out of a Dream, take 1 2:22 5. Scrapple Frome the Apple, take 1 2:18 6. I'll Remember April 1:36 7. Indiana, take 1 1:55 8. Lunar Elevation 2:26 9. A Song For You 2:11 10. How About You 1:55 11. Scrapple From the Apple, take 2 2:00 12. Blues 1:20 13. I Can't Believe You're in Love With Me 2:21 14. It's You Or No One, take 2 1:10 15. Indian Summer 1:50 16. It's You Or No One, take 3 1:10 17. You Stepped Out of a Dream, take 2 2:30 18. April, I'll Remember 2:30 19. Indiana, take 2 2:49 20. Half Nelson 2:49 |
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The Art of Improvising, Vol.2 Warne Marsh Quartet and Quintet Revelation REV 27 (US/England) |
Early summer 1959, Half Note, NYC | Lee Konitz (#2,3,8,9), as Marsh, ts Evans, p Henry Grimes, b Paul Motian, dm |
1. Sweet Georgia Brown 2:02 2. Out of Nowhere, take 1 2:49 3. Fishin' Around 1:59 4. Tangerine 2:22 5. Lennie's Pennies, take 1 2:18 6. Yardbird Suite, take 1 1:50 7. Still Be Mine, Will You 1:57 8. What Is This Thing Called Love 2:10 9. Out of Nowhere, take 2 1:55 10. You Stepped Out of a Dream, take 3 2:45 11. All of Me 1:45 12. Yardbird Suite, take 2 1:50 13. Lennie's Pennies, tkae 2 2:00 14. Pennies in Minor 2:07 |
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Odds Against Tomorrow John Lewis Orchestra United Artists UAL 4061/UAS 5061 (US-mono/stereo) London HA-T 2220 (England) |
July 16-17 & 20, 1959, NYC | Melvyn Broiles, Bernie Glow, John Ware, Joe Wilder, tp John Clarke, Tom McIntosh, tb Ray Alonge, Paul Ingram, Al Richman, Gunther Schuller, frh Harvey Philips, tu; Robert di Domenica, fl Harvey Shapiro, Joe Tekula, cello Ruth Berman, harp Milt Jackson, vib Evans, p Jim Hall, g Percy Heath, b Connie Kay, dm Walther Rosenberg, Richard Horowitz, perc Lewis, arr & cond |
1. Prelude to Odds Against Tomorrow 1:42 2. A Cold Wind Is Blowing 1:20 3. Five Figure People Crossing Paths 1:39 4. How to Frame Pigeons 1:02 5. Mornin' Trip to Melton 3:08 6. Looking at Caper 1;58 7. Johnny Ingram's Possessions 1:07 8. The Caroussel Incident 1:45 9. Skatin' in Central Park 3:28 10. No Happiness for Slater 3:57 11. Odds Against Tomorrow 3:23 12. Games 2:16 13. Social Call 3:52 14. The Impractical Man 2:58 15. Advance on Melton 1:52 16. Waiting Around the Corner 3:50 17. Distractions 1:24 18. The Caper Failure 1:21 19. Postlude 0:44 |
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Chet Baker Plays The Best
of Lerner & Loewe Chet Baker Septet Riverside RLP 12-307/RLP 1152 (US-mono/stereo) |
July 22, 1959, NYC | Baker, tp Herbie Mann, fl (also piccolo on #4) Zoot Sims, as (#1,4) & ts (#2,3) Pepper Adams, brs Evans, p Earl May, b Clifford Jarvis, dm |
1. Show Me 6:24 2. I Talk to the Trees 5:44 3. Thank Heaven for Little Girls (omit Mann & Adams) 4:30 4. I Could Have Danced All Night 3:56 |
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Golden Moments Tony Scott Quartet Muse MR 5230 (US) Seven Seas K26P-6159 (Japan) |
August 1 & 9, 1959, The Showplace, NYC | Scott, cl Evans, p Jimmy Garrison, b Pete la Roca, dm. |
1. Like Someone in Love (omit Scott) 5:35 2. Walkin' 12:26 3. I Can't Get Started 3:30 4. Free and Easy Blues 8:48 5. My Melancholy Baby 12:15 |