Bill Evans

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

PERSONNEL:

BILL EVANS, piano
EDDIE GOMEZ, bass
MARTY MORRELL, drums

Recorded at CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, May and June 1971.

SIDE A:

01. Funkallero
02. The Two Lonely People
03. Sugar Plum
04. Waltz For Debby

SIDE B:

01. T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune)
02. Re: Person I Knew
03. Comrade Conrad

The global corporation Columbia recorded and released only two LPs with pianist Bill Evans. A meagre result when one considers the numerous concerts that the new trio undertook between 1969 and 1974. Together with Eddie Gomez, a phenomenon on the bass, and drummer Marty Mortell, the three established a firm – and ever better – trio. Evans became interested in the possibilities offered by the Fender Rhodes piano and used it for the first time in "The Bill Evans Album".

The excellent technical facilities at the Columbia Studio were used to the full by Bill Evans, even though they were only recording a small ensemble. And that is why the seven numbers sound far better than most of the trio’s live recordings. And as Bill Evans once said, it was with this trio that he could fulfil his musical ambitions.