Bill Evans

You Must Believe In Spring (JAZZ)

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LABEL CODE 888072436916

Title You Must Believe In Spring

Author Bill Evans

Label Craft Recordings

EAN 888072436916

Reference GEN 168178

STYLE JAZZ

DISCS NUMBER 1

• INCLUDES 3 BONUS TRACKS

• Evan's final recording sessions featuring bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Eliot Zigmund

• Recordings transferred by Plangent Processes and remastered by GRAMMY award-winning engineer Paul Blakemore

One of the most influential artists in the history of jazz, Bill Evans (1929–1980) was known for his conversational interplay within his trios, his lyrical compositions, and his matchless approach to the piano. His work with Gomez and Zigmund on You Must Believe in Spring offers a brilliant example of all three.

At the time that they recorded the album, in August 1977, this particular iteration of the Bill Evans Trio had reached their apex, after three busy years of live performances and studio outings (including 1977’s Crosscurrents and I Will Say Goodbye). Speaking to Marc Myers, Zigmund recalls, “We had reached a high level of conversational playing … By Spring, we captured that ease of relating to each other".

Recorded over three days at Hollywood’s famed Capitol Studios, the album paired Evans with the legendary producer Tommy LiPuma, whose extensive credits included Barbra Streisand, George Benson, and Natalie Cole, among many others. Together, they selected an introspective collection of material which, notes Marc Myers, gave the album “a gentle, melancholy feel and a music-box tenderness.”