Bill Evans

GATEFOLD LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPS

180 GRAM VINYL AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 2 BONUS TRACKS

4 1/2 STARS DOWN BEAT

Bill Evans spent late 1961 and most of 1962 participating on a variety of recording projects which featured him playing either solo or along with musicians with whom he rarely worked.

Empathy was the first of only two albums Evans recorded with drummer Shelly Manne (their second collaboration, A Simple Matter of Conviction, was taped in 1966). It features the pianist and drummer in a trio format, with Monty Budwig on bass, and presents an unusual program, with four out of six tunes Evans would never record again in any format.

PERSONNEL:

• Bill Evans - (piano)
• Monty Budwig - (bass)
• Shelly Manne - (drums)

New York, August 20, 1962.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS
• A4: Bill Evans (unaccompanied piano).
• New York, April 10, 1962.
• B4: Cannonball Adderley (as), Bill Evans (p), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d).
• New York, January 27, 1961.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1. THE WASHINGTON TWIST
• A2. DANNY BOY
• A3. LET’S GO BACK TO THE WALTZ
• A4. DANNY BOY [SOLO PIANO VERSION] (*)

• SIDE B:
• B1. WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
• B2. GOODBYE
• B3. I BELIEVE IN YOU
• B4. GOODBYE [QUARTET VERSION] (*)