Bill Evans

This release contains the complete album The Ivory Hunters, which presents a quartet with the unusual combination of two pianos, bass and drums. Thanks to the magic of stereo recording (which had just been developed) Bill Evans plays the pianos on the right channel, while Bob Brookmeyer lays down his trombone to join Evans on piano on the left channel.

As a bonus to this interesting session, a complete session that also features both Evans and Brookmeyer ( the latter now on trombone) as part of a group arranged by Jiimy Giuffre, plus three terrific tunes by Evans at Newport ‘57, one of which, I Love You, is in a trio format.

BILL EVANS, piano (right channel)
BOB BROOKMEYER, piano (left channel)
PERCY HEATH, bass
CONNIE KAY, drums

New York, March 12, 1959.

Tracks: 1 Honeysuckle Rose, 2. As Time Goes By, 3. The Way You Look Tonight, 4. It Could Happen To You, 5. The Man I Love, 6. I Got Rhythm, 7*. Everything I’ve Got (Belongs To You), 8.* You Don’t Know What Love Is, 9.* I Don’t Know About You, 10.* I’m Getting Sentimental Over You, 11.* Dancing In The Dark, 12.* I Love You, 13.* ‘S Wonderful.

Bonus tracks:

[7-10] Bill Evans (p), Bob Brookmeyer, Eddie Bert, Billy Byers (tb), Lee Konitz (as), Ernie Royal, Marky Markowitz, Phil Sunkel (tp), Sonny Dallas (b), Roy Haynes (d), Jimmy Giuffre (arr, cond).
New York, October 29, 1959.

[11-13] Bill Evans (p), Don Elliott (mellophone on 11; vibes on 13; bongos on 11 & 13); Ernie Furtado (b), Al Beldini (d).

Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 6, 1957.

TOTAL TIME: 75:46