Bill Evans
Moonbeams (JAZZ)
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771848 LP
Moonbeams
Bill Evans
Waxtime
8436542012775
LPS 136325
JAZZ
1
Moonbeams
AN AMAZING BALLAD ALBUM BY THE BILL EVANS TRIO!
INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK
4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE
PERSONNEL:
BILL EVANS, piano
CHUCK ISRAELS, bass
PAUL MOTIAN, drums
B1: New York, May 17, 1962.
A1 & B4: New York, May 29, 1962.
A2-A4, B2-B3 & B5: New York, June 5, 1962.
(Originally Riverside)
Side A:
01 RE: PERSON I KNEW (Bill Evans) 5:47
02 POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS (Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen) 5:02
03 I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY (Sammy Cahn-Jule Styne) 2:43
04 STAIRWAY TO THE STARS (Matty Malneck-Mitchell Parish- Frank Signorelli) 4:52
Side B:
01 IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW (Tadd Dameron-Carl Sigman) 4:31
02 IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING (Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II) 6:07
03 IN LOVE IN VAIN (Jerome Kern-Leo Robin) 5:01
04 VERY EARLY (Bill Evans) 5:05
05 EV’RYTHING I LOVE (Cole Porter) 4:12*
*BONUS TRACK: From the same sessions. Not on the original LP.
All Music Guide review: “Moonbeams was the first album Bill Evans made after the death of his musical right arm, bassist Scott LaFaro. An album of ballads, it was a startling return to the recording sphere and a major advancement in Evans’ development as a leader.” (Thom Jurek)
PAUL MOTIAN, drums
B1: New York, May 17, 1962.
A1 & B4: New York, May 29, 1962.
A2-A4, B2-B3 & B5: New York, June 5, 1962.
(Originally Riverside)
Side A:
01 RE: PERSON I KNEW (Bill Evans) 5:47
02 POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS (Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen) 5:02
03 I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY (Sammy Cahn-Jule Styne) 2:43
04 STAIRWAY TO THE STARS (Matty Malneck-Mitchell Parish- Frank Signorelli) 4:52
Side B:
01 IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW (Tadd Dameron-Carl Sigman) 4:31
02 IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING (Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II) 6:07
03 IN LOVE IN VAIN (Jerome Kern-Leo Robin) 5:01
04 VERY EARLY (Bill Evans) 5:05
05 EV’RYTHING I LOVE (Cole Porter) 4:12*
*BONUS TRACK: From the same sessions. Not on the original LP.
All Music Guide review: “Moonbeams was the first album Bill Evans made after the death of his musical right arm, bassist Scott LaFaro. An album of ballads, it was a startling return to the recording sphere and a major advancement in Evans’ development as a leader.” (Thom Jurek)
