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Bill Evans - Live at Art dLugoffs Top of the Gate '1968 [2017]

Live at Art dLugoffs Top of the Gate
ArtistBill Evans Related artists
Album name Live at Art dLugoffs Top of the Gate
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Date 1968 [2017]
GenreJazz
Play time 01:29:50
Format / Bitrate Stereo 11290 Kbps / 5644.8 kHz
MP3 320 Kbps
Media DSD
Size 4,05 GB (+3\%rec.)
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There have been many posthumous releases featuring various Bill Evans trios
since the pianists death in 1980, but Live at Art DLugoffs Top of the Gate is a
cut above most of them for several reasons. First, it documents Evans trio with
bassist Eddie Gomez (who had been playing with him since 1966) and drummer Marty
Morell in the early weeks of this bands existence. Secondly, the session
engineer, George Klabin, got permission from Evans manager Helen Keane to record
the performances for his radio show, and though he didnt get an opportunity to
do a soundcheck prior to the start of the gig, his excellent mike placement and
adjustments on the fly capture the intimacy of the trio, without distortion and
with very little chatter from the often noisy Manhattan crowds of the late 60s.
Finally, the interpretations of several of the songs, all known to fans familiar
with Evans repertoire, in several cases represent an early live trio recording
or one of the earliest recordings of certain songs. The fact that the trio was
new matters little, the chemistry developed quickly between the three musicians
as a unit and Evans is buoyed by Gomezs inventive basslines (its little wonder
he remained with the pianist for over 11 years), and Morells light touch on
drums and subtle brushwork. Several of the numbers are repeated in both sets,
including driving takes of Yesterdays, melodically rich treatments of Round
Midnight, and two buoyant renditions of Emily. Evans fans will delight in his
introspective, somewhat disguised arrangement of California, Here I Come, the
dazzling workout of Autumn Leaves, and the magical romp through Someday My
Prince Will Come. If the music isnt enough, the detailed liner notes as to how
the recordings came to be made, along with commentary by Nat Hentoff, Gary
Burton, Eddie Gomez, Marty Morell, and others, in addition to period photographs
of the artists and the clubs interior, make it a complete package, not some
carelessly packaged collection of previously unknown performances. One can only
hope that Resonance label owner George Klabin recorded many other shows at the
Top of the Gate and is able to gain the rights to issue them. This two-CD set
will be considered essential by Bill Evans collectors.

Tracks:

First Set
01 Emily (Take 1) 04:44
02 Witchcraft 05:41
03 Yesterdays (Take 1) 05:04
04 Round Midnight (Take 1) 06:21
05 My Funny Valentine 04:41
06 California Here I Come 05:38
07 Gone With The Wind 06:53
08 Alfie 05:05
09 Turn Out the stars 04:38

Second Set
10 Yesterdays (Take 2) 04:45
11 Emily (Take 2) 05:05
12 Round Midnight (Take 2) 04:03
13 In a Sentimental Mood 06:23
14 Autumn Leaves 05:27
15 Someday My Prince Will Come 05:10
16 Mother Of Earl 04:19
17 Heres that Rainy Day 05:15

Personnel:

Bill Evans, piano
Eddie Gomez, double bass
Marty Morell, drums

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