Explorations - Bill Evans - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

When Bill Evans played those haunting exploratory notes that introduce So What on the Miles Davis album Kind Of Blue he made a lifelong impression on generations of music lovers. Bill thereafter launched a solo career greeted with the kind of critical acclaim the bespectacled, classically-trained Pianist no doubt found unsettling yet deeply satisfying. While his association with Miles, which included performing on the most influential Jazz album of all time, was relatively short, his time with the Bill Evans Trio was longer lasting and in many ways more productive. Certainly Explorations proved a great success when first released by the Riverside label in 1961. The trio was completed by Scott LaFaro on double bass and Paul Motian on drums, gave the leader the right combination of swing and subtlety needed to suit Evans’ sensitive and yet ultimately commanding style. It was the second album by the trio and Bill claimed it was his personal favourite. Explorations produced by Orrin Keepnews certainly impressed the Jazz critics of Billboard magazine who voted it the Best Piano LP of 1961 in their annual poll.

Tracklist

1. Israel 6:11
2. Haunted Heart 3:27
3. Beautiful Love 5:06
4. Elsa 5:12
5. Nardis 5:51
6. How Deep is the Ocean? 3:34
7. I Wish I Knew 4:40
8. Sweet and Lovely 5:53
9. The Boy Next Door 5:07
10. When I Fall In Love 4:57 (Bonus Track)
11. Peri's Scope 3:14 (Bonus Track)
12. What is This Thing Called Love? 4:37 (Bonus Track)
13. Spring is Here 5:07 (Bonus Track)
14. Some Day My Prince Will Come 4:55 (Bonus Track)
15. Blue In Green 5:25 (Bonus Track)

Label: Jazz Images | Origin: Holland

📌 6 Bonus Tracks/ 24bit Dg Remastered