RSD2023 - BILL EVANS - TREASURES: SOLO, TRIO & ORCHESTRA RECORDINGS FROM DENMARK 1965 - 69 . 3LP
A TRUE HOLY GRAIL OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BILL EVANS RECORDINGS!!!
3-LP SET MASTERED FOR VINYL BY BERNIE GRUNDMAN
Treasures: Solo, Trio and Orchestra Recordings from Denmark (1965-1969) is a set of never-before-released recordings of jazz piano icon Bill Evans, taped with excellent sound quality either live or in Danish TV and Radio studios in the mid-to-late 1960s. An official Elemental Music release in collaboration with the Bill Evans Estate, Treasures is truly a ’holy grail’ discovery culled from the private collection of Danish jazz musician Ole Matthiessen and being released for the very first time as a limited-edition 180-gram 3-LP set. Highlights of the collection include trio performances from 1965 featuring legendary Danish jazz bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen; the only solo piano version of “My Funny Valentine” by Evans known to exist; a 1966 orchestral suite performed with the Evans trio accompanied by the Danish Radio Big Band conducted by trumpeter/arranger Palle Mikkelborg; and much more! The beautifully designed triple gatefold LP set showcases previously unpublished photos by Jan Persson from Evans’ Danish tours, as well as insightful liner notes by acclaimed author, journalist and Evans scholar, Marc Myers, plus interviews and statements from Danish drummer Alex Riel, music journalist, Danish producer and Evans discographer Peter Larsen, Palle Mikkelborg, Evans’ longtime trio mates - bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell, and pianists Ran Blake and Matthew Shipp.
Tracklist
LP1: BILL EVANS TRIO with NHØP - DENMARK
SIDE A:
1. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
2. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME
3. BEAUTIFUL LOVE
4. WALTZ FOR DEBBY
SIDE B:
1. I SHOULD CARE
2. VERY EARLY
3. TIME REMEMBERED
4. WHO CAN I TURN TO?
LP2: BILL EVANS SOLO & ORCHESTRA
SIDE A: Solo
1. RE: PERSON I KNEW
2. ’ROUND MIDNIGHT
3. MY FUNNY VALENTINE
4. TIME REMEMBERED
5. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
6. EPILOGUE
SIDE B: Orchestral Suite
1. INTRO into WALTZ FOR DEBBY
2. TIME REMEMBERED
3. MY BELLS
4. TREASURES
5. WALTZ FOR DEBBY [reprise]
6. WALKIN’ UP
LP3: BILL EVANS TRIO DENMARK 1966/69
SIDE A:
1. ELSA
2. STELLA BY STARLIGHT
3. DETOUR AHEAD
4. IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD
5. TIME REMEMBERED
6. NARDIS
SIDE B:
1. AUTUMN LEAVES
2. EMILY
3. QUIET NOW
4. NARDIS"
