The Solo Sessions, Volume 1

~ Release by Bill Evans (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Recorded at Sound Makers Studio (New York City), January 10, 1963,
but not released until 1989 when Orrin Keepnews found the lost masters.

Annotation last modified on 2023-12-03 08:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1What Kind of Fool Am I? (take 1)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1963-01-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
What Kind of Fool Am I? (on 1963-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Essex Music and Ludlow Music
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1963 winner)
part of:
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
6:13
2Medley: My Favorite Things / Easy to Love / Baubles, Bangles and Beads
recording engineer:
Bill Schwartau (on 1963-01-10)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1963-01-10)
recorded at:
Sound Makers in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-10)
medley including a instrumental cover recording of:
Baubles, Bangles and Beads (from “Kismet”) (on 1963-01-10)
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Scheffel Music Corp
is based on:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
medley including a instrumental cover recording of:
Easy to Love (on 1963-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
medley including a instrumental cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music) (on 1963-01-10)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
12:28
3When I Fall in Love
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1963-01-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love (on 1963-01-10)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:03
4Medley: Spartacus Love Theme / Nardis
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1963-01-10)
medley including a instrumental cover recording of:
Love Theme (Spartacus) (on 1963-01-10)
lyricist:
Terry Callier and Alex North (US composer)
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Cristal Publishing, Northern Music (song publisher), Northern Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and USI A Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), ジ・インプレッションズ, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
medley including a cover recording of:
Nardis (on 1963-01-10)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Musical Frontiers and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
8:38
5Everything Happens to Me
recording engineer:
Bill Schwartau (on 1963-01-10)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1963-01-10)
recorded at:
Sound Makers in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
Everything Happens to Me (on 1963-01-10)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Commander Publications, Dorsey Brothers Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
recording of:
Everything Happens to Me
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Commander Publications, Dorsey Brothers Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
5:43
6April in Paris
recording engineer:
Bill Schwartau (on 1963-01-10)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1963-01-10)
recorded at:
Sound Makers in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
April in Paris (on 1963-01-10)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
5:52