The Complete Riverside Recordings

~ Release by Bill Evans (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Remastered at Fantasy Studios (Berkeley); Summer 1984.

#1-1 to #3-9: recorded at Reeves Sound Studios
#3-10 to #5-2: recorded at Bell Sound Studios
#5-3 to #7-5: recorded in performance at The Village Vanguard (New York City)
#7-6 to #7-9: recorded at Plaza Sound Studios
#7-10 to to #8-13, #10-5 to #11-7: recorded at Sound Makers
#9-1 to #10-4: recorded at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios
#11-8 to #12-13: recorded in performance at Shelly's Manne-Hole (Hollywood)

Covers 20 recording sessions from 1956-63. 151 performances in chronological order, including the existing output of the 1961 Village Vanguard session as well as 17 selections from a previously unissued solo studio session and seven other unreleased items. Ranging from solo to quintet, this collection also features such artists as Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Zoot Sims, and Scott LaFaro.

The box set is LP cover size with 3 jewel cases of 4 CDs each.

Contains a 32-page illustrated booklet that includes rare photographs, full discographical details, an appreciation of Evans by noted critic Martin Williams, and personnal commentary on each session by producer Orrin Keepnews.

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-05 19:39 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Spring Is Here
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental cover recording of:
Spring Is Here (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
5:08
2What Is This Thing Called Love?
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass, double bass and double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
performer:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
4:37
3Come Rain or Come Shine
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental cover recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
3:23
4Blue in Green (take 2)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
recording of:
Blue in Green (on 1959-12-28)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music, Musical Frontiers Pub. Co. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:30
5Blue in Green (take 3)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
recording of:
Blue in Green (on 1959-12-28)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music, Musical Frontiers Pub. Co. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:27
6Autumn Leaves (mono)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental cover recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, English lyrics) (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
5:26
7Autumn Leaves (stereo)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental cover recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, English lyrics) (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
6:00
8Some Day My Prince Will Come
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental cover recording of:
Someday My Prince Will Come (on 1959-12-28)
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1937)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
4:56
9When I Fall in Love
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1959-12-28)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1959-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1959-12-28)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-12-28)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-28)
instrumental cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love (on 1959-12-28)
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)
4:57
10Elsa
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-02-02)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
cover recording of:
Elsa (on 1961-02-02)
composer:
Earl Zindars
publisher:
Zindars Music and Zindars Publishing
5:09
11Sweet and Lovely
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-02-02)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
Sweet and Lovely (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist:
Harry Tobias
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Charles N. Daniels
publisher:
Harry Tobias Music, Keith Prowse Music, Redwood Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1931), Chappell & Co. (in 1931), Quartet Music Inc. (in 1931) and Range Road Music Inc. (in 1931)
5:52
12Beautiful Love (take 1)
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-02-02)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
Beautiful Love (Jazz Standard) (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie
composer:
Egbert Van Alstyne, Wayne King and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Movie Tone Music and Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd.
6:07
13Beautiful Love (take 2)
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-02-02)
bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
Beautiful Love (Jazz Standard) (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie
composer:
Egbert Van Alstyne, Wayne King and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Movie Tone Music and Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd.
5:05
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