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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1I Wish I Knew
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:
I Wish I Knew (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:41
2The Boy Next Door
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:
The Boy Next Door (from “Meet Me in St. Louis”) (on 1961-02-02)
writer:
Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Harms, Inc., Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
5:09
3Haunted Heart
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:
Haunted Heart (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
3:28
4Nardis
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:
Nardis (on 1961-02-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Musical Frontiers and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
5:52
5How Deep Is the Ocean?
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:
How Deep Is the Ocean? (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
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)
3:34
6Israel
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:
Israel (Miles Davis/John Carisi's song) (on 1961-02-02)
composer:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer)
publisher:
Beechwood Music
6:11
7Who Cares? (take 4)
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-01-27)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1961-01-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-01-27)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-01-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
Who Cares? (Of Thee I Sing) (on 1961-01-27)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1931)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
New World Music (new age music) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Of Thee I Sing: Act II
5:57
8Who Cares? (take 5)
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-01-27)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1961-01-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-01-27)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-01-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
Who Cares? (Of Thee I Sing) (on 1961-01-27)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1931)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
New World Music (new age music) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Of Thee I Sing: Act II
5:58
9Goodbye
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-01-27)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1961-01-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-01-27)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-01-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
Goodbye (on 1961-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Devalbo Inc, La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., LaSalle Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
6:17
10Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-01-27)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1961-01-27)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-01-27)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-01-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (on 1961-01-27)
lyricist:
Phil Silvers (actor)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
4:09
11Toy
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-02-21)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-02-21)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1961-02-21)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-21)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-21)
cover recording of:
Toy (on 1961-02-21)
composer:
Clifford Jordan (jazz saxophonist)
publisher:
Upam Music Co.
5:09
12Elsa
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-02-21)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-02-21)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1961-02-21)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-21)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-21)
cover recording of:
Elsa (on 1961-02-21)
composer:
Earl Zindars
publisher:
Zindars Music and Zindars Publishing
5:51
13Waltz for Debby
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-03-13)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1961-03-13)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-03-13)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-13)
recording of:
Waltz for Debby (instrumental) (on 1961-03-13)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Acorn Music Corp., Folkways Music Publishers Inc. and Kensington Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
5:15
14Venice
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-03-13)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1961-03-13)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-03-13)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-13)
cover recording of:
Venice (on 1961-03-13)
composer:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
publisher:
MJQ Music, Inc. and Rayven Music
2:53
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