Bill Evans - Bill Evans Plays for Lovers - Jazz - CD

Features tracks such as "When I Fall in Love," "Haunted Heart," "Spring Is Here," "Blue in Green," "Easy Living" and "Polka Dots And Moonbeams."

Concord counters 2005's Bill Evans for Lovers on Verve with this ballad collection, Bill Evans Plays for Lovers, from the pianist's late 1950s and early 1960s Riverside catalog. While there isn't anything here especially for devoted fans, who more than likely have all of this material a couple of times over, it's a great introduction to Evans for the novice. These nine cuts offer a fine retrospective of the pianist's trademark ballad style. Six tracks feature Evans in his classic trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian, and the rest showcase him in the company of bassists like Chuck Israels, Sam Jones, and Teddy Kotick, while Philly Joe Jones makes an appearance on the closer, "Young and Foolish." It's in the music made with LaFaro, though, that Evans reveals himself deeply. His then-controversial classicism -- which brought the shades and chord voicings of everyone from Debussy and Ravel to Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud to the jazz idiom -- are still revelatory in what they bring to the gentle, swinging introspection of tunes like "Haunted Heart," "Spring Is Here," "Blue in Green," and "I Wish I Knew." For the price, this set can't really be beat. And for those seasoned listeners who are looking for a prime ballad compilation, this one fits the bill nicely. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Performer	Bill Evans
Music genre	Jazz
Music subgenre	CD - JAZZ
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2006-01-10
Edition	Standard
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Bill Evans - Bill Evans Plays for Lovers [COMPACT DISCS]
Track listing	When I Fall in Love, Haunted Heart, Spring Is Here, Blue in Green, Easy Living, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Easy to Love, I Wish I Knew, Young and Foolish, Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?), My Foolish Heart
Record label	Fantasy
Composer	Bill Evans
Track name	When I Fall in Love
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N