Title: Once you hear this, you'll be looking for more Bill Evans for your jazz collection
Review: Bill Evans was still early in his career when this December 1958 studio session was recorded. Although not as flashy a player as Art Tatum or Oscar Peterson, he was a superb stylist on the piano who still makes listeners say "I wish I could play like that."This collection of jazz standards and a couple of originals includes three pieces for solo piano, with the remainder of the tunes accompanied by Sam Jones on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums. You may want to create a playlist called Hauntingly Beautiful Piano for tracks like "Young and Foolish," "Lucky to be Me," "Peace Piece," "What Is There to Say?" "Epilogue," and the bonus track "Some Other Time." The energetic selections of this set are "Minority" and "Oleo." Even the oft-repeated standards "Night and Day" and "Tenderly" get a nice facelift from Evans.The original liner notes are included. Total playing time: about 49 glorious minutes.
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