Jim Hall Bill Evans -Undercurrent -SOUNDSGOOD LP Grooves.land/Playthek

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1. MY FUNNY VALENTINE
2. I HEAR A RHAPSODY
3. DREAM GYPSY
4. STAIRWAY TO THE STARS
5. ROMAIN
6. SKATING IN CENTRAL PARK
7. DARN THAT DREAM
8. I'M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU

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180gr. Blue Vinyl / 2 Bonus Tracks

Description:

This is the first of two superb albums recorded by Bill Evans, and guitarist Jim Hall, and it was recorded over two sessions in April and May 1962. Arrangements simply for piano and guitar are rare in Jazz, and it is even more seldom that the results are truly inspiring and as musically worthwhile as in this case. It is usual for intuitive musical relationships to develop over a number of years, but here we find two musicians who clearly shared an immediate understanding. Both men are on absolute top form here - Bill Evans was on fire throughout the early and mid sixties, and after the tragic death of his previous musical partner, virtuoso bass player Scott Le Faro (at the age of 23), he was searching for new directions. Jim Hall is a guitarist of tremendous skill and powerful technique, with a highly developed rhythmic and harmonic sense that shines through on this album. What is so special about the performances here is an almost telepathic anticipation of where the music is heading - both musicians contribute equally, and there is a constant exchange of ideas, each reacting to the other with apparent ease, whatever the mood. This is a brilliant jazz album, of great depth and tremendous atmosphere, and both players express some exceptional ideas. Highly recommended. Recording: April & May 1962 at Sound Makers, New York, by Bill Schwartau - 180GR. BLUE VINYL / 2 BONUS TRACKS

180-Gram Colored Vinyl-*Down Beat. Contains liner notes by Brian Morton Bill Evans and Jim Hall had first recorded together in July of 1959, during the making of John Lewis' LP Odds Against Tomorrow, and the two musicians also participated on Gunther Schuller's Jazz Abstractions (recorded in December of 1960). However, those were big band albums and had no space at all for any real interaction between the pianist and guitarist. Undercurrent, presenting them as a duet, was their third studio encounter and one of their most rewarding collaborations. 180-GRAM BLUE COLORED VINYL - THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 2 BONUS TRACKS * Down Beat / * Penguin Guide to Jazz / Contains new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz's writer Brian Morton and by Paris' prestigious Jazz Magazine.

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35025750257

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