DESCRIPTION William John Evans, better known as Bill Evans, was one of the most influential jazz pianists ever, a formative piano- poet, and „one of the most popular jazz musicians of his generation.“
The 10-CD box set „Blue In Green - The Best Of The Early Years 1955 to 1960“ „combines the most important albums of the early work of this master - in original and full-length versions.
In addition to the albums „New Jazz Conceptions“, „Everybody Digs Bill Evans“ and „Portrait In Jazz“, which Evans recorded with his trio, some other masterpieces are heard, showing him as a sideman with some great
colleagues: Charlie Mingus, Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer, George Russell, Eddie Costa are among the jazz greats who discovered the talents of the pianist from New Jersey early on.
Of course, Miles Davis‘ „Kind of Blue“ is also included, a classic album to which Evans contributed the composition „Blue In Green“ – and more.
CD 10 presents some rare recordings that show Evans as an accompanist to Jazz singers: first from the album „The Singing Reed“ of singer Lucy Reed, which Evans recorded in 1955 – and also three extremely rare Vocalese versions of songs from Miles Davis’ repertoire ‚, sung by the legendary singer Frank Minion, accompanied by the entire David- band of the time (minus Davis), recorded shortly after the recording of “Kind Of Blue” in New York.
A great presentation of a Jazz giant – at an unbeatable price. Tracks: CD 1 - Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions - 1956
I Love You
Five (Theme)
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
Conception
Easy Living
Displacement Speak Low
Waltz for Debby
Our Delight
My Romance
CD 2 - Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans - 1958
Minority
Young and Foolish
Lucky to Be Me
Night and Day
Tenderly
Peace Piece
What Is There to Say
Oleo
Epilogue
CD 3 - Bill Evans - Portrait in Jazz
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Autumn Leaves
Witchcraft When I Fall In Love
Peri's Scope
What Is This Thing Called Love
Spring Is Here
Someday My Prince Will Come
Blue In Green
CD 4 - Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans - The Ivory Hunters - 1959
Honeysuckle Rose
As Time Goes By
The Way You Look Tonight
It Could Happen To You
The Man I Love
I Got Rhythm
CD 5 - Charlie Mingus - East Coasting - 1957
Memories Of You
East Coasting
West Coast Ghos
Celia
Conversation
Fifty-First Street Blues
CD 6 - George Russell and his Orchestra - Jazz in the Space Age - 1960
Chromatic Universe, Pt. 1
Dimensions
Chromatic Universe, Pt. 2
The Lydiot
Waltz From The Outer Space
Chromatic Universe, Pt. 3
CD 7 - Miles Davis - Kind of Blue - 1959
So What
Freddie Freeloader
Blue In Green
All Blues
Flamenco Sketches
CD 8 - Art Farmer - Modern Art - 1958
Mox Nix
Fair Weather
Darn That Dream
The Touch Of Your Lips
Jubilation
Like Someone In Love
I Love You
Cold Breeze
CD 9 - The Eddie Costa Quartet - 1958
Guys And Dolls
Adelaide
If I Were A Bell
Luck Be A Lady
I've Never Been In Love Before
I'll Know
CD 10 - Lucy Reed - The Singing Reed - 1955 / Frank Minion - The Soft Land Of Make Believe - 1960
Inchworm
My Love Is A Wanderer
Because We're Kids
It's All Right With Me
There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
Lazy Afternoon
Flying Down To Rio
Little Girl Blue
Fools Fall In Love
Out Of This World
You May Not Love Me
My Time Of Day
All Blues
Round Midnight
So What

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