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Bill Evans (album)

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Released
  
1990

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
JMT

Recorded
  
May, 1990

Length
  
55:18

Producer
  
Stefan F. Winter

Bill Evans is an album by Paul Motian on the German JMT label. It was released in 1990 and features nine compositions by Motian's former employer Bill Evans performed by Motian with Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano and Marc Johnson. The album was reissued in 2002 on the Winter & Winter label.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is one of the best releases of the handful Motian has done with Lovano and Frisell, and certainly as fine a tribute record as there is. A good purchase for fans of both Bill Evans and Paul Motian".

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Evans
  1. "Show-Type Tune" - 6:16
  2. "Turn Out the Stars" - 7:14
  3. "Walkin' Up" - 5:39
  4. "Very Early" - 5:55
  5. "Five" - 3:34
  6. "Time Remembered" - 7:28
  7. "Skidoo" - 8:16
  8. "Re: Person I Knew" - 7:14
  9. "Children's Play Song" - 4:18
  • Recorded May 1990 at A&R Recording Studios, NYC

    • Personnel

  • Paul Motian – drums
  • Bill Frisell – electric guitar
  • Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
  • Marc Johnson – bass

    • References

    Bill Evans (album) Wikipedia
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