Released Mid December 1962 Release date 1962 Label Universal Music LLC | ||
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Recorded May 17, 1962 (#5,9)May 29, 1962 (#1, 8)June 2, 1962 (#2-4, 6-7)June 5, 1962 (#10-11)Sound Makers Studio, New York Length 39:00 (original LP)49:30 (2012 CD reissue) Moon Beams(1962) How My Heart Sings!(1962) Similar How My Heart Sings!, Explorations, Portrait in Jazz, Sunday at the Village Vanguard, Waltz for Debby | ||
Moon Beams is a 1962 album by jazz musician Bill Evans, and the first trio album recorded by Evans after the death of Scott LaFaro. With Chuck Israels on bass taking the place of LaFaro, Evans recorded several songs during these May and June 1962 sessions. Moon Beams contains a collection of ballads recorded during this period. The more uptempo tunes were put on How My Heart Sings!. In 2012, it was released a new remastered edition which includes three previously unreleased alternate takes.
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Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Jurek wrote of the album "...selections are so well paced and sequenced the record feels like a dream... Moonbeams was a startling return to the recording sphere and a major advancement in his development as a leader."
Track listing
Bonus tracks on 2012 CD reissue:
Personnel
Songs
1Re: Person I Knew5:47
2Polka Dots and Moonbeams5:03
3I Fall In Love Too Easily2:44