The Ivory Hunters

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Released End of September 1959 Length 42:34 Label Blue Note Records		Recorded March 12, 1959 Release date 1959 Genre Jazz

The Ivory Hunters(1959) Portrait in Jazz(1959) The Ivory Hunters(1959) Portrait of the Artist(1960) Artists Bill Evans, Bob Brookmeyer Similar Bill Evans albums, Jazz albums

Bill evans bob brookmeyer the ivory hunters 1959 album

The Ivory Hunters (subtitled Double Barrelled Piano) is an album by jazz pianists Bill Evans and Bob Brookmeyer, originally released on the United Artists label, featuring Evans and Brookmeyer with Percy Heath, and Connie Kay, recorded in 1959.

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The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos states "Pairing a rising superstar of modern jazz with a gentleman known for playing valve trombone and arranging charts might have been deemed by some as a daunting task. Fortunately for the keyboardists, this was a good idea and a marvelous concept, where the two could use the concept of counterpoint and improvisation to an enjoyable means, much like a great chess match. For the listener, you are easily able to hear the difference between ostensible leader Evans in the right channel of the stereo separation, and the accompanist Brookmeyer in the left... Some have called this an effort based more on gimmick and showmanship, but if you agree to listen closely, the depth and substance of Evans and Brookmeyer reveals a lot of soul, invention, and musicians simply having a real good time".