Zehn der wichtigsten (und rarsten) original Alben aus dem Frühwerk des Jazzpianisten Bill Evans / U.a. mit Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Art Farmer, George Russell, Bob Brookmeyer, Eddie Costa u.v.m.

WILLIAM JOHN EVANS,GENANNT BILL EVANS,WAR EINER DER EINFLUSSREICHSTEN JAZZ PIANISTEN ÜBERHAUPT,EIN STILPRÄGENDER KLAVIERPOET.DIE 10CD BOX "BLUE IN GREEN" VEREINT DIE WICHTIGSTEN ALBEN DES FRÜHWERKES DES MEISTERS:IN ORIGINALVERSIONEN IN VOLLERLÄNGE.DIE GROSSARTIGE WERKSCHAU EINES JAZZ GIGANTEN:ZUM UNSCHLAGBAREN PREIS!

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William John Evans, genannt Bill Evans, war einer der einflussreichsten Jazz-Pianisten überhaupt, ein stilprägender Klavier-Poet, "einer der populärsten Jazzmusiker seiner Generation". Die 10-CD-Box "Blue In Green - The Best Of The Early Years 1955 - 1960"" vereint die wichtigsten Alben des Frühwerks dieses Meisters - in Originalversionen und voller Länge. Neben den Alben "New Jazz Conceptions", "Everybody Digs Bill Evans" und "Portrait In Jazz", die Evans mit seinen Trios eingespielt hat, sind hier auch Meisterwerke zu hören, die ihn an der Seite großer Kollegen zeigen: Charlie Mingus, Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer, George Russell, Eddie Costa gehören zu den Jazzgrößen, die schon früh das Talent des Pianisten aus New Jersey entdeckten. Natürlich darf auch Miles Davis' "Kind Of Blue" nicht fehlen, zu dem Evans u.a. die Komposition "Blue In Green" beisteuerte. Als Bonbon finden sich auf CD 10 seltene Aufnahmen, die Evans als Begleiter von Jazzvokalisten zeigen: Zum einen das Album "The Singing Reed" mit der Sängerin Lucy Reed, das Evans 1955 aufnahm - und außerdem drei extrem rare Vocalese-Versionen von Songs aus Miles' "Kind Of Blue", die Evans und die gesamte Davis-Backing-Band (minus Davis) nur kurze Zeit nach den Aufnahmen zu diesem legendären Album mit dem Sänger Frank Minion in New York aufgenommen hat. Die großartige Werkschau eines Jazz-Giganten - zum unschlagbaren Preis. CD 1 New Jazz Conceptions / CD 2 Everybody Digs Bill Evans / CD 3 Portrait In Jazz / CD 4 Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans - The Ivory Hunters / CD 5 Charles Mingus - East Coasting / CD 6 George Russell and his Orchestra featuring Bill Evans -Jazz In The Space Age / CD 7 Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue / CD 8 Art Farmer - Modern Art / CD 9 The Eddie Costa Quartet - Guys And Dolls Like Vibes / CD 10 Lucy Reed - The Singing Reed/ Frank Minion - The Soft Land Of Make Believe (excerpts)

Inhalt
CD 1
Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions

1. I Love You (C. Porter)
2. Five (theme) (B. Evans)
3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (D. Ellington, P.F. Webster)
4. Conception (G. Shearing)
5. Easy Living (L. Robin, R. Rainger)
6. Displacement (B. Evans)
7. Speak Low (K. Weill, O. Nash)
8. Waltz For Debby (B. Evans)
9. Our Delight (T. Dameron)
10. My Romance (R. Rodgers, L. Hart)
11. No Cover, No Minimum (B. Evans)
    Bill Evans (piano), Teddy Kotick (bass), Paul Motian (drums)
    Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 18 & 27, 1956
    CD 2
    Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans
12. Minority (G. Gryce)
13. Young And Foolish (A. Hague, A.B. Horwitt)
14. Lucky To Be Me (L. Bernstein, B. Comden, A. Green)
15. Night And Day (C. Porter)
16. Tenderly (W. Gross)
17. Peace Piece (B. Evans)
18. What Is There To Say (V. Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg)
19. Oleo (S. Rollins)
20. Epilogue (B. Evans)
    Bill Evans (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
    NYC, December 15, 1958
    CD 3
    Bill Evans - Portrait In Jazz
21. Come Rain Or Come Shine (H. Arlen, J. Mercer)
22. Autumn Leaves (J. Mercer, J. Kosma, J. Prevert)
23. Witchcraft (C. Coleman, C. Leigh)
24. When I Fall In Love (V. Young, E. Heyman)
25. Peri's Scope (B. Evans)
26. What Is This Thing Called Love (C. Porter)
27. Spring Is Here (R. Rodgers, L. Hart)
28. Someday My Prince Will Come (F. Churchill, L. Morey)
29. Blue In Green (M. Davis, B. Evans)
    Bill Evans (piano), Scott LaFaro (bass), Paul Motian (drums)
    NYC, December 28, 1959
    CD 4 Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans - The Ivory Hunters
30. Honeysuckle Rose (F. Waller, A. Razaf)
31. As Time Goes By (H. Hupfeld)
32. The Way You Look Tonight (J. Kern, D. Fields)
33. It Could Happen To You (J. Van Heusen, J. Burke)
34. The Man I Love (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
35. I Got Rhythm (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
    Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Evans (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums)
    Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, March 12, 1959
    This stereo recording presents Bob Brookmeyer's piano on the left channel and Bill Evans' on the right. In order to ensure that your system is adjusted properly, please note that on "Honeysuckle Rose" it is Bill Evans (on the right channel) who takes the first solo.
    CD 5 Charles Mingus - East Coasting
36. Memories Of You (Blake, Razaf)
37. East Coasting (Mingus)
38. West Coast Ghost (Mingus)
39. Celia (Mingus)
40. Conversation (Mingus)
41. Fifty-First Street Blues (Mingus)
    Clarence Shaw (trumpet) Jimmy Knepper (trombone) Curtis Porter (tenor saxophone, alto saxophone) Bill Evans (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Dannie Richmond (drums)
    NYC, August, 1957
    CD 6 George Russell and his Orchestra featuring Bill Evans - Jazz In The Space Age
42. Chromatic Universe, Pt. 1
43. Dimensions
44. Chromatic Universe, Pt. 2
45. The Lydiot
46. Waltz From The Outer Space
47. Chromatic Universe, Pt. 3
    All compositions by George Russell
    On "Chromatic Universe" Pt. 1-3 &"The Lydiot": Alan Kiger, Ernie Royal (trumpet), Dave Baker, Frank Rehak (trombone), Jimmy Buffington (French horn), Walt Levinsky (alto saxophone), David Young (tenor saxophone), Paul Bley, Bill Evans (piano), Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), Don Lamond (drums), George Russell (arranger, conductor) NYC, May, 1960
    On "Dimensions"&"Waltz From Outer Space": Mark "Marky" Markowitz (trumpet), Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone), Hal McKusick (alto saxophone), Charlie Persip (drums) - NYC, August 1, 1960
    CD 7 Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
48. So What
49. Freddie Freeloader
50. Blue In Green
51. All Blues
52. Flamenco Sketches
53. All compositions by Miles Davis, except "Blue In Green" (M. Davis, B. Evans)
    Miles Davis (trumpet), Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone) (except No. 3), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Wynton Kelly (piano) (No. 2), Bill Evans (piano) (all others), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)
    Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, March 2, 1959 & April 6, 1959
    CD 8 Art Farmer - Modern Art
54. Mox Nix (A. Farm