Bill Evans records ‘Conversations with Myself,’ a solo album for Verve (1963)
Bill Evans‘ ‘Conversations with Myself’ is a solo album recorded on February 6, 9 & May 20, 1963 and released the same year by Verve.
Track Listing : 1.’Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 06:35 . 2.How About You? (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) – 02:50 . 3.Spartacus Love Theme (Alex North) – 05:10 . 4.Blue Monk (Thelonious Monk) – 04:32 . 5.Stella By Starlight (Ben Young, Washington) – 04:52 . 6.Hey There (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) – 04:31 . 7.N.Y.C.’S No Lark (Bill Evans) – 05:36 . 8.Just You, Just Me (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 02:37
Roy de Carava
Musicians : Bill Evans – Piano
Production : Produced By Creed Taylor
Package : Bill Evans – Liner Notes . Philip Bailey – Liner Notes . Roy De Carava – Photography . Gene Lees – Liner Notes
Recorded On February 6, 9 & May 20, 1963.
Released In 1963 By Verve.
(Source Bill Evans – Conversations with Myself | The BILL EVANS Webpages)
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Zappaholic @ RateYourMusic
….Bill Evans playing three piano parts simultaneously via overdubbing. The results vary, even in the same song, from being completely brilliant to a mess. […]
JazzMusicArchives.com
Although the album is cleverly called Conversations With Myself the conversation is more of an argument where the different versions of Bill Evans don’t always listen to the one speaking. […]
Blogsounds
Bill is said to have smiled after one recording session and commented that he “always wanted to be an orchestra.” There’s one big difference though… orchestras don’t improvise from start to finish. […]
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