Bill Evans: Blue in Green

In its ongoing series of reissues under the Double Time Jazz Collection moniker, Eagle Eye Media has put together two tribute shows on one DVD that demonstrate how a conception that is reverent yet forward-thinking can work wonderfully in one instance, and somewhat less-so in another. Tribute to John Coltrane: Live Under the Sky is an almost relentless, take-no-prisoners homage to Coltrane that works because it tries to take his music to a new place that is nevertheless respectful of its roots. Tribute to Bill Evans: Live at the Brewhouse is less successful because, while the musicianship is uniformly excellent, the lineage to Evans is less direct.

Bill Evans Trio - The Complete Balboa Jazz Club Performances 1979 (2008) {2CD Set, Gambit Records 69281}
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© 1979, 2008 Gambit Records | 69281
Jazz / Post Bop / Piano Trio

2008 digitally remastered two CD set featuring a superb performance by the last edition of the Bill Evans Trio. Less than a year before his death, Bill Evans traveled to Madrid, Spain, to play three nights at a small venue called the Balboa Jazz Club. One of those magic nights was recorded and appears here in its entirety. The music from the December 12, 1979 Balboa concert was privately recorded and the sound quality leaves much to be desired. However, the music has been reprocessed and sounds better here than on any previous release.

Bill Evans Trio - The 1960 Birdland Sessions (2005) {Fresh Sound}
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© 1960, 2005 Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 390
Jazz / Modal Music / Piano

The recordings on this CD precede the same trio's live performances at the Village Vanguard in 1961 by more than a year. Incomplete versions of these tracks have been previously issued on LP but appear here on CD in their entirety.

Bill Evans Trio - Portrait In Jazz (1959) {Riverside Japan, VDJ-1506, Early Press}
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© 1959, 1985 Riverside / Victor Japan | VDJ-1506
Jazz / Modal Music / Post Bop / Piano

A classic set to feature the Bill Evans Trio with the great Scott Lafaro on bass and Paul Motian on drums! Listening to the set we're reminded of what always brings us back to Evans' playing – a quality that's often described as moody, but which is really is quite spry and lively throughout this set, without ever giving up it's lyrical approach. Titles are mostly standards – but really transformed by the touch of the trio.