The Complete Riverside Recordings

~ Release by Bill Evans (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Remastered at Fantasy Studios (Berkeley); Summer 1984.

#1-1 to #3-9: recorded at Reeves Sound Studios
#3-10 to #5-2: recorded at Bell Sound Studios
#5-3 to #7-5: recorded in performance at The Village Vanguard (New York City)
#7-6 to #7-9: recorded at Plaza Sound Studios
#7-10 to to #8-13, #10-5 to #11-7: recorded at Sound Makers
#9-1 to #10-4: recorded at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios
#11-8 to #12-13: recorded in performance at Shelly's Manne-Hole (Hollywood)

Covers 20 recording sessions from 1956-63. 151 performances in chronological order, including the existing output of the 1961 Village Vanguard session as well as 17 selections from a previously unissued solo studio session and seven other unreleased items. Ranging from solo to quintet, this collection also features such artists as Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Zoot Sims, and Scott LaFaro.

The box set is LP cover size with 3 jewel cases of 4 CDs each.

Contains a 32-page illustrated booklet that includes rare photographs, full discographical details, an appreciation of Evans by noted critic Martin Williams, and personnal commentary on each session by producer Orrin Keepnews.

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-05 19:39 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▶ CD 2
▶ CD 3
▶ CD 4
▶ CD 5
▶ CD 6
▶ CD 7
▶ CD 8
▼ CD 9
#TitleRatingLength
1Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-07-16)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1962-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-07-16)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-07-16)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-07-16)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1962-07-16)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-07-16)
instrumental cover recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (on 1962-07-16)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
6:27
2When You Wish Upon a Star
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-07-16)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass and double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1962-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-07-16)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-07-16)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-07-16)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1962-07-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-07-16)
instrumental recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film) (on 1962-07-16)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 13)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
5:46
3You Go to My Head
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-07-16)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1962-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-07-16)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-07-16)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-07-16)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1962-07-16)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-07-16)
instrumental cover recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1962-07-16)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
5:06
4You and the Night and the Music
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-07-16)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1962-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-07-16)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-07-16)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-07-16)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1962-07-16)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-07-16)
instrumental cover recording of:
You and the Night and the Music (on 1962-07-16)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
7:06
5Interplay
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-07-17)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1962-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-07-17)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-07-17)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-07-17)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1962-07-17)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-07-17)
recording of:
Interplay (on 1962-07-17)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
TRO-Acorn Music
8:15
6I'll Never Smile Again (take Re-6)
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-07-17)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1962-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-07-17)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-07-17)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-07-17)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1962-07-17)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-07-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again (on 1962-07-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
6:38
7I'll Never Smile Again (take Re-7)
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-07-17)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1962-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-07-17)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-07-17)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-07-17)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1962-07-17)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-07-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again (on 1962-07-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
6:34
8Loose Bloose (take 3)
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-08-21)
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1962-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-21)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-08-21)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1962-08-21)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-08-21)
recording of:
Loose Bloose (on 1962-08-21)
writer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
TRO-Acorn Music
5:34
9Loose Bloose (Takes 2 and 4)
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-08-21)
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1962-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-21)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-08-21)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1962-08-21)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-08-21)
recording of:
Loose Bloose (on 1962-08-21)
writer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
TRO-Acorn Music
7:08
10Fudgesickle Built for Four
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-08-21)
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1962-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-21)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-08-21)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1962-08-21)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-08-21)
recording of:
Fudgesickle Built for Four (on 1962-08-21)
writer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
4:31
11Time Remembered
recording engineer:
Tommy Nola (on 1962-08-21)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1962-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-21)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-08-21)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1962-08-21)
recorded at:
Nola’s Penthouse (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-08-21)
recording of:
Time Remembered (on 1962-08-21)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Acorn Music Corp.
6:02
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▶ CD 12