Bill Evans - Green Dolphin Street (1959) [Jazz][mp3 320][h33t][s

Bill Evans - Green Dolphin Street (1959) Original Release Date: January 19, 1959 Label: Milestone Audio CD: June 30, 1995 Bitrate: mp3 320 kbps The timing of this album, I suspect, accounts for Bill Evans' relatively upbeat lyricism. It was recorded in January 1959, shortly after Evans had left Miles Davis and two months before he would subsequently return for the recording dates that would comprise 'Kind of Blue.' Evans' playing here may reflect a sense of relief and newfound freedom (Davis, after all, could be a handful on a daily basis). So much for conjecture. For whatever reason, there is a 'looseness,' an openness, maybe even a sense of playfulness, in Evans' work on the majority of this album's cuts as Evans leads two former Davis colleagues through a series of standards. There are no inroads here, no profound explorations, to be sure; this is simply three excellent jazz practitioners doing what they do best. The title cut, 'On Green Dolphin Street,' deserves a bit of discussion. At first blush, of course, it's more than slightly reminiscent of the Davis Sextet's earlier recording; so much so that you may find yourself waiting for Davis or Adderley or Coltrane to come in for a chorus. (It should also be noted that Jones' drumwork suffers -- on this cut alone -- by comparison with the earlier version in that he isn't called upon to vary his approach with each successive soloist.) What elevates this version, of course, is Evans' extended passages with their subtle shifts from one chorus to the next. As noted, there is no new ground broken with this recording, and that's fine. 'On Green Dolphin Street' chronicles Bill Evans at a particular transitional period in his career. It also provides some mighty fine listening. ~ Paul Dana Personnel: Bill Evans, piano Paul Chambers, bass Philly Joe Jones, drums Bill Evans - Green Dolphin Street (1959) Tracks: 01 You And the Night And The Music - 7:24 02 My Heart Stood Still - 5:25 03 Green Dolphin Street - 8:12 04 How Am I To Know? - 6:22 05 Woody'N You (take 1) - 4:28 06 Woody'N You (take 2) - 4:13 07 Loose Bloose - 5:36

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