BILL EVANS TRIO AT SHELLY'S MANNE-HOLE - RARE MONO lp

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Here for your delectation is the SPECTACULAR & RARE-------BILL EVANS TRIO AT SHELLY'S MANNE-HOLE.

Bill Evans (p) Chuck Israels (b) Larry Bunker (d)

``Shelly's Manne-Hole'', Hollywood, CA, May 14, 1963

* Our Love Is Here to Stay, 'Round About Midnight, Stella by Starlight, Isn't It Romantic, The Boy Next Door, Blues in F / Five [theme]
same personnel
``Shelly's Manne-Hole'', Hollywood, CA, May 19, 1963

* Wonder Why, Swedish Pastry

For an lp that opens with "Isn't It Romantic", this is a relatively sparse, aggressive Evans album.  Compared to "Waltz for Debbie", for example, you won't hear as much of the soaring notes and atmospheric, delicate harmonies for which he is so famous. That said, it is still a fabulous LP, and just shows a different side of Evans.

Evans plays a wonderful collection of (mostly) standards, swinging on "The Boy Next Door ", with a nice bass solo by trio member Chuck Israels and some lilting runs by Evans. In the group, bass is emphasized more than drums (or just recorded better). There are several bass solos (e.g., on "Wonder Why", "Our Love is Here to Stay", and "All the Things You Are", to name a few) by the excellent Israels.

"Swedish Pastry" is a good example of the slightly different approach on this LP; Evans' boppish attack recalls the great Bud Powell. It also features an excellent Max Roach-like approach by Bunker. "Our Love is Here to Stay" stays fairly close to the melody, but Evans' swinging style and assertive comping by Israels and Bunker keep it moving. He takes Monks' "Round Midnight" at a slow pace, alternating brooding tones with lighter single-note runs. The final cut "Blues in "F" is vintage Evans, with excellent comping by Israels and Bunker.

The audience offers polite applause: neither detracting nor adding much to this live set. Recording quality is very good, and there are excellent liner notes by Chuck Israels. By the way, other than the famous Village Vanguard lps, this 1963 set is the only live recording Evans made for Riverside (and also the last he made for the financially strapped company.)

You are bidding on the original Riverside #487 Monaural.  Both the cover and the record are positively minty-mint-----no scratches, no nothin' (see photo). I gladly accept money orders, cashier's checks and BidPay as preferable forms of payment (no personal checks!). Paypal is an acceptable alternative. I will ship internationally for additional charges. So bid soon for this impossible-to-find classic jazz masterpiece. 

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