BILL EVANS ULTRA-RARE MINT VINYL 'THE TOKYO CONCERT' 1974 FANTASY PROMO POSTBOP
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BILL EVANS ULTRA-RARE MINT VINYL & IN-DEMAND 'THE TOKYO CONCERT' 1974 FANTASY PROMO POST BOP!
The Tokyo Concert
Review
by Ken Dryden
ALL MUSIC.com
The Bill Evans Trio's 1973 concert in Tokyo was his first recording for Fantasy and it produced yet another Grammy-nomination for the presentation. With bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell, this LP mixes offbeat songs with overlooked gems, familiar standards, and surprisingly, only one Evans composition, the demanding "T.T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune Two)." Bobbie Gentry's "Mornin' Glory" was an unusual choice to open the performance and seems a bit conservative for Evans. The adrenaline picks up considerably with his midtempo waltzing take of Jerome Kern's "Up with the Lark" and a driving "My Romance." Evans also revisits the twisting Scott LaFaro tune "Gloria's Step," which showcases both Gomez and Morell. The closer, "On Green Dolphin Street," is given a slight bossa nova flavor and isn't nearly as aggressive as most of the pianist's live recordings of this popular standard. Although this doesn't rank among the Top Five live dates recorded by Evans, it should be considered an essential part of his discography.
Bill Evans – The Tokyo Concert
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Label: Fantasy – F-9457 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo Country: US Released: 1974 Genre: Jazz Style: Post BopTracklist
A1 Mornin' Glory 5:48 A2 Up With The Lark 6:49 A3 Yesterday I Heard The Rain 6:33 A4 My Romance 8:39 B1 When Autumn Comes 6:06 B2 T.T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune Two) 6:28 B3 Hullo Bolinas 4:01 B4 Gloria's Step 7:13 B5 Green Dolphin Street 7:03Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fantasy Records
Credits
- Bass – Eddie Gomez
- Cover [design] – Mitsuro Yamada
- Drums – Marty Morell
- Photography By – Tadayuki Naito*
- Piano – Bill Evans
- Producer – Helen Keane
- Production Manager [director] – Kiyoshi Itoh
- Recorded By – Kenichi Handa, Tomoo Suzuki, Yūichi Maejima
- Sleeve Notes – Kiyoshi Koyama
Notes
Recorded in performance at Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, on January 20, 1973.Brown labels. Track Listings "Centered" under spindle hole.
Ⓟ 1974 Fantasy Records
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Etched & stamped side 1): F9457A [eyes with eyebrows] 11
- Matrix / Runout (Etched & stamped side 2): F9457B [eyes with eyebrows] 11
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
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