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Music CD - Bill Evans: The Paris Concert, Edition Two
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Music CD: The Paris Concert, Edition Two
Artist: Bill Evans
List Price: $11.98
Our Price: $7.89
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Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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Tracks:
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1. Re: Person I Knew
2. Gary's Theme
3. Letter To Evan
4. 34 Skidoo
5. Laurie
6. Nardis
7. Interview
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724352867325
Format: Live
Label: Blue Note Records
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 2001-04-03
Studio: Blue Note Records
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Summary: Wild Bill, Part Deux
Comment: Unlike Edition One, this CD features mostly Evans originals. The close-mic'ed piano has an up-front, bright sound that almost sounds recorded in a carpeted studio. The bass has so much tone and sustain that it nearly duplicates a fretless bass guitar. The drums have a full, but natural sound.
Evans sticks closer to the written notes on Edition Two, leaving more sonic room for the band to noodle around than in Edition One. The result approaches the "good old days" with Scott LaFaro, except that Evans' playing is busier. Even his accompaniments on bass solos do more flips and turns than they did before.
Then there's Nardis. . .Evans contorts this song well beyond recognizability in an epic piano solo, then the band joins in. Everyone takes a "just me" solo and the song goes places that Miles Davis never dreamed of at a scorching tempo. Try to listen and not be amazed.
The Village Vanguard recordings are more subdued and "cool", but the group work on Paris Concert, Edition Two proves that Evans saved some of his best days for last.
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Summary: This was the Bill Evans record...
Comment: ... that changed the way I approached listening to music. Of course since then the final Village Vanguard sets were released which are equally as well executed. This is Bill Evans at his pinnicle. It's just so sad that he had so little time left. He was musically on his way to the stratosphere.
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Summary: The two Paris albums are a steal! You won't be disappointed!!
Comment: The Paris Concerts are two of my favorite Bill Evans albums. In my opinion, he is at the very top of his game on these recordings and I especially like the way that Marc Johnson and Bill Evans play together. It is reminiscent of the early Scott LaFaro recordings, but even better. There is a depth and sensitivity here that represents a very mature Bill Evans at the height of his ability. In short, these are both pure magic.
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Summary: A Different Bill Evans
Comment: I previously posted this on edition one of the Paris concert, but I feel the same about edition two:
Now, as much hullabaloo thats been made about his last trio, I figured it was worth my money to get the edition one and edition two of the Paris concerts.
What I found upon listening to them is that I wondered to myself if this was even Bill playing. I am a huge Bill Evans fan, I have over 15 of his albums, but they're mostly pre 1974 stuff. The thing I love most about his approach to the jazz piano is the understated beauty that he injects into his songs. I don't find much of that in these last concerts.
It seems as though Bill is making sure that all of the ideas about any of the melodies or harmonies gets put out there for all to listen because he might of felt the coming spectre of death on his shoulder and he wanted to make sure he got all the ideas out of his system.
I think that there is some overplaying on these albums. There is alot more trilling than I ever heard come out of Bill, and at times it seems like he is lost in musical thought trying to make sure he covers all of his bases on any thoughts which he would of liked to cover.
There are moments of musical wonder on these works, but I don't sense the intimacy in this group as much as with the Motian, LaFaro, Trio. That trio remains my favorite. At times I felt Marc Johnson to be a bit heavy handed in his treatment of the accompanyment.
Of course, I could be the crazy one, and the previous reviewers could be right... In my opinion, Bill Evans should be remembered more for moments like, "Isnt it Romantic," track one off of At Shelly's Manne-Hole, than the playing off of these two albums...
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Summary: Nardis alone is worth the purchase
Comment: This and Volume 1 are must haves. Check out Bill's intro on Nardis - completely in time, yet unprecedented rhythmic displacement.
The whole recording is this good. IMHO, some of the best, most moving Bill ever.
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