{"title":"Bill Evans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBill Evans was a pianist whose lyrical touch and harmonic innovations reshaped modern jazz. Rising to prominence with Miles Davis on \u003cem data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"315\"\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, Evans went on to lead some of the most influential piano trios in history, including his celebrated Vanguard sessions with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian. His recordings on Riverside, Verve and Fantasy reveal both delicate introspection and daring improvisation. Explore our curated selection of Bill Evans vinyl — rare pressings, timeless reissues and essential albums from one of jazz’s greatest pianists.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bill-evans-jim-hall-undercurrent","title":"Bill Evans, Jim Hall – Undercurrent (1984 Liberty Japan Reissue LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"473\" data-start=\"203\"\u003eOriginally released in 1962 on United Artists, \u003cem data-end=\"253\" data-start=\"239\"\u003eUndercurrent\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate and lyrical duo recording by pianist \u003cstrong data-end=\"320\" data-start=\"306\"\u003eBill Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e and guitarist \u003cstrong data-end=\"347\" data-start=\"335\"\u003eJim Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e. Stripped of bass and drums, the session highlights the extraordinary interplay between two masters of subtlety and nuance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"773\" data-start=\"475\"\u003eEvans’s impressionistic harmonies and Hall’s warm, fluid guitar lines weave together seamlessly, creating music that is spacious, conversational, and deeply expressive. The program blends standards and originals, including haunting interpretations of \u003cem data-end=\"746\" data-start=\"726\"\u003eMy Funny Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-end=\"770\" data-start=\"751\"\u003eI Hear a Rhapsody\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cstrong data-end=\"796\" data-start=\"775\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1052\" data-start=\"900\"\u003eDelicate yet profound, \u003cem data-end=\"937\" data-start=\"923\"\u003eUndercurrent\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of the most beautiful piano–guitar recordings in jazz — a timeless example of chamber-like intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: EX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e: EX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberty","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42507456806971,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_4328.jpg?v=1759578563"},{"product_id":"bill-evans-trio-waltz-for-debby-1975-japanese-riverside-vinyl-lp","title":"Bill Evans Trio - Waltz For Debby (1975 Japanese Riverside Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"1061\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e None\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most beloved recordings in jazz history, \u003cem\u003eWaltz For Debby\u003c\/em\u003e captures the Bill Evans Trio at the peak of their brief but extraordinary collaboration. Recorded live at the Village Vanguard on 25 June 1961, just ten days before bassist Scott LaFaro's tragic death in a car accident at age 25, this album preserves the final performances of what many consider the greatest piano trio in jazz. This 1975 Japanese pressing, part of Riverside's Original Recording Series 60 and manufactured by Victor Musical Industries, includes a Japanese language insert and offers excellent sound quality that honours this landmark recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trio of Evans, LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian revolutionised the piano trio format by abandoning the traditional roles of piano as leader with bass and drums merely supporting. Instead, they created a genuinely democratic conversation where all three voices possessed equal importance and independence. LaFaro's bass playing was particularly revolutionary, his melodic approach, facility in the upper register, and counterpoint with Evans' piano creating something unprecedented in jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album opens with \"My Foolish Heart\", where Evans' delicate touch and harmonic sophistication meet LaFaro's singing bass lines in intimate dialogue. The interplay is so complete that it's sometimes difficult to determine who is leading and who is following. The title track, \"Waltz For Debby\", written by Evans for his niece, showcases the trio's ability to make a 3\/4 waltz swing with grace and lightness. The melody is heartbreakingly beautiful, and Evans' touch here demonstrates why he was considered the most lyrical of modern jazz pianists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Detour Ahead\" closes the first side with a medium-tempo exploration that allows Motian's subtle, color-focused drumming to shine. Motian never overplays, his brushwork and cymbal work creating atmosphere and forward motion without cluttering the sonic space. His approach influenced generations of drummers who learned that restraint and listening could be as powerful as technical display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide two opens with \"My Romance\", given an unhurried reading that emphasises the song's romantic essence while allowing harmonic reinterpretation. \"Some Other Time\", another Evans original, carries particular poignancy knowing these were LaFaro's final recorded performances. The album closes with Miles Davis' \"Milestones\", the most uptempo piece here, where LaFaro's virtuosity and the trio's telepathic communication are on full display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe live setting at the Village Vanguard adds intimacy and spontaneity. Occasional audience sounds, the clink of glasses, and the restaurant atmosphere place the listener in that Greenwich Village basement on that June evening. Engineer David Jones' recording, later mastered at Plaza Sound Studios for this reissue, captures both the intimacy of the club and the clarity of each instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverside","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43048553054267,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_5864.jpg?v=1769423020"},{"product_id":"bill-evans-trio-portrait-in-jazz-1976-japanese-riverside-vinyl-lp","title":"Bill Evans Trio - Portrait in Jazz (1976 Japanese Riverside Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Evans Trio - \u003cem\u003ePortrait in Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1976 Japanese Riverside SMJ-6144 (Victor Musical Industries, Riverside Original Recording Series No. 64)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBill Evans's first recording with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian\u003c\/strong\u003e, cut in a single session on 28 December 1959 at Reeves Sound Studios, New York; produced by Orrin Keepnews; eight months after Evans had appeared on \u003cem\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e and among the most important piano trio recordings in the history of jazz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe trio recorded only two studio albums and two live dates\u003c\/strong\u003e before LaFaro died in a car crash in July 1961 at the age of 25; this is one of four documents they left behind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes both the stereo and mono masters of \"Autumn Leaves,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and closes with \"Blue in Green,\" co-composed by Evans and Miles Davis for \u003cem\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e just months earlier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Evans recorded \u003cem\u003ePortrait in Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e on 28 December 1959 at Reeves Sound Studios in New York, eight months after contributing piano and co-composition to Miles Davis's \u003cem\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e. The trio he brought to that session — bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian — had been playing together for only a few months. LaFaro had approached Evans after hearing him at Basin Street East; Motian, who had worked with Evans on his 1956 debut \u003cem\u003eNew Jazz Conceptions\u003c\/em\u003e, was LaFaro's suggestion for drums. Orrin Keepnews produced and wrote the original liner notes; Jack Higgins engineered. The whole album was recorded in one day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nine performances include seven jazz standards and two originals. \"Peri's Scope\" is an Evans composition; \"Blue in Green\" is credited to Evans and Davis, co-written for \u003cem\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e the previous spring. \"Someday My Prince Will Come,\" the Frank Churchill and Larry Morey song from the 1937 Disney film \u003cem\u003eSnow White\u003c\/em\u003e, had just been used as a jazz vehicle by Dave Brubeck two years earlier, and Evans would return to it throughout his career. This pressing includes both the stereo and mono masters of \"Autumn Leaves\" — A2 and A3 — a feature of certain editions that preserves both approaches to the same track. What distinguishes the record from earlier piano trio recordings is the structural equality of the three instruments: LaFaro and Motian are not a rhythm section behind a soloist but active participants in the conversation. LaFaro died on 6 July 1961, in a car crash, aged 25, less than 18 months after this session. This 1976 Japanese pressing is manufactured by Victor Musical Industries, Inc. and is No. 64 in the Riverside Original Recording Series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverside","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43266359361595,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6814.jpg?v=1777687484"},{"product_id":"bill-evans-trio-explorations-1974-japanese-milestone-stereo-lp","title":"Bill Evans Trio - Explorations (1974 Japanese Milestone Stereo LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: VG+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eVG+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur grading system explained \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Evans Trio - \u003cem\u003eExplorations\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1974 Japanese Milestone Stereo Reissue (SMJ-6038, Riverside Original Recording Series No. 2, Victor Musical Industries, Inc.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe trio had spent a year working together and honing the interplay that established a new standard for trio interaction by the time they returned to Bell Sound Studios in February 1961. According to Keepnews, the recording sessions' atmosphere was tense, Evans and LaFaro having argued over extra-musical matters, which makes the music's intimacy and mutual attention all the more striking. The session ran through eight pieces in a single afternoon.\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFive of the eight tracks are standards. \"Haunted Heart,\" Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz's 1948 show tune, opens at a moderate pace that sets the record's temperature. \"Beautiful Love\", Wayne King, Victor Young, Haven Gillespie and Egbert Van Alstyne's 1931 piece, had been revived several times by the jazz world, Evans playing it as if he is reading it slowly in a different light. \"How Deep Is the Ocean?\" is Irving Berlin's 1932 standard, at three and a half minutes the album's most concise track. \"I Wish I Knew\" is the Harry Warren and Mack Gordon piece, extended past six minutes in a reading that shifts the standard's mood considerably from its 1945 original. \"Sweet and Lovely,\" the 1931 piece by Charles Daniels, Harry Tobias and Jules Lemare, closes the album with the longest performance of the set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe three remaining tracks are the core of what makes \u003cem\u003eExplorations\u003c\/em\u003e distinct. \"Israel,\" John Carisi's composition, first recorded on Miles Davis's \u003cem\u003eBirth of the Cool\u003c\/em\u003e sessions in 1949, takes up the whole of the record's opening six minutes. \"Elsa,\" by Earl Zindars, was a moody, tender waltz making its debut recording here; Evans returned to it many times. \"Nardis,\" which Davis wrote for Cannonball Adderley and which Evans played at Adderley's first Riverside date, features an unusual LaFaro bass solo, the bassist given space that was not typical of the period.\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis 1974 Japanese Milestone pressing (SMJ-6038) is the Riverside Original Recording Series No. 2, manufactured by Victor Musical Industries, Inc. The insert is missing from this copy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milestone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43493658787899,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6868.jpg?v=1778215220"},{"product_id":"bill-evans-trio-portrait-in-jazz-1973-japanese-riverside-stereo-lp","title":"Bill Evans Trio - Portrait in Jazz (1973 Japanese Riverside Stereo LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: EX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur grading system explained \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Evans Trio - \u003cem\u003ePortrait in Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1973 Japanese Riverside Stereo Reissue (MW 2062, Riverside Jazz Anthology, Polydor K.K.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScott LaFaro approached Bill Evans at Basin Street East in mid-1959 and proposed forming a trio, suggesting Paul Motian as drummer. They had been working together for six months when they went into Reeves Sound Studios on December 28, 1959. Evans had returned from nine months with the Miles Davis Sextet, which had just recorded \u003cem\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, and he brought one of that album's compositions into the session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight of the ten tracks are standards. \"Come Rain or Come Shine\" (Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer, 1946) opens the record. \"Autumn Leaves\" — Joseph Kosma and Jacques Prévert's song, in the Johnny Mercer English lyric — appears twice on this pressing, the two takes from the original mono and stereo editions placed consecutively. \"Witchcraft\" is Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh's 1957 piece. \"When I Fall in Love\" is Edward Heyman and Victor Young's 1952 standard. Side B covers Cole Porter's \"What Is This Thing Called Love?\" (1929), Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's \"Spring Is Here\" (1938), and \"Someday My Prince Will Come\" from Walt Disney's Snow White (1937), taken at a slow ballad tempo Evans would return to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two originals define the album's lasting reputation. \"Peri's Scope\", Evans's own, named for his girlfriend, has been covered many dozens of times since. \"Blue in Green\" is listed here as a co-composition by Davis and Evans. Evans said Davis handed him two chord symbols, G minor and A augmented, and asked what he would do with them; Evans went home and wrote the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 1973 Japanese Riverside Jazz Anthology stereo reissue (MW 2062), manufactured by Polydor K.K., with obi strip and insert and SJ Seal of Approval.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverside","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43500730581051,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6897.jpg?v=1778415482"}],"url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/collections\/bill-evans.oembed","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}