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Tales - Copenhagen, 1964

Bill Evans (piano), Chuck Israels (double bass), Larry Bunker (drums)

Awards:

All in all, a very important and rewarding document of a great piano trio in its prime.

Tales - Copenhagen, 1964

Bill Evans (piano), Chuck Israels (double bass), Larry Bunker (drums)

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Awards:

All in all, a very important and rewarding document of a great piano trio in its prime.

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Previously unreleased recordings, deluxe CD package with extensive booklet & previously unpublished photographs.

Following the release of its companion volume Bill Evans, Treasures: Solo, Trio and Orchestra Recordings from Denmark (1965 1969), Elemental Music is proud to announce an exciting new collection of previously unreleased recordings by jazz piano master Bill Evans: Tales - Live in Copenhagen (1964)

The collection, which compiles music that has gone unheard since its debut on Danish radio, is the eleventh collection of hitherto unheard music by the pianist authorized by the Bill Evans Estate and produced by Zev Feldman.

Bill Evans:piano, Chuck Israels: bass, Larry Bunker: drums

Danish Radio, Copenhagen, August 10, 1964

Bonus track - 'Round Midnight' (not included on the LP version)

Concert venue Stakladen, Aarhus, Denmark, November 21, 1969

The set includes overviews by producer Zev Feldmanand by Evans authority Marc Myers, as well as new interviews with trio member Chuck Israelsand with drummer Larry Bunker's widow Brandyn Bunker.

Marc Myers: "You're holding in your hands the earliest known recording of Bill Evans performing in Europe. Recorded in the summer of 1964 during his first tourabroad with a trio, these 10 previously unreleased tracks were captured in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Chuck Israels on bass and Larry Bunker on drums. The tracks also are remarkable for being among the very finest work by this ensemble. There's even a standard ( I Didn't Know What Time It Was) that was recorded for the first time and never appeared in the Evans discography again."

Contents and tracklist

1. Waltz For Debby 05:31

2. My Foolish Heart 05:15

3. How My Heart Sings 04:51

4. Sweet And Lovely 05:32

5. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 04:39

6. Five 02:09

7. My Foolish Heart #2 05:05

8. How My Heart Sings #2 04:32

9. Sweet And Lovely #2 04:23

10. Five 02:23

11. 'Round Midnight 07:04

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Awards and reviews

  • Jazzwise
    Recommended Reissue/Archive
    December 2023/January 2024

December 2023/January 2024

All in all, a very important and rewarding document of a great piano trio in its prime.

December 2023/January 2024

There is drama in the playing and in Bill’s mind, but it is the drama of the softly spoken, the erudite, the exquisitely impassioned.
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