Shelly Manne / Bill Evans with Monty Budwig - Empathy (1963/2007)

"Empathy" is the album that resulted when the Bill Evans and Shelly Manne & His Men were sharing the bill at New York's Village Vanguard. A session at Rudy Van Gelder's studio was set up, and the trio of Evans, Manne, and Monty Budwig (Manne's bass player) recorded the album. Because all of the musicians were out of their regular working ensembles, they felt more free to play around with the music and the resulting music is light, free, and relaxed. Songs recorded include Irving Berlin's "The Washington Twist" and "Let's Go Back to the Waltz".

Tracks:

1. "The Washington Twist" (Irving Berlin) – 6:26
2. "Danny Boy" (Frederick Weatherly) - 3:42
3. "Let's Go Back to the Waltz" (Berlin) – 4:30
4. "With a Song in My Heart" (Rodgers, Hart) - 9:12
5. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 5:12
6. "I Believe in You" (Frank Loesser) - 5:52