Don Sebesky - I Remember Bill:A Tribute To Bill Evans (1998)
Artist: Don Sebesky
Title: I Remember Bill:A Tribute To Bill Evans
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: RCA Victor[09026 68929-2]
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log)
Total Time: 78:33
Total Size: 445 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview
TracklistTitle: I Remember Bill:A Tribute To Bill Evans
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: RCA Victor[09026 68929-2]
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log)
Total Time: 78:33
Total Size: 445 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Waltz for Debby [0:04:46.62]
02. I Remember Bill [0:05:29.00]
03. So What [0:08:24.00]
04. Quiet Now [0:04:07.00]
05. All the Things You Are [0:06:16.00]
06. Peace Piece [0:06:47.00]
07. Bill, not Gill [0:05:58.00]
08. Very Early [0:07:22.00]
09. (t.t.t.t.) Twelwe tone Tune Two [0:04:22.00]
10. Autumn Leaves [0:04:52.00]
11. Blue in Green [0:05:06.00]
12. I'm Getting Sentimental over You [0:07:52.00]
13. Epilogue [0:01:18.00]
14. Bill Evans Interview [0:05:53.13]
Instead of replicating the familiar, small-combo arrangements that Bill Evans made his stock in trade, Don Sebesky decided to rearrange such Evans-associated songs as "Waltz for Debby," "So What," "Peace Piece," and "Blue in Green" for jazz orchestra, featuring such all-star musicians as Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz, Toots Thielemans, Larry Coryell, and the New York Voices. Consequently, I Remember Bill: Tribute to Bill Evans might not be exactly what longtime Evans fans are expecting, and, truth be told, these arrangements don't always work. Nevertheless, Sebesky's ambitions are admirable, and the tracks that do work -- whether it's "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" or the original numbers "I Remember Bill" and "Bill Not Gil" -- are quite enchanting. Furthermore, Evans fanatics will be interested in the unreleased interview excerpt with Evans that's added as a bonus track.~Stephen Thomas Erlewine
