Bill Evans Trio - At Town Hall, Volume One (1966) {2023 Acoustic Sounds SACD Series}

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Title: At Town Hall, Volume One
Year Of Release: 1966
Label: Verve Records – UCGQ-9041
Genre: Jazz
Quality: 24bit-176kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 35:20
Total Size: 1.05 GB
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Tracklist:

1. I Should Care (5:34)
2. Spring Is Here (4:59)
3. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) (6:20)
4. Make Someone Happy (4:46)
5. Solo - In Memory Of His Father, Harry L. Evans, 1891-1966 (13:42)

Review by Scott Yanow
This LP is a superior effort by Bill Evans and his trio in early 1966. The last recording by longtime bassist Chuck Israels (who had joined the Trio in 1962) with Evans (the tastefully supportive drummer Arnold Wise completes the group), this live set features the group mostly performing lyrical and thoughtful standards. Highlights include "I Should Care," "Who Can I Turn To," and "My Foolish Heart." The most memorable piece, however, is the 13-and-a-half-minute "Solo: In Memory of His Father," an extensive unaccompanied exploration by Evans that partly uses a theme that became "Turn Out the Stars."

Bass – Chuck Israels
Drums – Arnold Wise
Piano – Bill Evans