Bill Evans Trio
Italy/Holland 1969 - (Lone Hill Jazz/All Blues Records)
The Pescara Festival, Italy, July 18, 1969
Vara Studio, Hilversum, Holland, March 26, 1969
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Pescara Festival, Italy, July 18, 1969
01 Emily 5:51
02 A Sleeping Bee 5:00
03 Alfie 5:31
04 Who Can I Turn To 6:00
05 Very Early 4:54
06 Round About Midnight 6:59
07 Autumn Leaves 5:10
08 Quiet Now 5:30
09 Come Rain Or Come Shine 5:07
10 Nardis 6:55
11 Waltz For Debby (cuts in?) 5:03
62 mins
Holland, March 26, 1969
01 You’re Gonna Hear From Me 3:18
02 Emily 4:52 (8.2MB)
03 Stella By Starlight 5:38
04 ime Remembered 5:08
05 Waltz For Debby 6:12
06 Round Midnight 6:30
07 Beautiful Love 5:45
08 My Funny Valentine 6:19
09 One For Halen (?) 5:27
10 Someday My Prince Will Come 6:10
56 mins
Lineup:
Bill Evans - piano
Eddie Gomez - bass
Marty Morell - drums
JustDave's Ramble:
If You're in the mood for some Jazz this Sunday Morning and it's piano time, Bill Evans is the man for you. This great double set from Bill Evans on a 1969 world tour. Two stops captured in soundboard quality. This one was my on the back porch drinking coffee choice this morning. I previewed the 2 Coltrane shows while cooking dinner last night. I am not going to ramble on (wow) because we know Bill Evans is the man when it's time to sit down with a cup of coffee and enjoy the morning!
What BigO Printed:
Thanks to pucholoco for sharing the Pescara Festival tracks on the net.
On July 18, 1969, Evans took his trio with Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell to Italy in order to inaugurate the Pescara festival located on the Adriatic coast. The group was recorded live on 11 tracks that were supposed to be broadcast for radio only. But much to the chagrin of Evans and his manager, the concert was released as limited edition on Japanese bootleg. This Lone Hill Jazz release contains Bill Evans’ Peccary Festival performance, marking the first time all of these songs are found on one disc.
The Bill Evans Trio was recorded in 1969 for broadcast at the debut of the Pescara Jazz Festival in Italy, though the pianist was outraged when the music was bootlegged by a Japanese label a short time later, followed by others, often with the songs mislabeled. In any case, Evans, along with his longest working trio, bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell, are in top form during this hour-long set. Evans shines throughout the date, though his rhythm section plays far more than just a timekeeping role, interacting with him. Gomez’s fluid solos are highlights of Evans’ arrangement of the lovely ballad “Emily.”
Whether utilizing brushes or sticks, Morell’s drumming is first-rate, especially in the explosive rendition of Miles Davis’ modal masterpiece “Nardis.” The leader’s demanding “Very Early” is a delight, though the introduction is inexplicably clipped from his rendition of “Waltz for Debby,” a track also plagued with what sounds like noise from a monitor on-stage. One other amateurish flaw is that Evans is listed as the composer of Denny Zeitlin’s “Quiet Now.”
Meanwhile, Japanese music fan Toshio Fukuhara seems a bit on the harsh side with this comment at amazon.com:
It started out okay (maybe 3.5 stars), only to find the sound quality deteriorates gradually (ends with 1 star). The last and Bill’s best tune Waltz for Debby is almost inaudible and doesn’t even start from the very beginning. [Ed: Slight hiss/tape wear maybe but not inaudible.] I also noticed that, as if to escape from getting caught, the microphone was moving toward the end of this CD, and the sound gets “shaded.” This may suggest that this was an armature bootleg live recording. Unless you are a collector or Bill Evans freak, you’d be better off avoiding this CD, simply because it’s not worth the money. There are much better recordings of similar tunes and periods available, such as Quiet Now and Serenity from Charly Records.
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Earlier in March 1969, the Bill Evans Trio held a performance in Holland.
Thanks to fuwafuwatime for sharing the Holland show at Dime.
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