Explorations

~ Release by Bill Evans Trio (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Israel
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-02-02)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
recording of:
Israel (Miles Davis/John Carisi's song) (on 1961-02-02)
composer:
John Carisi
publisher:
Beechwood Music
6:14
2Haunted Heart
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-02-02)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
instrumental recording of:
Haunted Heart (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
3:29
3Beautiful Love (take 2)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
instrumental recording of:
Beautiful Love (Jazz Standard) (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie
composer:
Egbert Van Alstyne, Wayne King and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Movie Tone Music and Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd.
5:08
4Beautiful Love (take 1)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
instrumental recording of:
Beautiful Love (Jazz Standard) (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie
composer:
Egbert Van Alstyne, Wayne King and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Movie Tone Music and Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd.
6:09
5Elsa
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
recording of:
Elsa (on 1961-02-02)
composer:
Earl Zindars
publisher:
Zindars Music and Zindars Publishing
5:12
6Nardis
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
recording of:
Nardis (on 1961-02-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music, Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Musical Frontiers and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
5:54
7How Deep Is the Ocean?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics) (on 1961-02-02)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews (on 1961-02-02)
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
instrumental recording of:
How Deep Is the Ocean? (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3:35
8I Wish I Knew
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
instrumental recording of:
I Wish I Knew (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:43
9Sweet and Lovely
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet and Lovely (on 1961-02-02)
lyricist:
Harry Tobias
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Charles N. Daniels
publisher:
Harry Tobias Music, Keith Prowse Music, Redwood Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1931), Chappell & Co. (in 1931), Quartet Music Inc. (in 1931) and Range Road Music Inc. (in 1931)
5:57
10The Boy Next Door
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-02)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Scott LaFaro (on 1961-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (on 1961-02-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1961-02-02)
instrumental recording of:
The Boy Next Door (from “Meet Me in St. Louis”) (on 1961-02-02)
writer:
Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Harms, Inc., Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
5:06

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
liner notes:Orrin Keepnews
remastering:David Luke (engineer) (in 1987)
design:Ken Deardoff (US designer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
remastered at:Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (in 1987)