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Bill Evans at Town Hall

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Bill Evans at Town Hall is a live album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans and his Trio, released in 1966.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow called the album: "... a superior effort by Bill Evans and his trio in early 1966... this live set features the group mostly performing lyrical and thoughtful standards... However the most memorable piece is the 13½-minute "Solo - In Memory of His Father," an extensive unaccompanied exploration by Evans that partly uses a theme that became "Turn Out the Stars.""[1]

Track listing

Original LP

Side one

  1. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 5:30
  2. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:00
  3. "Who Can I Turn To" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 6:17

Side two

  1. "Make Someone Happy" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 4:45
  2. "Solo - In Memory of His Father Harry L. (Prologue/Improvisation on Two Themes/Story Line/Turn Out the Stars/Epilogue)" (Evans) – 13:40

Complete

  1. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 5:30
  2. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:00
  3. "Who Can I Turn To" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 6:17
  4. "Make Someone Happy" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 4:45
  5. "In Memory of His Father Harry L. (Prologue/Story Line/Turn Out the Stars/Epilogue)" (Evans) – 13:40
  6. "Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young) – 6:56
  7. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:51
  8. "One for Helen" (Evans) – 5:51

Personnel

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1967 Billboard Jazz Albums 12

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Bill Evans at Town Hall > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)


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