How My Heart Sings!
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How My Heart Sings! is a 1962 album by jazz musician Bill Evans, recorded at the same time as Moon Beams. It was reissued in 1992 with one bonus track.
Reception
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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Jurek wrote of the album "This is a tough recording; it flies in the face of the conventions Evans himself has set, and yet retrains the deep, nearly profound lyricism that was the pianist's trademark."[2] On All About Jazz C. Michael Bailey said "After the ballad-laden Moon Beams, producer Orrin Keepnews wanted a slightly more up-tempo recording that resulted in How My Heart Sings. Fifty years later, the recording remains painfully introspective, up-tempo or not. Evans was the Van Gogh of jazz: sensile and troubled, characteristics that expressed themselves in his playing his entire career".[3]
Track listing
- "How My Heart Sings" (Earl Zindars) – 4:59
- "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 4:55
- "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) – 6:59
- "In Your Own Sweet Way" [alternate take - bonus track] – 5:54
- "Walking Up" (Bill Evans) – 4:57
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 6:00
- "34 Skidoo" (Evans) – 6:22
- "Ev'rything I Love" (Cole Porter) – 4:13
- "Show-Type Tune" (Evans) – 4:22
Personnel
- Bill Evans - Piano
- Chuck Israels - Bass
- Paul Motian - Drums
References
- ^ Jan 18, 1964
- ^ a b Jurek, Tom. "How My Heart Sings! > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ Bailey, C. M., All About Jazz Review, August 20, 2013