{"product_id":"pre-order-bill-evans-at-town-hall-vol-1-analog-productions-lp","title":"Bill Evans - At Town Hall Vol. 1 - Acoustic Sounds Series LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e180-gram LPs pressed at Quality Record Pressings!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeries supervised by Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic Sounds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf pianist Bill Evans' many live albums,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt Town Hall ... Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas always been among his most delicate and elegant, writes Marc Myers for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJazzWax\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvans' playing is taut and graceful, with lovely long improvisational lines and a snappy, fluid attack on the keyboard. The mix of standards and two originals — one was a suite in memory of his' father, who died just three days earlier — also were neatly selected and assembled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite playing New York club dates for 10 years, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTown Hall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecording on February 21, 1966 was Evans' first New York concert appearance. Evans played the first half of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTown Hall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econcert with just bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Arnie Wise, and the second half with an orchestra. The orchestra performed four Al Cohn-arranged tunes: \"Willow Weep for Me\" and \"What Kind of Fool Am I\" as well as Evans' originals \"Funkallero\" and \"Waltz for Debby.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusicians:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBil Evans - piano, keyboards\u003cbr\u003eChuck Israels - bass\u003cbr\u003eArnold Wide - drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrchestra:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErnie Royal, Clark Terry and Bill Berry - trumpets\u003cbr\u003eBob Brookmeyer, Quentin Jackson and Bill Watrous - trombone\u003cbr\u003eBob Northern - French horn\u003cbr\u003eJerry Dodgion, George Marge, Eddie Daniels, Frank Petrovsky and Marvin Holladay - reeds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56682907992396,"sku":"602438075690","price":7.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/AVER_78101__162873__03192021020139-6481.jpg?v=1770596332","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-bill-evans-at-town-hall-vol-1-analog-productions-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}