''From Left to Right'' is an album by American

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pianist Bill Evans, released in 1971.

Reissues

* ''From Left to Right'' was reissued on CD by

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on November 13, 1998 with bonus tracks.Verve web site entry.
/ref> *''From Left to Right'' was reissued on CD by Universal in 2005 with the same bonus tracks as the 1998 release.

Track listing

# "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman,

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) – 4:05 # "I'm All Smiles" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – 5:42 # "Why Did I Choose You?" (Leonard, Martin) – 5:04 # "Soirée" (

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) – 3:24 # "The Dolphin-Before" ( Luíz Eça) – 3:05 # "The Dolphin-After" ( Luíz Eça) – 3:06 # "Lullaby for Helene" (

) – 2:50 # "Like Someone in Love" ( Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:38 # "Children's Play Song" (Evans) – 4:11 #:Bonus tracks: # "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (Bergman, Bergman, Legrand) – 4:44 # "Why Did I Choose You?" (Leonard, Martin) – 4:18 # "Soirée" lternate take(

) – 3:26 # "Lullaby for Helene" (

) – 2:39

Personnel

*Bill Evans –

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grand piano, Fender-Rhodes electric piano *

Eddie Gómez Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977. Biography Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. ...

– bass *

Marty Morell Marty Morell (born February 25, 1944) is a jazz drummer who was a member of the Bill Evans Trio for seven years—longer than any other drummer. Before joining Evans, he worked with the Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet, Red Allen, Gary McFarland, Steve ...

– drums * Sam Brown –

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*Michael Leonard – conductor, arranger *Unidentified brass, woodwinds and strings

References

External links

Jazz Discography entries for Bill Evans
{{Authority control 1971 albums Bill Evans albums MGM Records albums Verve Records albums