''Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra'' is an album by American

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pianist Bill Evans and his trio, released in 1966. The group is accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by

Claus Ogerman Claus Ogerman (born Klaus Ogermann; 29 April 1930 – 8 March 2016) was a German arranger, conductor, and composer best known for his work with Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, Michael Brecker, and Diana Krall. Life and wor ...

Reception

Scott Yanow stated in his

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review: "This collaboration... is predictably dull... one of Bill Evans' least significant recordings, a weak third stream effort." In contrast, Roger Crane states in his

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review "Although dismissed by some critics, this CD, with arrangements by Claus Ogermann, is very lovely. Evans was very proud of this album. Ogermann's charts are sweetly romantic rather than overbearing, and this gives Evans and his trio (with bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Grady Tate) room to maneuver. Evans' composition "My Bells" is one of the stronger cuts."

Track listing

# "Granadas" (after '' The Maiden and the Nightingale'' by

Enrique Granados Pantaleón Enrique Joaquín Granados y Campiña (27 July 1867 – 24 March 1916), commonly known as Enric Granados in Catalan or Enrique Granados in Spanish, was a composer of classical music, and concert pianist from Catalonia, Spain. ...

) – 5:54 # "Valse" (after the 2nd movement ''Siciliano'' of the flute sonata BWV 1031 by

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

) – 5:52 # "Prelude" ( Alexander Scriabin) – 3:01 # "Time Remembered" ( Bill Evans) – 4:10 # "

Pavane The ''pavane'' ( ; it, pavana, ''padovana''; german: Paduana) is a slow processional dance common in Europe during the 16th century (Renaissance). The pavane, the earliest-known music for which was published in Venice by Ottaviano Petrucci, ...

" ( Gabriel Fauré) – 4:01 # "Elegia (Elegy)" (

) – 5:12 # "My Bells" (Evans) – 3:48 # "Blue Interlude" ( Frédéric Chopin) – 6:04

Personnel

* Bill Evans – piano *

Chuck Israels Charles H. Israels (born August 10, 1936) is an American jazz composer, arranger, and bassist who is best known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio. He has also worked with Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Herbie Hanco ...

– bass *

Larry Bunker Lawrence Benjamin Bunker (November 4, 1928 – March 8, 2005) was an American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and percussionist. A member of the Bill Evans Trio in the mid-1960s, he also played timpani with the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra. ...

– drums *

Grady Tate Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated ''Schoolhou ...

– drums (some sources state that Tate performed on the album but he is not credited in the CD booklet) Liner notes to Verve CD 821 983-2 *Unidentified strings, woodwinds and brass arranged and conducted by

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Production

*Creed Taylor – producer *Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer

References

External links

BETSO Album Page at Verve

BETSO Album page with reviews at Amazon UKBill Evans discography at Jazz Discography
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