The Secret Sessions
The Secret Sessions by Milestone at Tony Reedus. Hurry! Limited time offer. Offer valid only while supplies last. ''Bill [Evans] was being recorded once a year, if that,'' notes Mike Harris, who surreptitiously recorded all of the music found on this revelatory
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Like that of any other genre, jazz's history is written primarily by famous recordings, but since jazz is based on improvisation, its recorded history tells a mere fraction of the story. Evans's two classic 1961 Vanguard recordings--Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby--are considered by many to be some of the most wonderful piano-trio recordings in history, yet who's to say the trio (with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro) didn't improve on them the next day or the next week or even the day before? This collection minimizes that risk, as it were, brilliantly showing the development and progression of a great musician. Evans's genius may be the least obvious of any jazz musician, but it emerges clearly and definitely throughout the course of these eight CDs. "You're never going to hear on record what you may hear live," Evans himself said shortly before passing away. "Our best performance is gone into the atmosphere. We never have really gotten on record that special peak that happens fairly often." Not true, thankfully. --Marc Greilsamer
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Manufacturer: | Milestone |
Publisher: | Milestone |
Studio: | Milestone |
UPC: | 025218442121 |
EAN: | 0025218442121 |
Item Weight: | 1.96 pounds |
Item Size: | 5.75 x 3.75 x 3.75 inches |
Package Weight: | 1.98 pounds |
Package Size: | 5.2 x 3.62 x 3.62 inches |