Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra

Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans and his trio, released in 1966, featuring jazz arrangements of works by classical composers Granados, J.S. Bach, Scriabin, Fauré, and Chopin. The trio is accompanied by an orchestra consisting of strings and woodwinds arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman. Originals by both Evans and Ogerman are also included.

Reception

The album divided critical opinion. Scott Yanow stated in his AllMusic review: "This collaboration ... is predictably dull ... one of Bill Evans' least significant recordings, a weak third stream effort." The composer Johnny Mandel liked the album a lot, and Tony Bennett "declared it one of his all-time favorite albums." ==Track listing==

Track listing

• "Granadas" (after the opening theme of The Maiden and the Nightingale by Enrique Granados) – 5:54 • "Valse" (after the 2nd movement Siciliano of the flute sonata BWV 1031 by Johann Sebastian Bach) – 5:52 • "Prelude" (after Prelude Op. 11, no. 15 in D-flat by Alexander Scriabin) – 3:01 • "Time Remembered" (Bill Evans) – 4:10 • "Pavane" (Gabriel Fauré) – 4:01 • "Elegia (Elegy)" (Claus Ogerman) – 5:12 • "My Bells" (Evans) – 3:48 • "Blue Interlude" (based on Prelude Op. 28, no. 20 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin) – 6:04 ==Personnel==

Personnel

• Bill Evans – piano • Chuck Israels – bass • Grady Tate – drums (The CD booklet says, "Larry Bunker or Grady Tate, drums." However, Israels confirmed that it was Tate who appeared on these sessions and praised his contribution, and in the online "Bill Evans Discography.") • Larry Bunker – drums (doubtful) • Unidentified strings and woodwinds arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman ==Production==

Production

• Creed Taylor – producer • Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer ==References==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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