Bill Evans - The Complete Riverside Recordings (18xLP, Compilation, Limited Edition) - Very Good Plus (VG+) / Very Good (VG)

Notes

1985 limited Japanese edition comes with obi strip and 2 booklets (Red in English/Green in Japanese).
The Japanese edition was only available as pre-order.

This compilation presents, on 18 LP'S, the full results of 20 recording sessions from the pivotal eight-year period (1956-63) that launched the remarkable career of Bill Evans and defined his position as one of the most significant, pace-setting jazz pianists of all time.

Here, in chronological order, are 151 performances, including the entire existing output of the legendary 1961 Village Vanguard session, as well as 17 selections from a previously unissued solo studio session and seven other unreleased items. Ranging from solo to quintet, this collection also features such major artists as Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Zoot Sims, and Scott LaFaro.

Contains a 32-page illustrated booklet that includes rare photographs, full discographical details, an appreciation of Evans by noted critic Martin Williams, and personnal commentary on each session by producer Orrin Keepnews

Riverside Records
Tenth and Parker
Berkeley, CA 94710
℗ 1984 Fantasy, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.