Letter to Evan

For the David Benoit album, see Letter to Evan (David Benoit album).
Letter to Evan
Live album by Bill Evans
Released 1994
Recorded July 21, 1980
Genre Jazz
Length 53:43
Label Dreyfus
Bill Evans chronology
Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada
(1991)
Letter to Evan
(1994)
Turn Out the Stars
(1994)

Letter to Evan is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera recorded ay Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 1980 and released on the Dreyfus label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states "Evans is heard with one of his finest trios... in surprisingly enthusiastic and creative form; there is no hint that the end is near... Easily recommended for true Bill Evans fans".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Evans except as indicated
  1. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 5:33
  2. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Mercer) - 8:25
  3. "Knit for Mary F." - 6:07
  4. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 7:06
  5. "Your Story" - 3:56
  6. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 8:26
  7. "My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 6:07
  8. "Letter to Evan" - 8:03
  • Recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, England on July 21, 1980

Personnel

References

  1. Bill Evans discography accessed March 23, 2010
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 5, 2011
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