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Curtis Ensler's Collection

Bill Evans Trio   04/30/1960

Birdland, New York, NY
Media CDR   1 disc
J-Card Comment Bill Evans Trio at Birdland 1960

Symphony Sid Show at Birdland on Fridays

Broadcasts
* 12 March, 1960
* 19 March, 1960
* 30 April 1960 and
* 7 May 1960
(These are Saturdays, the concerts were Friday night, but air time was immediately after midnight into Saturday)

The Legendary Bill Evans Trio: The 1960 Birdland Sessions

Bill Evans - Piano
Scott LaFaro - Bass
Paul Motian - Drums
Symphony Sid - MC

60-0311
01. Autumn Leaves (Kosma/Mercer/Prevert) - 4:56
02. Our Delight (Dameron) - 6:38
03. Beautiful Love/Five (Theme) (Evans/Van Alsytne/Young) - 5:24

60-0318
04. Autumn Leaves (Kosma/Mercer/Prevert) - 6:48
05. Come Rain or Come Shine/Five (Theme) (Arlen/Mercer) - 5:08

60-0429
06. Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen/Mercer) - 4:55
07. Nardis (Davis) - 7:26
08. Blue in Green (Davis/Evans) - 6:14
09. Autumn Leaves (Kosma/Mercer/Prevert) - 7:09

60-0506
10. All of You (Porter) - 6:58
11. Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen/Mercer) - 4:39
12. Speak Low (Nash/Weill) - 6:48

I presume the radio shows are in chronological order. Then dating is as indicated. This is confirmed by the discography.

NOTE: This seems to correspond to the following performances at the Bill Evans Memorial Library (http://home.btconnect.com/beml/index.html)
6001: LIVE AT BIRDLAND - a noisy visit featuring La Faro and Motian

Bootleg Editions:
[Cool’n Blue C&B-CD 106]
[Fresh sounds (2005]

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The legendary edition of the Bill Evans Trio featured impeccable drummer Paul Motian and ill-starred bassist Scott LaFaro; they made a handful of recordings for Riverside, but their only released live sessions came from their final engagement at the Village Vanguard in June, 1961.

The release of these airchecks from four separate broadcasts is a welcome addition to their discography. There are three excellent takes of "Autumn Leaves," with the first kicked off by a long Scott LaFaro solo. Evans offers a stunning seven-minute "Nardis," which is possibly his earliest live recording of the piece that he would perform and record many more times. LaFaro delivers a compelling solo that only hints at the potential that was extinguished with his death in an auto crash following the famous 1961 Village Vanguard sessions.

Even with the noise typically found in releases made from vintage radio broadcasts, this is a historic CD worth the extra effort to locate.(Ken Dryden)

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The Jazzdisco Project has
(http://www.jazzdisco.org/evans/dis/c/#600312)
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12 March 1960
01. Autumn Leaves (Kosma/Mercer/Prevert) - 4:56
02. Our Delight (Dameron) - 6:38
03. Beautiful Love/Five (Theme) (Evans/Van Alsytne/Young) - 5:24

19 March 1960
04. Autumn Leaves (Kosma/Mercer/Prevert) - 6:48
05. Come Rain or Come Shine/Five (Theme) (Arlen/Mercer) - 5:08

30 April 1960
06. Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen/Mercer) - 4:55
07. Nardis (Davis) - 7:26
08. Blue in Green (Davis/Evans) - 6:14
09. Autumn Leaves (Kosma/Mercer/Prevert) - 7:09

7 May 1960
10. All of You (Porter) - 6:58
11. Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen/Mercer) - 4:39
12. Speak Low (Nash/Weill) - 6:48

The online Bill Evans discography notes some of the mistitling done around, and has
(http://www.selu.edu/34skid/)
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March 12th 1960, Birdland, New York, NY
49/1 March 12th on the Books (Autumn Leaves) 4:39
49/2 Fingerology (Our Delight) 6:09
49/3 Ides of March (Beautiful Love) 4:43

March 19th 1960, Birdland, New York, NY
49/4 March 19th Improvisations:
a: Autumn Leaves 6:17
b: Come Rain or Come Shine 4:20

April 30th 1960, Birdland, New York, NY
49/5 Billie Bounces Light:
a: Come Rain or Come Shine 4:40
b: Nardis 7:00
c: Blue in Green 6:10
49/6 Autumn Leaves 5:50

May 7th 1960, Birdland, New York, NY
49/7 All of You 6:55
49/8 Come Rain of Come Shine 4:22
49/9 Speak Low 5:56
Trades Allowed Yes
Owned by Curtis Ensler · Last Updated May 23, 2023