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Piano – Bill Evans [click here to see more products featuring Bill Evans]
Bass – Scott La Faro
Drums – Paul Motian
Written by John Carisi (A1), Arthur Schwartz (A2), Howard Dietz (A2), Wayne King (B1), Egbert Van Alstyne (B1), Victor Young (B1), Earl Zindars (B2), Miles Davis (C1), Irving Berlin (C2), Harry Warren (D1) Mack Gordon (D1), Gus Arnheim (D2), Jules LeMare (D2), Harry Tobias (D2)
2 LPs, standard sleeve
Original Master Tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record Color : Black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12''
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions - Fantasy 45 series
Original Label : Riverside
Recorded on February 2, 1961 at Bell Sound (New York City)
Engineered by Bill Stoddard
Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Mastered by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering
Photography by Steve Schapiro
Originally released in March 1961
Reissued in May 2026
Tracks:
Side A:
- Israel
- Haunted Heart
Side B:
- Beautiful Love
- Elsa
Side C:
- Nardis
- How Deep Is the Ocean?
Side D:
- I Wish I Knew
- Sweet and Lovely
Review :
“When this album was recorded in February of 1961, it had been more than year since the Portrait in Jazz was issued, the disc that won the critics over. By the time of this issue, Evans had released four albums in six years, a pace unheard of during that time. Most musicians were issuing two, three, and even four records a year during the same era. Many speculate on Evans' personal problems at the time, but the truth of the matter lies in the recordings themselves, and Explorations proves that the artist was worth waiting for no matter what else was going on out there. Evans, with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro, was onto something as a trio, exploring the undersides of melodic and rhythmic constructions that had never been considered by most. For one thing, Evans resurrects a number of tunes that had been considered hopelessly played out, and literally reinvents them -- "How Deep Is the Ocean" and "Sweet and Lovely." His harmonic richness that extends the melodic and color palette of these numbers literally revived them from obscurity and brought them back into the canon. He also introduced "Haunted Heart" into the jazz repertoire, with a wonderfully impressionistic melodic structure, offered space, and depth by the understatement of Motian and extension by LaFaro's canny use of intervals. Also noteworthy is Miles Davis' "Nardis," which Evans first played on a Cannonball Adderley set a couple of years before. The rhythmic workout by the Motian and LaFaro places Evans' own playing in a new context, with shorter lines, chopping up the meter, and a series of arpeggios that open the ground for revelatory solo in counterpoint by LaFaro. Explorations is an extraordinary example of the reach and breadth of this trio at its peak.” AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.9 / 5