{"product_id":"the-bill-evans-trio-moon-beams-2lp-45rpm","title":"The Bill Evans Trio – Moon Beams (2LP, 45RPM)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Evans – piano \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audiosoundmusic.com\/collections\/bill-evans\" title=\"Vinyl featuring Bill Evans\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e[\u003cspan color=\"#ff8000\" style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003eclick here to see more vinyl featuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ff8000\"\u003eBill Evans]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrums – Paul Motian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBass – Chuck Israels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritten by Bill Evans (A1, D2), Johnny Burke (A2), Jimmy Van Heusen (A2), Sammy Cahn (B1), Jule Styne (B1), Matty Malneck (B2), Frank Signorelli (B2), Mitchell Parish (B2), Tadd Dameron (C1), Carl Sigman (C1), Richard Rodgers (C2), Oscar Hammerstein II (C2), Leo Robin (D1), Jerome Kern (D2)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 LP, standard sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal analog Master tape : YES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy Press : 180g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecord color : black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed : 45 RPM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize : 12'’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStereo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecord Press : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eQuality Record Pressings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel : Analogue Productions - Fantasy 45 series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Label : Riverside Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecorded May 17, 1962 (C1), May 29, 1962 (A1, D2), June 2, 1962 (all others) at Sound Makers Studio, New York City\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduced by Orrin Keepnews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray \u0026amp; Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign by Ken Deardoff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiner Notes by Joe Goldberg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotography by Steve Schapiro (back line), Peter Sahula (cover photo)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally released in December 1962\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReissued in May 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerson I Knew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolka Dots And Moonbeams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Fall In Love Too Easily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStairway To The Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide C:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Could See Me Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Might As Well Be Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide D:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Love In Vain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery Early\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Moon Beams was the first recording Bill Evans made after the death of his musical right arm, bassist Scott LaFaro. Indeed, in LaFaro, Evans found a counterpart rather than a sideman, and the music they made together over four albums showed it. Bassist Chuck Israels from Cecil Taylor and Bud Powell's bands took his place in the band with Evans and drummer Paul Motian and Evans recorded the only possible response to the loss of LaFaro -- an album of ballads. The irony on this recording is that, despite material that was so natural for Evans to play, particularly with his trademark impressionistic sound collage style, is that other than as a sideman almost ten years before, he has never been more assertive than on Moon Beams. It is as if, with the death of LaFaro, Evans' safety net was gone and he had to lead the trio alone. And he does first and foremost by abandoning the impressionism in favor of a more rhythmic and muscular approach to harmony. The set opens with an Evans original, \"RE: Person I Knew,\" a modal study that looks back to his days he spent with Miles Davis. There is perhaps the signature jazz rendition of \"Stairway to the Stars,\" with its loping yet halting melody line and solo that is heightened by Motian's gorgeous brush accents in the bridge section. Other selections are so well paced and sequenced the record feels like a dream, with the lovely stuttering arpeggios that fall in \"If You Could See Me Now,\" and the cascading interplay between Evan's chords and Israel's punctuation in \"It Might as Well Be Spring,\" a tune Evans played for the rest of his life. The set concludes with a waltz in \"Very Early,\" that is played at that proper tempo with great taste and delicate elegance throughout, there is no temptation by the rhythm section to charge it up or to elongate the harmonic architecture by means of juggling intervals. Moon Beams was a startling return to the recording sphere and a major advancement in his development as a leader.” AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRatings\u003c\/strong\u003e :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllMusic : 4 \/ 5 , Discogs : 4.68 \/ 5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AudioSoundMusic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57879372988751,"sku":"AJAZ 9428","price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3811\/7783\/files\/the-bill-evans-trio-moon-beams-audiosoundmusic-1.jpg?v=1719862010","url":"https:\/\/www.audiosoundmusic.com\/products\/the-bill-evans-trio-moon-beams-2lp-45rpm","provider":"AudioSoundMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}