Alone

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Product Details

Artist : Bill Evans
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0042283380127
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1991-10-15
UPC : 042283380127

ASIN : B00000476D

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Here's That Rainy Day
2. Time for Love
3. Midnight Mood
4. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
5. Never Let Me Go
6. Medley: All the Things You Are/Midnight Mood
7. Time for Love

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Editorial Reviews

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La réédition dont on parle, que l'on commente, un disque de piano solo qui à chaque nouvelle écoute révèle un peu plus sa musique. Enregistré en 1968 Alone fit sensation. Se passer de section rythmique était alors inhabituel et Evans hésita longuement avant de proposer à son public ce premier face-à-face avec lui-même. Le pianiste vagabonde, pare les thèmes d'harmonies nouvelles, de tendres couleurs pastel. Il se surprend à rêver, non sans rigueur et fermeté, tout au long d'une magnifique version de "Never Let Me Go" qui, à l'origine, occupait toute la seconde face du disque. Un album majeur, source intarissable de plaisir. --Pierre de Chocqueuse

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Stories Told By Bill (2003-06-09)

This is excellent solo playing by the great Bill Evans. Although supposedly he felt more comfortable with his trio, he sounds great all by himself.

Bill Evans' playing is much more than just beautiful harmonies and pretty improvised melodic lines. He can truly tell you a story with his playing. That is what music is all about.

For me, the highlights are Heres That Rainy Day and A Time For Love.

One possible down side to this CD is that the mood never really changes- there isn't much variety in his playing and song choice.But if you like music- you must eventually experience this CD.

Other great solo CDs include: Gene Harris Live At Maybeck Recital Hall Art Tatum 20th Century Piano Genius Also be sure to listen to Erroll Garner and Chopin, Liszt, etc, etc

A must have in any Bill Evans CD/Album Collection (2002-05-21)

This is Bill swinging and romancing on the piano as only he can. Great version of 'On A Clear Day' by the way. This is no cocktail party music and please people this is far from any background music to be played at party's. This is BILL EVANS doing what he does best, playing music that makes us think, cry, reflect, and smile. That my friends is what makes Bill so good. God blees you Bill, your still in our thoughts and you will forever be in our memories.

Flaccid? You must be joking. . . (2001-11-06)

I refrain from trying to express my response to Bill's music in words, because I can never find the right ones. Some people come close with poetic, elegiac, impressionistic, lyrical, softly swinging, but to call his playing flaccid shows no understanding at all for Bill's most extraordinary strength: his complete mastery of keyboard harmony. His voicings range from minimal to dense, but they're always spot-on for their musical context. I would call his playing on this recording not flaccid at all, but harmonically quite muscular, even where the result seems quiet or reticent. In any case, every track is beautifully conceived and sounds quite beautiful to my ear. This is one of my favorites. I've learned a lot from listening to it, and continue to learn from it. . . it gets richer with each listening. . .

Re: Alone (2000-08-05)

One of the two officially released solo albums by Bill Evans. With the absence of a bassist and a drummer, the rendition of songs on this solo album is more impressionistic with more rubato and more intricate and profound chord voicings. The reissue features two versions of "Time for Love".

Possibly, the greatest jazz solo piano album ever recorded (2000-07-11)

"Alone" is the greatest jazz solo piano album that I have ever listened to, and I am forever grateful that Bill Evans recorded it. Solo piano playing presents a formidable challenge to even the most accomplished pianist. In most cases, as soon as the music begins, the listener's attention drifts away as fast as the first few notes fade.

"Alone" is an exception to this malady. The opening strains of "Here's That Rainy Day" will catch your ears immediately, as if the song had been there all along, desperately wanting your attention. When Evans starts to improvise on this Jimmy van Heusen-Johnny Burke classic, the song takes flight. So do the other selections in the album.

Johnny Mandel's "A Time For Love" swings without losing its lyrical beauty. Incidentally, Evans' piano improvisations on this song have been transcribed faithfully by Pascal Wetzel in the book, "The Artistry of Bill Evans," a must for amateur and professional jazz pianists.

In "Never Let Me Go," he gives us a glimpse into the window of his soul in a stunning performance that runs over fourteen beautiful minutes.

"Alone," as the title states, does not need a rhythm section contrary to what others mistakenly suggest. It is at the same time quiet and swinging. If you know your jazz, you will understand what the late Bill Evans was trying to convey.

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