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Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald
The Mello Sound Of Don Elliott / Listen To The Music Of Jerry Wald
Compil. 2014 on Solar Records label
Jazz
This release contains two extremely rare Bill Evans recordings as a sideman, both of which appear here on CD for the first time ever. "The Mello Sound Of Don Elliott" (Decca DC9208) was recorded in February of 1958, shortly before Evans joined the Miles Davis Sextet. Featured with the leader and the pianist are reedman Hal Mckusick and the future drummer of the Bill Evans Trio, Paul Motian. "Listen To The Music Of Jerry Wald (Kapp KL 1043) was recorded in 1955 and features Wald on clarinet along with Evans, Eddie Costa, and Paul Motian again, in his first collaboration ever with the pianist. 16-page booklet for complete information.
Musicians
 | Bill Evans p, 1929-1980 US piano, album by |
 | Don Elliott tr, vib, 1926-1984 US arranged by, trumpet, album by |
 | Jerry Wald cl, 1918-1973 US clarinet, conductor, album by |
 | Billy Byers tb, 1927-1996 US arranged by |
 | Ernie Furtado b, 1923-1995 US bass |
 | Paul Motian dr, 1931-2011 US drums |
 | Hal McKusick as, 1924-2012 US flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone |
 | Barry Galbraith g, 1919-1983 US guitar |
 | Eddie Costa vib, p, 1930-1962 US vibraphone |
Producers
| Burt Korall producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mello Sound Of Don Elliot | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | ||
| 2 | A Million Dreams Ago | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:32 | |
| 3 | It´s Only A Paper Moon | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 3:11 | |
| 4 | Dinah | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:27 | |
| 5 | Blue Waltz | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:56 | |
| 6 | Poinciana (Songs Of The Tree) | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 3:19 | |
| 7 | Play Fiddle Play | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 3:36 | |
| 8 | Summer Scene | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:44 | |
| 9 | Tired Of Me | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:26 | |
| 10 | I Don´t Want To Walk Without You | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 3:07 | |
| 11 | When The Sun Comes Out | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:37 | |
| 12 | The Story Of A Starry Night | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 3:32 | |
| 13 | A Waltz | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 1:49 | |
| 14 | Listen To The Music Of Jerry Wald | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | ||
| 15 | Who Cares? | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:55 | |
| 16 | If I Had You | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 3:26 | |
| 17 | Mad About The Boy | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:41 | |
| 18 | Dancing On The Ceiling | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:50 | |
| 19 | Lucky To Be Me | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 3:43 | |
| 20 | Three Little Words | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:54 | |
| 21 | Love For Sale | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:49 | |
| 22 | I´ve Got A Crush On You | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 3:30 | |
| 23 | You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 3:27 | |
| 24 | Gloomy Sunday | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:57 | |
| 25 | Little Girl Blue | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:43 | |
| 26 | Maybe | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2:40 |
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